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Mon, 29 May 2000, 09:34 pm
Walter Plinge26 posts in thread
hey grant thanx 4 the 'fo. i don't need an agent unless i'm getting professional gigs, right? what's the deal with television series & stuff, is anything shot in perth? i think the only television made here is 'maurice meade' hair salon commercials... i don't have the discipline 2 be completely anorexic - i'm normal weight so i can't be a model - but i have the face & height for modeling, hence my interest in its sister profession - acting. i finished high school 2 yrs ago & that was the last time i did any drama. my renewed interest in performing comes from my friend mark naglazas telling me i should pursue it cos i have the looks & personality 4 it, & by my reflection in the mirror! also, i have a great ego & thick skin - 2 prerequisites 4 showbiz. unfortunately there's about 3 billion other wannabes on the planet so i won't be burning my books anytime soon... but it looks like fun & i'd like 2 give it a go. any suggestions on how 2 get started? does amateur stuff get u any exposure?
anyone know how far away melville is from the city center? which is closer 2 the city - kalamunda or melville? (don't know south of the river well).
thanx kids

the daveaholic,
k. silverstone

RE: whatever!

Thu, 1 June 2000, 12:59 am
Walter Plinge


I just couldn't let this one slide...


Kim,

I would really like to believe (as Gillian suggested) that you aren't for real and are just having us on, but just in case you are - God give me strength! - please read on...

I am currently in my Honours year of a Drama Studies degree at Edith Cowan University. Over the last three and a half years I have worked tirelessly at trying to improve my abilities as an actor. To be told that all my hard work isn't "real" study is utterly insulting. You say that you have no intention of rubbishing anyone's beliefs or training and then you go right ahead and do just that. Now before you tell me to "bite you" (No thanks, I decline), let me just say this - the thing is Kim, despite all my "ridiculous" (!!??) study, I still feel that I have so much to learn and discover. You treat the art of performance as if it is something you can pick up overnight. As Jason argued, that just isn't the case. You obviously do not have the foggiest conception of what dramatic performance is all about...and if I have to explain it you - well, that just says it all!

Cheers,
Warren.

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