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Acting as a Career, are you crazy?

Becoming an actor was the last thing I saw myself doing when I was growing up. I come from a working class background on the lowe east side of Manhatten.,NY. This was not the Manhatten of now ,overun by yuppies and wanna be's from all over the world. No, this was the citry of the 50's, overcowded slums and as it was the beginning of the baby boom, tons and tons of children . In those days if you wanted to play outside with the other kids , you had to be good with your hands, that means if you couldn't pr wouldn't fight, you had to stay inside your crapped apartment and help your mother with the housework or you would get your but kicked by some other kid wanting your lunch money or your belt or whatever. if I had any dreams at the time it was to be a professional ballplayer and besides fighting, I played sports anywhere I could.
After many years and a tour in the US Navy and a divorce, I was at work in a job I hated and one of my co-workers suggested that I should try acting as I was always able to make people laugh. At the moment I thought he was crazy as I had absoluteley no background in the arts and I sure didn't know anybody. He said go to school under the GI Bill, which would pay for any tuition, so what do I have to lose. So I looked in the yellow pages under acting schools that were VA approved and there was one. So I called and made an appointment. And this move on a whim changed my life.
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Edder

Thanks for sharing your life with us! And welcome to the forum.

SWK78

Everyone who turns actor or filmmaker is courageous. Welcome to the pot where we humans have the greatest amount of joy!! We can do anything, be anyone, and accomplish everything we set out to do. I am glad to hear that this one decision changed your life to the better, if you hadnt decided to step over to our side of the party, the world would surely be missing a great talent.

Welcome aboard....

SWK78

actorvet

Acting Requirements

There are several things that help an actor’s career. You can have a father who is an important director in Hollywood, you can have a lot of money to produce yourself, you can be so beautiful that members of the opposite sex stop in their tracks when they see you or as in good percentage of Hollywood the same sex.But all that is for naught if you do not have good concentration. To be able to stay in the moment during a scene with a camera inches away from your face or a live audience a few feet away requirers excellent focus. Another important tool is intelligence. I know, when you hear some actors talk they sound like idiots but an actor has to be able to break down a script. He must pick up the style of the piece whether a comedy or drama or both. He must understand his character’s motivations and how his character fits into the story. The next is imagination. Many times an actor has to supply internal motivations that are not supplied by the writer which leads to interesting and original choices. If an actor comes supplied with these tools he will have a chance to make a living as an actor even if he is not beautiful or rich with a famous father.

SWK78

I definitely agree....it takes huge focus and effort to be able to do what we do, and people that arent actors, just dont get how tough our job can get....they think nothing of what goes into making a film...they must think its easy....Im happy to say im a stage actor, but i cant wait to get to the camera acting and break free of the audience thats right in front of me and be able to reach out to many many more....

SWK78

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Alan Finger

Bumping this old thread because it's got some inspiring and educational stuff in it. Thanks for sharing actorvet!

Russjns

Amen, actorvet! Great stuff!

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cenobitehell

yep

cool posts here

misteriobanderas

Hello i am new here and i find your thread inspirational.