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Question: Acting!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?
i really want to act
but i have no idea how to staart
i need help
im 15 btwWww@QuestionHome@Com


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Not sure if you are a girl or a guy, but chances are, given the number of times this question was asked in the past by girls, that you are too!. If not, don't be offended!. The answer still applies!.

You are so not alone!. You would be surprised (or maybe not) at how many young girls say almost the exact same things in the same way!. Sometimes I'm torn between telling them to start by getting some training and telling them to just go get a head shot and go to some casting website and start submitting!. But reason wins over me and I have to tell you that if you really want to be an actress, you should first put your big rush to do it to the side and slow down!. Build your base first!.
You might have heard in school when you talked about Abraham Lincoln, that he is the author of a famous quote!. He said, "If I had three hours to chop down a tree, I would use the first hour to sharpen the axe!."

If you don't sharpen your axe first, there will inevitably be a time when you will have to stop chopping and sharpen it, so you might as well do it now!.

What does that mean!? Get some acting training!. Find a good school and a good teacher to help you learn how to act!.
While you are doing that, try and understand what it really means to be an actor, what actors do!.!.!.really while they are trying to get work, how little money most actors make, why actors struggle to make ends meet and how successful actors are able to continuously get work!. You need to learn business skills, networking skills, communication skills and a lot more!.
When you decide to become an actress, you are making a decision to run your own business!. Now I know you are only 15, but if you can start to grasp these concepts now, WITH THE HELP OF YOUR PARENTS of course, you will position yourself ahead of your competition!.

On the other hand if all you ever aspire to is to work background work on Disney Channel or something like that, then don't worry too much about all that stuff I just said and just go and try and get extra work!. That's fairly easy to get considering that the majority of all acting work is background work and smaller roles!. But you have to know that if you really want to make a big splash as an actress, sooner or later you will need some real experience!. Extra work is great in my opinion at the very beginning just to start and see how things are on set and how real actors prepare and perform and to see how set directions are given, but it will not make your career!. In fact, some industry professionals discourage it for those who really want to pursue a serious acting career!.

The thing is, you can do both if you want!. You can go to school, take acting classes and still work as an extra while you are learning the craft!.
At any rate, have a look at this page on my website for aspiring actors!. It has 21 helpful tips for folks just like you!.
You'll find a lot of helpful information there that will make you think about how you can get your acting career started including steps to get started, 17 things you can do fairly soon to start getting work, ways to promote yourself, how to get the money together to fund your career and why acting school is so important!.: http://www!.actingcareerstartup!.com/teen_!.!.!.

Good luck!

TonyWww@QuestionHome@Com

Start by taking some drama classes at your school and try out for plays!. The only way to start is to start!. Practice monologues and stuff in front of your mirror and practice things with your voice and emotions in your free time!. You don't have to start by getting an agent, actually that whole idea is ridiculous!. Your fifteen, get loads of experience and btw have loads of fun getting it, then worry about agents and jobs and all that jazz!. I think I'll stop typing now!.!.!.now!.!.!.really now!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

I keep answering this same question, look on the page previous to this one and you will find my answer, step by step, what to doWww@QuestionHome@Com

Start taking acting classess

then get a REALLY good agentWww@QuestionHome@Com

take acting classes!.Www@QuestionHome@Com