Anyone can be an actor. You don't need a degree or a diploma. Hell, you don't even need to be tall or good looking anymore. But to be paid to act, thus in turn be able to pay to live an acceptable lifestyle via a method of monetary income is a symbol of recognition: that perhaps you can do this shit for real.
I don't know the exact percentage of thesps out there who make their whole income through acting alone, but I know it's pitifully low. I have been lucky enough to work in TV, film and theatre; flown all over and put up in 5-star hotels. I've attended press conferences, appeared in magazines and chat shows, and at one point even had an entourage. Yet I never know where my next pay cheque is coming from. I have no idea how I'm going to pay my bills, keep a roof over my head and yes, I still get shit myself at some castings.
Will it ever end? I don't know. If you're interested in the life of glitz and glamour that being an actress entails, then stop reading now before I shatter your illusion. I live in the real world, it's not easy, but it's all we have.
Read at your own peril...
Welcome to the reality.
I don't know the exact percentage of thesps out there who make their whole income through acting alone, but I know it's pitifully low. I have been lucky enough to work in TV, film and theatre; flown all over and put up in 5-star hotels. I've attended press conferences, appeared in magazines and chat shows, and at one point even had an entourage. Yet I never know where my next pay cheque is coming from. I have no idea how I'm going to pay my bills, keep a roof over my head and yes, I still get shit myself at some castings.
Will it ever end? I don't know. If you're interested in the life of glitz and glamour that being an actress entails, then stop reading now before I shatter your illusion. I live in the real world, it's not easy, but it's all we have.
Read at your own peril...
Welcome to the reality.