I'm interested in acting...but.?

Question

Could I possibly be an actress?

I have no experience but I love to read, love english literature philosophy, am highly empathic, outspoken, opinionated and artistic. I play saxophone and draw.

I'm going to be a freshman in college in a few days. I think that if I can't be a major in theatre, then I could it could at least be my hobby.

Answer 1

Hi,

Some years ago when I played American football in college, we were on the practice field at the end of August right when the new school year started. It was hot and we sweated our butts off! To get to the practice field we had to walk across campus and our college mates were out playing Frisbee. The girls were laying out in the sun. The guys were drinking beer and laughing and having a good time. And what were we doing? We were going to put on our equipment in 95° heat and go out and practice for three hours.

You can imagine that in that kind of heat, practice was hard. Sometimes we wanted to rest or get a drink of water, but we couldn’t. Our coach saw that we were tired and wanted to rest and it was always at those moments in the middle of practice when he would call us all in, tell us to take our helmets off and “take a knee”. He used to tell us a lot of things during those little speeches of his. One thing that he always used to tell us was, “Men, when it’s too hot for the other teams, it will be just right for us.” Something else that he used to tell us was, “Men, if you’re out here practicing in this menacing heat, you gotta love it.”

First and foremost you gotta love acting or singing or whatever you want to do. It gets tough out there sometimes.

Your first priority as an actor, should be to learn the craft and try to be as good as you can be.

I have created an ebook on my website for new actors. It's called What It Takes To Become An Actor. Just go to http://www.actingcareerstartup.com/acs-blog.html , sign in and you can download it for free. It will give you a little more insight into what you are thinking of doing.

Good luck in college!

Tony
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http://www.actingcareerstartup.com

Answer 2

You cannot be an actress unless you have to be an actress. If it is a matter of, oh, well, I can do it as a hobby, then forget it. A professional actress acts 1 % of the time and looks for work 99% of the time. And with a few exceptions, a college theatre major is not going to help you become an actress. So let me know what you decide at [e-mail], if you still want to be an actress, I will help you in your quest to do that.

Answer 3

Great. Theatre is such a great thing to learn. I have one regret about my college years. I did not get involved in theatre. Acting isn't selfish. Its the opposite when done well.
Plus--the skills I learned from acting and theatre help me to think on my feet creatively, have better social skills, listening skills, many other skills. Have you thought about teaching? directing? Break a leg!!!!

Answer 4

whats your question?