help about an acting career
Mon, 23 Aug 2004, 05:50 pmWalter Plinge15 posts in thread
help about an acting career
Mon, 23 Aug 2004, 05:50 pmhi
im 14 and i really want to make my dream come true, its to become an actress and meet all of my favourite actors and actresses only because watching them has inspired me to become an actress and plan to save up and go to the AADA when im 18 but im not sure what else i can do if i dont get in. like ive heard about people getting agents and getting a career that way but i would really like to know whats the best way to become an actress i do some comunity plays but i'd like to plan where im going and what im gonna do since i didnt know what i wanted to be when i was older, i thought nothing really appeals to me then i thought i like acting then i thought when your an actor/actress you can be anything. i'd just like to know whats the best way to become an actress since its the only thing i want to be if you could help me out i'd be really greatful
im 14 and i really want to make my dream come true, its to become an actress and meet all of my favourite actors and actresses only because watching them has inspired me to become an actress and plan to save up and go to the AADA when im 18 but im not sure what else i can do if i dont get in. like ive heard about people getting agents and getting a career that way but i would really like to know whats the best way to become an actress i do some comunity plays but i'd like to plan where im going and what im gonna do since i didnt know what i wanted to be when i was older, i thought nothing really appeals to me then i thought i like acting then i thought when your an actor/actress you can be anything. i'd just like to know whats the best way to become an actress since its the only thing i want to be if you could help me out i'd be really greatful
Re: help about an acting career
Fri, 17 Sept 2004, 07:38 amJasna,
Let's be serious here. I can't imagine anyone would want to reply to your email, simply because it lacks any real inspiration. You decided you wanted to be an actress a couple of days ago? I mean, really...
It's all good that you have actually thought about what you want to do, but to choose a profession that almost every teenage girl wishes to pursue...? I don't mean to discourage you at all. If you really are serious about acting, though, this website should be the last place to paste a message. I get infuriated by perpetually reading the vast flood of emails that come in concerning young people and their 'acting careers'. For starters, use the period and comma buttons (it's just simple grammar) and also for readibilty sake- Learn how to spell!!!
If you really do want to become an actress, you have to be passionate about it. Passion is a fusion of love and hate- so find out what you love and find out what you hate- and in their somewhere will reside your passion (I'm hoping this is making sense). You should also never want to become an actress just for the sake of being like 'Hillary Duff'. Fame is never a good reason to pursue something.
You have to know what you really want- and if you want to entertain people, then so be it.
Vision is also important, as is tenacity (that is, knowing what you want and sticking to it).
Acting is not glamorous and it is not easy. It is damn hard work, but with anything that is hard work, the results are worth it.
That is why you have to love it and be prepared to entirly commit yourself to the craft and art. Remember, acting is like a duck paddling across the water. Up above, from where we see it, everything is completely smooth and well presented. Yet underneath, the duck is paddling like anything to keep its outward appearance.
If you are still serious, join a youth theatre/drama group. Learn how to act. Get involved in plays outside of school. Commit yourself to it. If you are interested in television and/or film acting, enrol in one of those groups.
Remember that experience and education are extremely valuable.
I hope that this message has somehow inspired you and given you a new insight into what acting is really like. And remember that acting is not really acting, it is being and becoming the character and entertaing an audience. Which ultimately is what it is all about..
Let's be serious here. I can't imagine anyone would want to reply to your email, simply because it lacks any real inspiration. You decided you wanted to be an actress a couple of days ago? I mean, really...
It's all good that you have actually thought about what you want to do, but to choose a profession that almost every teenage girl wishes to pursue...? I don't mean to discourage you at all. If you really are serious about acting, though, this website should be the last place to paste a message. I get infuriated by perpetually reading the vast flood of emails that come in concerning young people and their 'acting careers'. For starters, use the period and comma buttons (it's just simple grammar) and also for readibilty sake- Learn how to spell!!!
If you really do want to become an actress, you have to be passionate about it. Passion is a fusion of love and hate- so find out what you love and find out what you hate- and in their somewhere will reside your passion (I'm hoping this is making sense). You should also never want to become an actress just for the sake of being like 'Hillary Duff'. Fame is never a good reason to pursue something.
You have to know what you really want- and if you want to entertain people, then so be it.
Vision is also important, as is tenacity (that is, knowing what you want and sticking to it).
Acting is not glamorous and it is not easy. It is damn hard work, but with anything that is hard work, the results are worth it.
That is why you have to love it and be prepared to entirly commit yourself to the craft and art. Remember, acting is like a duck paddling across the water. Up above, from where we see it, everything is completely smooth and well presented. Yet underneath, the duck is paddling like anything to keep its outward appearance.
If you are still serious, join a youth theatre/drama group. Learn how to act. Get involved in plays outside of school. Commit yourself to it. If you are interested in television and/or film acting, enrol in one of those groups.
Remember that experience and education are extremely valuable.
I hope that this message has somehow inspired you and given you a new insight into what acting is really like. And remember that acting is not really acting, it is being and becoming the character and entertaing an audience. Which ultimately is what it is all about..
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