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Is My Accent in the Way of an Acting Career

by Dmitry (Moscow, Russia) QUESTION: Dear Acting-School-Stop.com, First you did a great job creating this highly helpful resource, Thank you! Hope you receive as much as you give.. my question is about the English and the accent. English is not my native language and I try constantly improve it but it will always be hard […]

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Is 25 too old to start an acting career

by Adam (Sweden) QUESTION: Hi, my name is Adam and I’m 25 years old. I live in Sweden. I’ve read your website and it’s wonderful. I’ve always loved acting and wanted to become an actor. – My dream was and still is to pursue a career in hollywood. Sadly, I didn’t get the opportunity to […]

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Learning the business of acting

QUESTION: I read somewhere online about acting on screen(movies) that it is not only about having talent and being good in acting. It is also about being able to learn how the business works and by being able to learn the business(as well as being a good actor) you will succeed as an actor. Is […]

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The advantage of becoming an Extra

QUESTION: Dear Acting-school-stop, First of all thank you for all the information you gave me. It is an amazing opportunity for any young actor who dreams big to find a website like this. I became aware of so many interesting facts and details that I had no idea before. My name is Archil and I […]

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Acting vs medicine

by Malcolm Herrera (El Salvador) The one on the right is me, next to me is my friend. QUESTION: Hi, my name is Malcolm and I currently live in a Latin-American Country, However, I have 2 choices: Study in my country a normal career (medicine), or go and live with my Aunt in Los Angeles. […]

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Can I still make it in Acting after College?

QUESTION: Hi, I’m 19 years old and I’m a freshman in college in Ireland. I’ve always loved acting, however after school I decided to start an academic degree in College (French and Classical Civilisation). I really like my courses, and I do want to stay in college for now, however I do still really want […]

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Acting on Camera and in Front of Others

by Josephine (Richmond, VA) QUESTION: I have recently considered becoming an actress and have had experience acting for plays, sketches, skits, etc. on stage, and have felt comfortable with those. However, I always choke up when in front of the camera. I’m also more nervous in front of people that I know, but I’m perfectly […]

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Can I become an actor??

QUESTION: I am studying medicine and would become a psychiatrist in Germany but I also have a huge yearning for acting as well as learning languages, so do you think that since psychiatry is not as straining as for instance surgery that I can pursue my acting dream?? ANSWER: You can always pursue acting as […]

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Bad at acting

by Deborah J Oh (Duluth Ga United States) QUESTION: If you are bad at acting can you still try to act? PS. Is this really free? ANSWER: It depends who says you’re bad at acting… If you believe that, then it will be hard to make it in acting with no self-confidence. But if you’ve […]

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Actor real age or playing age most important

by Emma QUESTION: Is the real age or the playing age of a person most important for casting directors? What if you are 25 years old but look like a 16 year old and you want to audition for a part to play a 16 year old girl? Do I get a chance to audition […]