the business of acting...i want to be a star!!!

beeeeeeeeeppppppppp...that's a buzzer btw...first mistake...going into acting to become a star! surefire way to find alice's long, dark hole into wonderland...never living in the realities of this business...

okay…now you think i’m a pessimist! another beep! i’m as far from a pessimist as the east is from the west! in fact, you’ll soon discover that i am the ultimate “glass half full” person, even when it comes to the business of acting and dealing with actors, producers, directors, acting coaches…blah blah blah…

so your child wants to get into acting…they truly want to be an actor…not just walk the red carpet and wear gorgeous clothes…so what do you do first? you have a door that has to be opened…and it doesn’t slam open…it opens little by little…knowledge is cumulative…line upon line…precept upon precept…in fact, all of life is the same way…and acting really is part of life…

there are 2 sides to show business:

show – learning how to act…finding great acting classes (which we’ll cover that in the future…little by little, remember?)…getting an agent…getting auditions…booking a role…becoming famous XXfingerscrossedXX…
business – this is just what it says it is…a business…it is not family, friends or buddies…people are in this business to (a) express themselves creatively, but more importantly…(b) to make money…never forget this…if you do, you will get frustrated and never make it to the point that you or your child are ready to break into success…

gotta run…so sorry for leaving you hanging! but i’ll return soon to give you a quick peek into what you need to succeed as an actor…it will be an introduction into the wonderful world of show business!

have a blessed and prosperous day!

hugs and out~