What can I do if I want to become an actress but my parents wont let me go to one in new york city?

Question

I live close to walden and my parents said that they can not take me to an acting school in the city cuz my dad is overprotective and wont let me go. I am very mad because i dont have that much experience and i dont have an agent in mind because i cant find one :[ . I am very mad and sad at my parents. i cry every day because i want this so bad. acting for me is a passion and I am 13. and also my mom isnt supporting me that much because she is too much with her job. :[

the local acting schools are stupid and gay. they are all comedy and cheap and dont take acting seriously. and plus my mom is trying to get me into different stuff like horse back riding which is not what i like. i told them acting and nothing else.

Answer 1

Wow, arent you the little diva. You have plenty of time to fulfill your dreams. Your parents are not obligated to fulfill your every desire. Start working now, pull weeds, mow lawns, walk dogs, then when your old enough get a job and save all your money so when you turn 18 you can go to whatever acting school you want. You should fit right in since your ego is already demanding whatever you want.
If you really want this you will work to get it and not expect it to just be handed to you. Your dad has better things to do.

Answer 2

I'm sorry you're angry with your parents - but crying and pouting and temper tantrums are only proving that they're right in not letting you act. You are way, way, way too immature for the NYC acting scene. So getting mad at your parents for looking out for your best interests is not only disrespectful, but foolish and immature as well.

AND, I hate to disappoint you but your chances of becoming the next big acting sensation are about the same as a high-school football player making it to the pros. It can be done - but only by a select few.

Watch a couple of movies - A chorus line - and Tootsie. Both good films that truly only glance at the surface of what acting takes.

Then, as others have suggested, take acting classes locally. Join the local theater and your drama club at school. Take dance and singing lessons too. Learn to sew - yes. You will probably have to help maintain your own costumes etc - especially if you do local productions which are always strapped for money.

ALSO - quit the whining and the baby-stuff. No one sympathises with a spoiled brat.

Make the very best grades you can. If you need help with studies, ask for it.
Choose friends that your parents would approve of.
Make sure they know when, where, with who, and when you plan to return - when you're out and about with your pals.
Learn to do something else - that will pay the rent between stage parts. Thinking that you'll make tubs of money right off the bat is really unrealistic - and you still have to pay the rent. I suggest something in the health care field - which is good pay and steady work - but that's up to you.

But first, grow up. Get realistic about this and quit your whining.

Answer 3

Dont' give up on your dream, do things to show them this is what you really want to do. But, respect their decision, they will see you in a more grown up mature way if you do that instead of complain and whine (mother of three)! Get into things in school, my school had drama classes. Then if your parents still don't give in, which I wouldn't either simply for this reason: You are 13, I know it looks so much fun for all the other young actresses. But, you need time to grow up and be a child. You almost have to become an instant adult when you go into that career choice! When you turn 18 if that is still your passion and still your dream, which it sounds like it will be, off to New York you go! And, don't give up. Keep your head up, and know 5 years really isn't as long as it seems!! Do things to improve your chances to get into creative art colleges!

Answer 4

Oh... Listen I understand them completely, my parents don't agree with me wanting to become an actress either but it's because it really isn't a good career. You don't constantly work yknow? You can only truly consider it a good career IF you make it big somehow. Its not guaranteed that you'll make a true living out of it. You need to auditions and it's a harsh industry and you might not make it and stuff.. You CAN get into acting but you'll need another career in mind as well. In case acting doesn't work out for u :/

Answer 5

You should have plenty of opportunities to learn acting and theater in your home town, that's what school is for. You should have small and community theater as well. You might just have to face the fact that you were born into a family where you aren't going to get what you want just because you want it. If you are really serious, you would stop whining and throwing a tantrum and get busy where you live.

Answer 6

Take local acting classes. Show your parents that you're serious and maybe in a few years they'll let you go. if not, just bide your time until you're 18 and free to do what you want.

Answer 7

Listen to your parents. They're just looking out for you....