Im 11 and want to be an actress. what do i do????? please help?
I think your Aunt asked this same question, here's the answer I gave her. If that wasn't your Aunt, you should still read this. It's the same information and ALMOST everything you would neeed to know. "She's only 11, make her concentrate on school first. When she turns 15 then you could start thinking about her future. Why I suggest this? Well, in order to get a agent, she would need to develop a resume, and that comes with a lot of work. She would need to get roles in local plays and stuff. And once she gets a full resume, you guys could search for a agent. But, I personally think that's way to much stress for a little 11 year old girl who knows nothing about the acting business. I'm 100% sure that she sees the acting industry as a way to become rich and become famous, but she may not understand that a lot of hard work is involved. Also, try to keep in mind that if you start to young you usually don't end up having a long career, unfortunately, that has been the case of many, then they turn to drugs etc. I'm not saying she would do that, but, try to keep that in mind. But, I do think it's a good idea to get her a acting couch/acting lessons, this way she could develop her acting skills for when she's ready for it. But, acting lessons cost a lot of money and I wouldn't recommend you spending money on her because she MAY came her mind in the future. Kids always want to be one thing and then the next minute they want to be another. Image if you spend a fortune on her, and then she changes her mind. Again, that's why I said wait till she's 15 or older. Also, it could take years to develop a full resume if I didn't state that already... You could find acting classes online, just Google or Yahoo search it. Good Luck! Hope this helped!"
Why do you want to be an actor/actress?
I couldn’t tell you. It’s never been a conscious decision.I remember watching The Muppet Show as a kid, particularly the scenes of chaos backstage, and thinking, “That’s me. That’s where I belong.”I remember staring at people as a kid — people I knew, strangers, whomever — and trying to will myself to see out of their eyes. I think it was an early manifestation of the impulse to get out of myself and experience the world through someone else.It’s never been for money or fame or adoration or any of that. People who do it for those reasons don’t last, because almost no one gets that stuff, and those who do find it isn’t all it’s cracked up to be. I’d say it’s a love of the work, but it’s more than that. It’s my calling. It’s who I am. When I’m doing the work of sustaining a life as an actor, I feel at home, like I’m doing what I’m meant to be doing. The few times I’ve had to walk away from it for a while have been deeply painful. Everything felt wrong.Many of the actors I know describe it similarly. If we could turn it off, we probably would have at some point, because being an actor is a crazy thing to do with your life. But we can’t. It’s just who we are.
Can I become an actress in America if I don't live there and I am not adult?
I am 13 years old, and I live in a Europian country. I love my country, but the problem is that here you have to know the director or be best friends with another famous actor to get any part in a film, and I know that very well. Also, the actors produced here are usually prostitutes and not serious actors. I doupt the fact that they have any acting skills at all- seeing them act in front of cameras or at the Theatre. I speak english like an american- my accent has no sign of being from another country. Plus, I speak english fluently, and my Australian cousin thinks I speak english even better than her. Also, I have many relatives there. I also sing (I am a soprano) and I am starting opera lessons in 4 months, so far I've only had vocal lessons. I go to a Performing arts high school- and many people have the same thoughts as me, that you can't become famous here if you're not a prostitute or have famous friends- auditions don't even exist. I don't want to diss my country, I love it more than anything- but is there any way I can become an actress in America or England since the option of becoming here is not even possible? Please, keep mean comments to yourself. Thank you in advance.
My girlfriend is an actress and I don't like the idea of her kissing other guys?
My Girlfriend is an Actress, I love her to death. Acting is her passion. I really do not like the idea of her kissing other guys on stage or film. I trust her. I just really hate the idea of seeing that or knowing that some other guy is kissing my girl. How can I get over this, I refuse to crush her passion for acting because that would be so wrong of me to do, and I love her to much to do such a thing.
I would love to be an actress but I have no training and I don't think I have much confidence. What should I do?
Play the game of faces.Create a persona.It can’t look just like you.dress it differently than you normally dress.Give it a different hairstyle/make up than you would normally wear.It should have a difference in it’s voice, speach cadence, or accent.Practice using selfie video until you are ready to try it out in the world.Go meet a new person. Befriend them as this persona.When you have thoroughly convinced 3 unconnected people that you are 3 different people for at least a month each go sign up for acting classes. (Each persona must be unique.)Learn to fine tune your skills.The game will build your confidence. Just beware, you will fail to convince some people when you first start out… Use your failures to tweak your persona.Every actor worth their pay can completely convince you that they are who they play…Yes, I know his name is Tom Hanks, but NO he is Paul Edgecomb… Forrest Gump… Joe Fox… and litterally dozens of others. Because Tom Hanks is THAT FREAKING GOOD.Her name is definitely Sandra Bullock, but Lucy Eleanor Monerantz (spelling?) … Lenina Huxley … Sally Owens … Come on… Her characters really exist because Sandra Bullock is THAT FREAKING GOOD.More fine examples of great actors include Christian Bale, Samuel L. Jackson, Anthony Hopkins, Meg Ryan, Michelle Pfiffer, Michael Keaton, Jason Isaacs… To name a few.I bet they put in alot of practice at home learning how to be that freaking good.
How to tell my parents I want to be an actress?
oh no, don't leave a message on their phone they'll go crazy (been there, done that ;) ).Believe me, you could start a fire by doing that(i'm 18 and it took me a week to make the impossible, possible ) The best thing to do is to take both of them to a little talk but don't sound tragic. Just speak about how you feel about acting and about fame. Tell them, how you told us, that you want to act because you like to, because you want to give people another way of beauty. Speak very warm and don't tend to be aggresive if they don't understand at first time. Being very warm, helps you to succeed because they'll see it's very serious. Also tell them that you can't do something that you don't like. You can't become a doctor if all you want to do is to act. Give them positive examples as ... i don't know .... Meryl Streep or Susan Sarandon, or refer to ones of a younger age like Micha Barton. Don't refer to Lindsay Lohan at all :)). Also talk about Scarlett ;) hope it'll work. Good luck and don't forget to tell us what happened.
I'm in College- But I just want to be an actress.?
I am currently a Psychology Major. I have a 4.0, and I'm in my second semester of college in a school around Cincinnati, Ohio. All of my life, I've wanted to act, but it was always like a secret want. I've never really liked school (at all, even though I do quite well).. But I know if I ever wanted to get a decent career, then I better get a degree. And I have goals in other fields obtainable by a degree. However.. All I really want to do, is pack up my car, and move to L.A. That dramatic statement aside, the reality is, I've never really been in a play. I was in a play in middle school.. But it was nothing major.. Mainly, the reason I haven't been in many plays, is because my passion really isn't for Theater. I don't want to be an Actress for the glitz or glamor. It seems that every time I turn on the television, all I ever want to do is be in that actor's shoes. I want to be on set, I want to become the character.. I just want to act! I don't know how to explain it.. I just want to be that! That person who is behind the camera, shooting takes all day, and just loving what I do. Taking a Theater Appreciation course in college kind of solidified all of this. I performed a monologue, and everyone was blown away! I just don't know what to do! I really don't want to throw away school in fear that I would never make it to any sort of screen.. But every day I sit here and think... Why am I not doing what they're doing? I'm so afraid to do anything. I don't have the guts to pack up and leave, and I seriously doubt it would make my parents too happy. Yahoo Answers, what do you suggest?