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dagirly1 · 08-11-2005, 07:54 AM

Hi

Have any of you guys thought about moving to LA or NY to pursue your acting career? If so, what has stopped you from going? or What made you go? I am thinking about moving to LA but I want to find a job before I move.

Light · 08-11-2005, 09:59 AM

I actually am going to be moving at the start of next year. To LA that is. My best friend is a working Director out there has has offered to let me bum his couch until I can get on my own two feet. I guess for me the biggest reason I never moved out before was that I was still in High School. Not that my schooling was all that important to me, hell I probably would have dropped by Junior year if it were me, but my family really wanted me to finish so I made a deal with them, I finish High School and once I get a real place to stay out in LA, Daddy pays for 6 months rent, and Mama pays for 6 months food. So I finished and am right now in the process of getting my **** together and slowing working myself out of my current life so I am free to move in late December early January.

Irronically one of my other best friends just finished his Freshman year at Carnegie Mellon and decided to drop out and in late December early January he will be moving to New York to do this Broadway thing.

I think the biggest thing for most people I talk to and most of my older friends who it took a while for them to move was this; Not being pissed off.

Most of my friends and I have always been performers. Actually all my close friends went to a different High School then me and were usually a year or two older then I, so a lot of them sat at home once they finished High School, did some regional work, and if I can brag on them a bit, usually got leading roles for everything...it all seemed nice, but eventually, the artist in everyone starts to kick in where they need to have a challenge, they need to struggle to feel right, they need to have a bigger platform, whatever it is, they need to get pissed off and annoyed with their then current situation, so much so it becomes it's own motivation to get the hell out and move.

Like I said for me I have been pissed, annoyed, and searching for a challenge for around 2 years now, I have just been waiting for my chance to get the **** out of here. So watch me go.

Kaylee · 08-11-2005, 05:22 PM

Well I'm still in high school, but I plan to move to Toronto and go to film school (university), while pursuing acting. It's only about an hour and a half from where I live now, and I have family there.

I thought about going to NY for school (my cousin went there to direct), but Toronto is just more convienient at the moment.

cooljeba · 08-11-2005, 08:04 PM

neither LA or NY. I live in India :P

..:: peace ::..
Jeba

Lamonza · 08-12-2005, 01:34 AM

I have had offers to move to LA. for jobs besides acting. Like design type jobs in the past. I figured I was too young to just up and move like that. Kind of a baby in heart you know

moved to the correct forum.

Artemis · 08-14-2005, 07:15 PM

I'm going to Chicago, then moving on to New York. I want to finish school around St. Louis first before I make any major moves.

sjazaerli · 08-15-2005, 08:45 PM

I like La alot more theres alot more to do i think

cooljeba · 08-15-2005, 10:37 PM

ya LA is cool but only if u can afford to live there :P

..:: peace ::..
Jeba

sjazaerli · 08-16-2005, 06:08 PM

On the other hand new york is an amazing place id love to vist there some day but not live there

cooljeba · 08-16-2005, 06:32 PM

Ya for visiting any place should be consideerd good

but staying there changes a lotta thing. But i used to shifting my house

so may be i can adjust there lol

..:: peace ::..
Jeba