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scionic-breeze · 09-29-2008, 07:23 AM

Hello. I have long struggled in trying to decide what I want to do with my life. I've fallen into the office, 9 -5 routine. And while it makes for a decent backup, I'm not really happy doing it. In fact, I'm incredibly bored. I consider myself a creative individual, but a lot of my creativity was smashed by my parents, telling me I had to be level-headed/responsible/etc. I'll be 26 tomorrow, and I long to lead a more creative lifestyle. I realize this means a lot of work without much return ever guarenteed on my end, but I'd still like to try. Do you think I'm "too old"? I don't have a family; I'm not ready for that commitment at this stage in my life. So I don't have anything really holding me back. Location wise, I realize I'm not at the right place to start persuing my dream, but location can change. Ultimately, I would like to do film, perhaps TV. SciFi has always been of interest to me.

Any ideas/suggestions are welcomed. Thanks for your time!

justgroovy · 09-29-2008, 09:21 AM

Hey there sci =) And let me say you are never too old for anything. A few years ago I made a documentary about a folk rock singer, and one of the people I interviewed was Jack Douglas (more about him here) and as a response to one of my questions he said:

"It's never too late. You can change the world with your last breath."

So you want to act or do you want to write?

scionic-breeze · 09-30-2008, 06:58 AM

Thanks for the encouragement! I'm looking into getting into acting itself. I would imagine it would be easier to break into that, than having your script get accepted?

scionic-breeze · 10-01-2008, 06:46 PM

Does anyone know of a good "acting school" directory? I found filmschools.com - but a lot of those places seem to be more concentrated on producing vs. acting. Although, I think it would be a good background, as I would plan to take my acting career to film vs. stage. Thanks in advance!

justgroovy · 10-01-2008, 06:52 PM

try this:

ActingSchools.com - Directory of U.S. Acting Schools & Acting Programs

Justme06 · 10-07-2008, 11:30 PM

I've looked into the New York Film Academy, it looks like they have a good acting program or two. When I got their catalouge I wanted to do everything in it, except maybe the digital design.