-- Posted by OodleNoodle at 7:50 pm on May 3, 2008 So badly. SO badly. I KNOW that I'm good, I know. I don't want to be all "I'm the best actor in the world, la di da!" but I do know that I have talent. I'm studying it professionally - I've been told that. I was even randomly approached by a man on the street who saw a play of mine and really enjoyed my performance. I don't want fame and I don't want money. I don't want to move to Los Angeles. Everybody in LA is in "actor" anyway - usually because they want to be famous or become rich or party with the stars or have glory or whatever. I love the craft. I just love it. And if I had a way to support myself, I would do it for nothing, just so I could do it. But I'm surrounded by people who constantly tell me that I can't. That I should throw away my dreams and find a "real" career. I hate that. It's so depressing. -- Posted by Teenie1 at 7:51 pm on May 3, 2008 doesn't everyone? *sigh* -- Posted by katjassidekick at 7:52 pm on May 3, 2008 A real aspiring actor or actress wouldn't let others getting in the way. -- Posted by panicxparadox at 7:52 pm on May 3, 2008 Go do it! Follow your dreams. -- Posted by OodleNoodle at 7:52 pm on May 3, 2008 Quote: from Teenie1 at 7:51 pm on May 3, 2008 doesn't everyone? *sigh* No. I don't know that many people around here who have any interest in theatre at all. Most want to be engineers and get into the mining and petroleum industry - it's booming here. -- Posted by carracer at 7:53 pm on May 3, 2008 no real career i agree pursue your dreams! don't appease to incorrect common BS belief! -- Posted by theglassflute at 7:54 pm on May 3, 2008 You should do what you need to do. Acting, along with professional musicianship and painting, ARE real careers. You just need to be very good at them. From what it sounds like, you have the potential to be that good, so go do it!!! -- Posted by bluskypeChris at 7:54 pm on May 3, 2008 Go join porn, I hear they need some good actor. And if you have like muscle, join professional wrestling.  Their some real good actor in that field. -- Posted by iniquitous at 7:55 pm on May 3, 2008 yeah. I want to be an actor too. well, and actRESS, but you get the point -- Posted by XrazorxbabeX at 7:55 pm on May 3, 2008 its your dream, go for it! i'm actually studying to become a camera person, maybe someday (if you don't let other people control your life) i'll be filming one of your movies! -- Posted by carracer at 7:56 pm on May 3, 2008 i want to be a musician don't give up dreams you will never forgive yourself -- Posted by turtle84 at 8:01 pm on May 3, 2008 my cousin went to be an actor, like went to a school for it back in Chicago, but you can't just be a straight up actor, you have to take other jobs as well to support yourself like stage crew and stuff and taking odd jobs, but you can do it if you want to. he's going to be starting next year, cuz he's graduating this year. -- Posted by AsTheCitySleeps at 8:02 pm on May 3, 2008 work your way up. -- Posted by OodleNoodle at 1:08 pm on May 4, 2008 Aww, thanks everybody! I feel better. Yeah, I know you usually can't just be an actor, because you make less than $30,000 a year, usually. But I'm okay with taking temp jobs or whatever to support myself. -- Posted by paulina922000 at 12:34 pm on May 13, 2008 I do to!