about acting, i need feedback on what you think please help.?

Question

im really intreested in acting but i have no experience.
but i have asked my parents for like 3 years but know im making it more serious i am 15 years old now , and my dad thinks im like stupid when i tell him im intrested in it. like i even asked if he could put me in like acting lessons but he keeps telling me that im wasting my time and i dont know what im talking about and he says that hes not going to tell me to go for my dreams because i need to be realistic and that there are tons of people tryiing to become actors and i understand that and i really want to do this and hes telling me like i dont have a chance . and its really making me upset. and i dont know whether to believe it or not. like im starting to think now i dont have a chance in h.ell but i really would love to act. i have no intrest in anything else. and he also says people start when they are like babies or very young and me starting at this age and stuff is way to late so please give me feedback thanks.

Answer 1

I think you need to strike a bargain... compromise with dear old dad. Telling him off like others have suggested is a bad idea. He's your father and he's just looking out for you. He's right, it is hard out there. He may not be telling you in the right way, but men aren't exactly known for their great communication skills :-) Forgive him and just know that he's just looking out for you and he doesn't want you to get hurt.

My advice is to do all the research you can. Show him that you've really put a lot of thought into this and that it's not just a fascination with fame. I think you should start in your school productions. Tell him whatever you want, but my suggestion is to say something like you're making a commitment to this project and you intend to see it through and it would look best on your college applications if you stick with it.

If you want to do things outside of school, you could tell him that dance classes would help in your endeavor. Ballet is a classic art and the basis for all dance therefore a great place to start. Trying for additional acting classes may be pushing it right now, but that's up to you. You could always say that improv classes will help you to think faster on your feet especially in college interview situations. I'm making this up, but you get my meaning?

Change your tune with dad for a while. Back off wanting to be an actor. Choose a career where the skills you will learn in acting will help you, for instance being a lawyer. That way everything you do is to help you prepare :-) Then you can tell him you changed your mind when you're in college. Just make sure you toe the line until then... keep your grades up, make him proud of you, ane he won't have any reason to be upset when he sees how good you are and you decide to follow your real dream.

good luck

Answer 2

It's never, EVER, too late to start something like this. The first thing to do is to experience theatre from the inside. Find a local community theatre, maybe a community college. Experience is rarely necessary. Audition. If you don't get a part, volunteer to be part of the crew. Audition next time, or somewhere else. Every time you audition, ask the director for feedback and advie. You WILL eventually get a part. Take classes if and when you can, but the important part is to see if doing a show excites you.

Answer 3

You're dad is really stupid about acting. He dosn't know what he's talking about. You might have a small chance to be an actress in Hollywood but you could alway be an actress somewhere else. Acting isn't only a career, it's a hobby. I mean, If you're on a soccer team it dosn't mean you're going to be a soccer player when you grow up. Acting lessons are the same. Mostacors in hollywood started acting when they were in their late teens or even adults. 15 is a good age to start. I hope you convince your dad to put you in lessons.

Break a Leg!

Answer 4

First of all, your dad's the one who's got no idea what he's talking about. I know people who are very successful actors (one of them even won a Tony!) who didn't even start until they were in college. My Shakespeare professor in college --also an amazing actor-- didn't start until he was 26. And Sir Michael Caine, who has 2 Oscars to his name, actually went into the British Army and fought in Korea before he ever set foot in a theatre... and even then, it was as an assistant stage manager. I worked with someone who is now on a very popular tv show, and he didn't even try acting till he was in college.

You dad is probably referring to a lot of the famous kids you see on TV, many of whom did start out doing commercials when they were wee things, or were born into showbiz families. But that's absolutely not the only way people become actors!

What you need to do now is get cast in a play and see if you like acting, or even have a talent for it. Figure out whether what you are dreaming of is actually a life of honing that craft, with all the ups and downs that brings (and believe me, there are LOTS of those), or if what you really want is what you perceive an actor's life to be. Rich and famous most of us are not!

Does your school have a drama department? Most anyone who's become an actor will tell you they did their first play at school, whether in elementary, high school or college. Try out for a play, see if you get cast, and then... if you even like it! You can't possibly know if you want to be an actor until you've tried doing it.

If you do turn out to have the acting bug... believe me, nothing your dad or anyone else says is going to matter.

Answer 5

Phew. That is quite a monologue you have there. Luckily, you're the traditional cliche of all teens: daddy won't let me.

Have you been in plays at school? Made home movies?
I know you want to "start" now. Don't. Really.

You don't need acting lessons. What you need is experience. You said it yourself. So go get some. It sounds harsh, I know it does, but you need to be realistic. Not about acting or not, but how you go about it. Are you willing to pay for classes yourself? If this is your passion, it won't matter what stands in your way. if you're like me, it's fine to have a seven-hour, two-person rehearsal for ONE SCENE. I kid you not.

You sound like you're shooting for Hollywood, not the stage, but you can't just start. Again, I know it sounds harsh, but you DON'T know what you're talking about. Yet. Change that.

You are 15. You are a teenager and things change fast. Before you decide the world is coming to bits over this, calm down and take logical action. If you want classes, pay for them (and the gas, if they cite transportation). How do you know you love to act when you have never done it? Do a play at school, even if you want to be in movies. Soccer is a much a waste of time as the musical is. Tell them you're just training your mind and soul now.

Your parents will battle you because they don't want you to live in a cardboard box. You're young enough that you can involve acting without actually changing your life. If the passion lives to adulthood, you can take college courses and control your own destiny. But right now, logic is your friend. He can't tell you you're wasting your time if you make it so that it doesn't affect your studies or either of your schedules.

Good luck.

Answer 6

If you're really serious about this you can wait until you are old enough to do what you want. Your father is right. My advice to anyone is not to try. Do it for fun if you want. Fewer than one percent of the people who try ever get even ONE paying job. You're not being realistic at all. You wanted to audition for things without experience or training. Believe me, you have no idea what it's really like. Actors are driven by a love for the craft. Not by money or fame. That is the by product. If you have that love you will do it anyway. For now, listen to your father.

Answer 7

Join theatre in school. Do school plays. Do community theatre. Gradually work your way up to professional theatre.

have a heart to heart talk with your parents and be brave. Tell them it's something that you are passionate about and no matter how hard they try they can't change it so they might as well support it.

Answer 8

Well I'm sure that most parents of the movie starts told them they was stupid and would fail,,,,, but look where they are now, everyone has a chance it all depends on how strong your heart is and how determined you are...... and your never too old to start,,,,,, good look with what ever you choose to undertake....

Answer 9

exuse this please but screw him. make him listen. if he wont support you then forget about him. you should talk to your mom and if she wont listen to you, pay for lessons yourself. i have to do that because my parents dont have enoough money.
iif you really want it (which i can tell you do) you cant give up. aanything is possible and if your parents cant see that then thats there problem. you ahev just as good of a chance as anybody. dont let other people tell you what you can and cant do. its your life.

Answer 10

You're dad's right. Give up. Get a real job and stop complaining.