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Question: How do I become!. !. !.!?!?
an actress!?!? I have the talent!. !. !. I can fake alot!. But how do I become a real one!? Is there anywhere to really try out to be a famous actress!? Who would I notify!?Www@QuestionHome@Com


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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 young, 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, thoughts on becoming famous, 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_!.!.!.

One last thing!. Fame is a consequence and not a goal!. Do it because you love it first and foremost!

Good luck!

TonyWww@QuestionHome@Com

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and take drama classes do as many plays as you can and get an agent but always know to never pay some1 to represent you if they ask that means theyre a scam! a real agent only gets paid 10-20 % of what you get paid doin commercials etcWww@QuestionHome@Com

I suggest you try drama on your family and see what they think as for really trying it out and who would you notify i suggest Angela Lansbury she is a great actress of our time!.she has charisma and style with panache!.!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

You more than likely have to start off small!. Be an extra in a movie, do a commercial!. Stuff like that!. You can find simple picture and resume auditions for extras online!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

This vid will help you
http://www!.youtube!.com/watch!?v=MVe3UfLdY!.!.!.
watch it till the endWww@QuestionHome@Com