Lyric discussion by webmasterdee 

Cover art for The Actor lyrics by Moody Blues, The

I agree. I think this song is about how all your life you are just like an actor on the stage, like Shakespeare "All the world's a stage". But the latter half is very much like the romanticist Hayward is, describing his loneliness without his love. Perhaps the person he sings about is wishing to break free of this act and be with who he loves.