I asked a previous question about how actors become ultra famous and the general response is it's mostly dependent on luck rather than hard work. So I'm curious if there are other professions with a similar dependency.
2006-07-11 07:18:58 · 20 answers · asked by Anonymous in Social Science ➔ Sociology
Politics.
2006-07-11 07:31:40 · answer #1 · answered by happytraveler 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Anywhere you find a disproportion between the number of jobs to do and people who want to do them. The entertainment industry is famous for this (as a whole, not just acting), and also the music industry. Producers, Directors, Technicians, Electricians, Best Boys, Directors of Photography, Camera Assistants, Grips, Key Grips, Dolly Grips, Gaffers, Performers, Camera Operators, Steady Cam Operators, Jib Operators, Crane Operators, Writers, Singers, Singer/songwriters, SongWriters, Hair/Makeup, Costumers, Props, Production Assistants, Producers Assistants, Personal Assistants, Directors Assistants, First Directors Assistants, Second Directors Assistants, Second Second Directors Assistants, DGA Trainees, Extras, Catering Services, Sound Engineers, Dolby Engineers, Pyro Technicians, and Stuntmen all have a much higher supply of people willing to the work than needed. Much of the "luck" isn't luck at all, but social connections. Who you know, and who you meet, plays heavily into your ability to find work.
2006-07-11 08:12:18 · answer #2 · answered by Beardog 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
What is luck? Is it necessarily a good thing? Why limit it's application to just acting? The truth is, the answer is as variable as there are professions and individuals seeking them.
There is more individual responsibility than people would prefer to believe, and luck doesn't really have much to do with it.
Some people are more in tune with what to do when opportunities arise.
Sometimes they do the right thing, sometimes not.
2006-07-11 07:24:02 · answer #3 · answered by Finnegan 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think any show biz based job is based a lot on luck and a olot on connections. It's not that I think that some people in show business do not work hard to get to where they are at, but you can still work hard and not be popular with the general public. You just have to have something that is appealing to them.
2006-07-11 07:21:40 · answer #4 · answered by cup_o_shina 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Racing
2006-07-11 07:22:25 · answer #5 · answered by curiousdude 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
a professional singer. because it all depends on who hears you and then word of mouth. but in today's world most of the singers are actors or other kind of famous person ie. what do you call paris hilton? lol
2006-07-11 07:22:12 · answer #6 · answered by ♥Brown Eyed Girl ♥ 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Lawyers and especially their court cases. It's really a sad system they work for. They should hop back on the gypsy wagon and take their defences elswhere if they really want to get fairness and equality.
2006-07-11 07:32:52 · answer #7 · answered by littleblanket 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Radio hosting (DeeJay).
Hit or miss- some of the best I've ever heard are local guys making minimum wage, and some of the biggies are lousy!
2006-07-11 07:22:04 · answer #8 · answered by markbeeofbob 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Everything is life is entirely based on luck from the day you are born.
2006-07-11 07:20:53 · answer #9 · answered by cherie 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Interior designing
2006-07-11 07:23:01 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋