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Question: What would you do if you been going after your career like being an actor!?
for 5yrs and some things happen to make it seem like your going the right way but most of the time it doesnt matter how much work or effort you put in its not garanteed!. and you have no other ambitions and you keep going after it are you being stubborn or is it worth going for still even though nothing seems to work!.Www@QuestionHome@Com


Best Answer - Chosen by Asker:
Find a mentor who can help you, someone who is already doing what you want to do and see how they did it!.
Here are some questions you should be able to answer if you really want to become an actress:

Why do you want to become an actor!?
What will that do for you!?
How will it make you feel!?
What kind of actor do you want to become!?
How far are you really and truly and honestly willing to go for your acting career!?
Do you know what it's like to work as an actor!?
Do you know what actors do when they are looking for work or in between jobs!?
Do you know what kinds of different acting careers you could have!?
How hard are you willing to work!? Honestly!.
What do you think having an acting career entails!?
What do you think an actor does day to day, when he's not working!?
Do you know anything about business!? Do you realize how important it is to know how to promote yourself and to be able to get your work seen!?
Have you taken any acting classes yet!?
What acting method are you studying!?
What other acting methods are you aware of!?
Do you know what the benefits are to taking acting classes!? In other words, do you know what they can do for you, other than teaching you how to act!?
Do you know how you can tell if a class is right for you or not!?
Do you know how to choose an acting school!?
Do you know of at least ten different ways that you can promote yourself as an actor!?
Do you know how to go about finding a talent agent!?
Do you know what agents look for in an actor!?
Do you know your type and why knowing that is so important!?
Do you know how to do a mailing!?
Do you know how to use post cards!?

How about head shots!? Do you know what the disadvantages are of getting head shots taken before you are ready!?
Do you know the right questions and what to look for when selecting a head shot photographer!?

Do you know what the industry formats are for an acting resume!?
Do you know one of the first places agents and casting directors look when they look at your resume!?


If you were further along, I would ask you other questions like:
How did you get your agent!? In other words, what were the exact steps you took!?
What do you do while you are waiting for your agent to call you for an audition!?
Did you ever go through a period where you went on a lot of auditions and didn't get called back very much!? If so, what did you do to remedy the situation!?
Or
How did you choose your monologues!? Do you know the most common mistakes actors make when performing a monologue and how to avoid them!?
Or
How do you prepare for your auditions!?

What method of acting are you studying and why does that method speak to you!?

Do you know how to build a character!?

If you really want to be an actor, then get to work and answer all those questions and look for others to answer as there are many more!. If you start with those, you should have a pretty good idea what it means to become an actor and what you will need to do to become one yourself!.

Have a look at this page on my site for new and aspiring actors!. It has links to 23 different pages that have to do with different aspects of starting an acting career!. http://www!.actingcareerstartup!.com/teen_!.!.!.

Good luck!

TonyWww@QuestionHome@Com

If i was gonna be an actor(that is my goal) I would get a degree of something I'm interested in right when I'm out of high school!.Then I would work towards my actual goal!. Now if that doesn't work in 5 years and I don't see any improvement i would get a job with the degree I earned and keep working on my dream on the side just not as hard!.Www@QuestionHome@Com