QUESTION: I have the opposite situation that the 21 year old did. I was acting when I first graduated high school. I was discouraged — even sabotaged– by my family. I always said that I would do it ‘later”. Long story short, I never did (although I did join AFTRA decades ago: I gave that […]
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Questions and Answers
by Peter (New York City, NY) QUESTION: Hello, I am a soon to be 38 year old male living in NYC who has dreamed of being a screenwriter/actor/singer/producer. I want to work in the U.S and Europe but mainly in Europe but the reality is I am unsure if any of this is even possible […]
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How to become a movie actor?
QUESTION: My name is kanako johnson. i have a dream to be an movie star i don’t know what do. could you tell me what is good to do first? ANSWER: Getting acting roles in movies starts with the same process as any acting roles. First is training – going to a good acting school […]
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Acting Advice!
by Jess (Canada) QUESTION: I love acting, it’s the one thing I love to do. It’s always been something I love and recently I’ve decided that I can’t see myself doing anything else in the future. I want to make acting a career. Right now I am 16. I hope that isn’t too old to […]
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No Man’s Land
by Elisa de Lima (Portugal) QUESTION: Hi, and thank you for your help in advance and for providing this useful website. I am Portuguese born, though globetrotter since early age. I have been involved in the arts since I can remember, from dance to music, visual arts, writing, etc. I left my home country (alone) […]
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Typecasting
by Elizabeth (Indiana) Actress91 QUESTION: What questions do you need to ask yourself to figure out your typecasting? Thank you and God bless. ANSWER: Look at this article on finding your type. It has a list of questions to narrow down what you could be cast as.
by Gabriel (Ixtlán del Rio, Nayarit, Mexico) QUESTION: Hi there, my name is Gabriel, and i am from Mexico, recently i`ve thinking very much about being an actor, I`m 22 years old,i spent the past three years studying Graphic Design and to be honest i suck at this profession, so recently i was inspired by […]
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Help Starting my Acting Career
QUESTION: Hi, my name Anastazia and i want to be an actress. I’m 18 years old and I’m graduating high school in June. I have never acted in my life. My school holds a play every year and I only got a small, non-verbal role. I live in a small town in up-state New York […]
QUESTION: I was looking through your section about filling a resume and it was very helpful except for one thing. What if I don’t have any special skills? ANSWER: If you really believe you have no special skills, you don’t have to have a special skills section on your acting resume. As long as you […]
by Shelby Salt (Calgary, Alberta Canada) QUESTION: In school, we are doing a Cinderella parody and I auditioned for Cinderella and got the part. I was very happy about that until it came to developing and knowing your character. In the play Cinderella likes basketball and that’s pretty much the only difference from the real […]