Does beauty matter in acting?

Looks are not important for an actor, so much as they are important to get cast in projects that pay what film, tv and professional theater do. Most people look neither here nor there on film, but casting agents want either a “here” or a “there”. This means people with the looks for either a character or leading role.

Does an actor have to be good looking?

Looks are very important in the typical casting process used in the mainstream film industry in the United States, but you can use that to your advantage, or you can bypass that process in various ways. You don’t have to be pretty to be an actor.

Can you really make a living as an actor?

Among the miniscule number of actors who actually book jobs, there is an even tinier fraction of people who manage to make a living doing it. First, there is the matter of digging yourself out of a hole of expenses. The costs surrounding a struggling actor can seem almost like a malicious scheme to take money from naive, handsome people.

Was becoming an actor the worst decision of Your Life?

Sometimes your obstacles can even come from your own home – Loved ones who don’t get it and don’t support your dream trying to protect you from getting hurt by bursting your bubble every chance they get. Sometimes it seems like becoming an actor was the worst decision of your life.

Does acting experience really help you get a job?

All the experience you’ll be racking up will just be preparing you for a life in the service industry. Sure, you will still be honing your skills as an actor through classes and auditions, but until your acting resume includes more than school plays and student films, it won’t help you get a job, because

Should You Follow Your Dream of becoming an actor?

If you know me at all, you know that the prior statement is preposterous because YOU following YOUR dream of becoming an actor is what I’m all about. It’s what I stand for. It’s what I INSIST you give yourself because you deserve to live a joyous life where your dreams are not dreams but your reality.