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Question:It's the only thing I want to do :)


Best Answer - Chosen by Asker: It's the only thing I want to do :)

Move to Hollywood and start waiting tables with the rest of them. Get an agent, go to some casting calls, and if you work hard and get luck..then yes!

When you're rich and famous, remember me.

Yeah, why not? Get yourself an agent and get started.

of course!!!everything is possible!good luck!

Your question is alittle vague and I do not know your age. However, I think that the only thing about a person that can universally define them is their work ethic. So if you have the ambition to work as hard as you can for your dream then a variation of success should find you. What you should do is get an acting coach that specializes in film, not theater, same components but a different art. Actually, if you have not already take an intro to acting class.Then a coach and go to local student film auditions to see what you can learn and gain experience. After this then move to an area where you know they have a strong film scene, such as LA or possibly New York but I am not sure. They are mainly stage theater and then be prepared to do a lot of work with side jobs in order to live. Nothing is overenight and to get steady paid film work is a struggle so be ready for a tough road. However,if you can endure and maintain a positive outlook then you should be fine. Let me say that if your going for fame then you will probably fail, but if this is what you believe in then you will at very least after a time make progress toward your goal that will cause you to continue down this chosen path.

Just wanting it,unfortunatly,isn't enough. You have to be willing to do the "heavy lifting"(being rejected for the the most amorphous of reasons,waiting for call-backs that never come,being called back several times(it happens to the best believe me) struggling to support yourself while waiting for the Big Break,(which may not ever come,or at least,not when you think it should)taking classes(hopefully) watching acting on film every cahnce you get(to learn what and even more important,what NOT to do)in short,most people only see the glamourus side of the business and not the dedication and ability to slug it out that is part&parcel of the business of show.I don't say these things to discourage you,believe me,but for all of us that are called,very few of us are chosen and I wouldn't want to paint too rosey a picture of hat to expect.BUT if you ave a fire in your belly,then go for it,by all means,or you'll regret not having do so for the rest of your life.
Good Luck!

You would need to have some level of acting skills I would imagine.

Not necessarily. It is very difficult to become an actor and you will have to have the qualifications which include talent and being photogenic