Age?

To whom ever feels they can answer this.
I am aged 31 and have been well and truely bitten by the acting bug.
I have done about one years worth of night school training and have recently watched the NIDA Drama School documentary made a couple of years ago. The question I have is as a maturing person will my late attraction to thinking about acting as a potential career be a problem? Seeing mainly early to mid twenty something aged people seem to be those that attended NIDA in this doco.

Thanks for any feedback

You'll be glad to know that Al Pacino was 30 when he finally got the nod from the studio to play 'Michael' in ' The God Father ' and even then he was under watch and ready to be replaced. The entire Monty Python crew didn't crack it until they were into their 30's. And who can forget 'Bob Hoskins'. 35 when he finally got noticed. Some Actors are ready at 20 and some 50. We all come of age, like a fine wine. Relax and take it easy, if it happens its written, if it doesn't.... well it wasn't written... crack on and good luck.

L

Great advice L. I think that just about sums it up! Some people make it young, some older!

It's true James you can be any age to start acting. I have been in the industry for over 20 years working in Australia/Europe and Londons West End and I have seen a lot of young and more matuer people enter the industry over the years. Just remember alot of the actors you see on the stage/screen normally lie about their age (at least 5-10years, maybe more with some). Boy I can make some heads spin in this industry of ours if I revealed some of their real ages. If you can keep an eye on the magazines for a period of time you'll see a lot of the actors claim their in the late twenies one year then the next year they have aged 5years spontaneously.Not a lot of people reveal their TRUE age in the industry. So all can say is go for it, work hard and when you stop having fun with it find something else that will fill your heart with joy. Actually though alot of the time once you have the showbusiness bug it is very hard to find something else that fulfills your heart the same way. Good Luck all the best.

James, a great, great friend of mine said to me with regards acting and life's choices "Stop putting obstacles in your own way". If you want to do it, do it and don't let anyone stop you.

Go to it, good luck and enjoy!

It wasn't me was it Jen???

Do you know Lee, I don't think it was....but it could have been.
Happy travels back to the Muvver country and see you next year.

Jen x