Questions and Answers
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 […]
by Monre (Mississippi) QUESTIONS: I am a 20 year old African American male. I have always dreamed of becoming an actor and have finally began to take steps towards making my dream happen. I recently enrolled in an acting classed, changed my major to theatre and taken part in 3 college films. At the age […]
by emily QUESTION: I want to become a movie actress but I do not think I am pretty enough. I would like to get leading/starring roles but I am afraid that I will never get them in the future because I am not pretty enough and good-looking. Do I have to be pretty to get […]
QUESTION: Hi, I had visited this site for a while and still get confuse with it lol. Anyways, just like the people’s questions starts, “I want to become in actor.” But in my case, I don’t know if I should or not. I have wanted to become an actor but I have never done anything […]
(Los Angeles) QUESTION: Im a high school senior and would love to become an actress one day, however, i know it’s a very risky career. Since it is not a stable job, i have planned to graduate from college and get a stable job while attempting to pursue an acting career. I was wondering if […]
by Marcus Moore QUESTION: What would you advise is the best way to balance working a Mon-Fri 9 to 5, while also successfully beginning an acting career,preferably in tv/film? ANSWER: The acting training is not a problem. There are plenty of evening classes for actors, from 6-9 pm, for example. The problem are the auditions. […]
QUESTION: Hello, my name is Justina, I am 17 years old. Currently I live in Lithuania. My biggest dream is to become an actress. I am asking your advice because I have a problem. I don’t know where to start, because in my country acting business is not doing very well and I am a […]
by Emzi QUESTION: When you take a headshot for film/tv/theatre: Should the headshot represent my personality how I am as a person or it should represent what type of characters I would like to play? ANSWER: A headshot should show both your “type” and your personality. When a casting director looks at your picture, they […]
QUESTION: Thanks so much for the information, I really appreciated learning about to get started as an actor. I have some questions about the physical of acting. I am currently 4’11 without heels and 5’2 with heels, I was wondering would this be a major roadblock. I have seen actress such as Eva Longoria, Hayden […]
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 […]