Question about Acting?

Question

You think Acting is just a don you were born with, or you can get experience through classes of drama and get good at it?

Answer 1

I think could be both, a don you were born, or you can get experienc through classes.

Answer 2

It's a combination, really. There is such a thing as a "knack" for performance, and some people just naturally have personalities that communicate powerfully onstage (or on camera). BUT...mere natural talent will never get you all the way to where you really want to go. Acting is far more technical than that. Knowing where to place one's self onstage, vocal power and variety, text analysis...these are all skills that can (and should) be learned. Even the most naturally gifted perfomer can benefit from applying him or herself to these fundamental actor tasks.

In my experience, the would-be actors who spurn the idea of formal actor training are generally the ones who're too lazy to apply themselves to it. They'd like you to believe that it's purely an intuitive ability, because that level of commitment is all they're up for.

Answer 3

Well, i my case, I think I was born with it. When I was eleven, i tried out for a big music theatre company. It was my very first audition and I got 3 roles in 3 or their 6 "Broadway" shows. I had never sang, never act before, but i had danced. Ever since then i got great confidence that I could do this. I have been in many plays after that and now own a Music Theatre company of my own! I think I just always had it.

Answer 4

Something you were born with, but you need the classes to get anywhere with it, make contacts and have an impressive resume. Being able to act is an art, but exit stage right and all the other lingo has to be learned. Can you cry at any time? There are tricks you can learn from a school.

Answer 5

Classes with a good teacher are extremely important, but only to sharpen and focus your talent and in-born desire to act and play pretend. Actors play pretend just like children, but they do it at the highest possible levels.
Study Stanislavski (Stella Adler and Lee Strasburg), study Shakespeare and Voice and Breath work, study Movement and Dance, but don't let any technique rob you of the joy of acting!

Answer 6

Lesson are good but you should have a bit of aptitude for it. Naturals are very rare. It's a craft, and as such must be honed through practical application. If your interested in such theatre groups and improv are excellent. Good luck eh, all the world's a stage! It can be a lot of fun too!