Let's say you're not born with an acting talent and you can't act at all. Is there any way for you to train and practice to become a good actor?
2007-11-17 12:34:57 · 18 answers · asked by Staci L 1 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Theater & Acting
yeah, you can learn.
good luck!!
2007-11-17 12:37:32 · answer #1 · answered by hello :) 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
IF you are born with talent, which you have to be, how could you be no good at it at all? Actors are born, not made or there would be a lot more successful graduates of acting schools and college acting programs, which there are very few of (successful actors that is) There is no other answer than that these schools have been swindling young people for decades. They cannot teach them to be actors and there are no jobs for them even if they did. You learn to act by being in plays, by acting, that is the only way. If you are getting cast, you may have some ability and it can be developed as your answerers say, but people cannot be anything they want to be, that is ridiculous. You have to have the basic abilites associated with the job. Can you be a professional basket ball player? Heck, no! CAn you be an actor? Only if you have the inborn ability to be an actor. AS for Dr so and so who is louder than a lawnmower, someone obviously erred in evaluating him early on.
2007-11-17 14:54:54 · answer #2 · answered by Theatre Doc 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Of course. It will not be easy, but it can be done. The real question you have to ask is, "Am I doing it for the attention, or because I really like it?" If it is the first, then chances are small that you will succeed, as you will have to hear a lot of criticism before you get attention that is good. If it is the second, then you will be fine, as when it is about the work, then you recongnize that the criticism only serves the point of showing you where you need work, and you can fix it.
I speak from experience here. When I auditioned for Graduate school my first year, I was told that I had no communication skills, a voice too small for the stage, and "Zero performance potential." My major was vocal performance, which is all about acting/singing/being on stage. So I went out and got some confidence and communication skills by working as a retail manager. This gave me more confidence so I was louder the next time I auditioned. The following year I applied to three schools, got accepted to all of them, scholarships to two of them, and now have a Doctorate plus 32 roles in three languages on two continents on my resume and was clocked at 108 decibels (90 is a lawnmower). Not bad for someone who had no potential.
So if you want to do it, realize that you will have to trust yourself enough to make choices, accept criticism when it comes so that you can learn to get better, and enjoy the process. There are no guarantees, and you may never be hired to be on a hit TV show, but if you don't try, I am sure you will regret not trying.
Best of luck,
Dr.G
2007-11-17 12:46:19 · answer #3 · answered by drg20202004 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Have you done any acting? I'd say that would need to be the first thing to find out: if you actually like it. There can be a lot of time spent in rehearsals and memorization. Try to get involved with a community theater group. See if you can get cast in a show and get some experience. If you can do that, then see if there is a local college with an acting program. One thing a casting director said is it's better to get a lot of experience under your belt and then head to the big city, because there's less competition in smaller centers and you're going to be able to develop a name. It's better to arrive in a big center with a body of work already under your belt: you're a proven actor by that point, and stand a much better chance of getting cast. You can always take more classes in the big city when you get there -- indeed, actors are expected to continue to take courses throughout their career, to continue to hone their craft.
2016-05-24 00:50:49 · answer #4 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Talent can be developed with learning and practice.
I'd start with some beginning classes and work up from there.
2007-11-17 12:38:05 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well I don't know about this last guy. Think about it, no one is born with the ability to talk - it is a skill which everybody has had to develop. You have been through that experience yourself, you just don't remember doing it.
2007-11-21 02:02:10 · answer #6 · answered by Ms Lovely 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
ok there is no scientific prove that you can pass down a talent gene or any other smart genes, so u cannot be "born with it" but u can certainly learn and improve yourself on the skills, such as taking courses, and practice
2007-11-17 12:39:51 · answer #7 · answered by BabyJen23 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
can someone without musical talent learn to play the piano? any one can learn to do anything, having natural talent does oh god yes does help but i beleive anyone can learn to be good at anything if they choose to be, look at doctors, i dont thinnk they were born with healing hands lol
2007-11-17 12:38:38 · answer #8 · answered by Cory Cryptic 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
yeah, you could always join the school play or something to help you practice acting skills and practice different voices, because you sometimes have to talk in a really weird voice.
2007-11-17 12:39:20 · answer #9 · answered by trish 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I think you can work at it. Keep pretending that you are different people in different situations. Practice facial expressions in the mirror. Write as though you are someone you are not. You can DO it!
2007-11-17 12:38:34 · answer #10 · answered by MelB 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Acting schoolis the answer for every (as far as I know) successful actor. So, my conclusion is that it is a learned skill.
2007-11-17 12:38:11 · answer #11 · answered by homerunhitter 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋