i think i may want to be an actor. i've had leads in school plays, and i just love it...it's the biggest high in the world, and i think i want to spend the rest of my life doing it! but then again, it's hard, and many great people never get a shot...and i would like something to fall back on...i don't want to be a starving artist. does anyone have any suggestions, please?
2007-08-24 13:54:44 · 5 answers · asked by Jamie 2 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Theater & Acting
and if anyone knows what i can do...let me know...like to help me get somewhere...like how to go about it
2007-08-24 14:01:06 · update #1
and i would like serious answers, please
2007-08-24 14:12:05 · update #2
and i can sing and dance, too..i did ballet and jazz for 9 yrs, am in regular choir and chorale, which is auditioned.
2007-08-24 14:19:12 · update #3
You don't have to starve to be an actor. You just have to be a bit more innovative than most. You need a good paying flexible job. My advice, get a degree in something unrelated and make yourself very employable. It costs to have an acting career. Classes and pictures are expensive. In fact I'd say it's essential to make an adult living while trying to get acting work. That way you can do it for the rest of your life even if you never make your living acting.
2007-08-24 22:59:35 · answer #1 · answered by Big R 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I agree with Tina on the local theater group, you probably get a hook up from your drama teacher.
Be prepared though to be that starving actor that you fear so much. You can't accomplish something worthwhile without suffering a little pain. In his book Dirty Jokes and Beer, Drew Carey, said during the Clinton administration he was ready to eat a bullet. Take heart though as an actor the pain you suffer will go a long way in your acting career, it will bring more depth to your Characters.
2007-08-24 21:35:16 · answer #2 · answered by wayne b 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Nothing worse than the blind leading the blind. I am sorry to tell you this, but if you are not interested in a life of hard work and lack of luxury, acting is not for you. Having something to fall back on will just cause you to do that, so if you just think you want to be an actor and you don't have to be an actor, don't bother. It will never work. Click on my name and read my profile and ask me other questions at my aol address if you have any.
2007-08-24 21:53:38 · answer #3 · answered by Theatre Doc 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Broadway. Or even a local theater program leader or something like that could get you headed the right way after school.
2007-08-24 21:03:34 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Try it you never know what's gonna happen
2007-08-24 20:57:02 · answer #5 · answered by Tomorrow May or May Not Be 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋