So You Want to Pursue an Acting Career?

Here Are Some Tips to Get You on Track

To achieve any goal you are willing to work hard. You set plans to execute them within a time frame. You sit and fine tune everything before you even begin the first step. You visualize the end even at the beginning. The same can be said to rule if you were to set out to be in the career with movies. If that is what you want, there is nothing that should can come in your way, not even your age, gender, status or nationality. It will be hard work and the ability to put up with twists and turns and rejections along the way. Remember Rock Hudson and "Come September?" The great star actor was once kicked out by the gate man at a studio. If he can carry on after that so can you. Here are some tips to help you move along, no matter what...

1. Look at yourself thoroughly. Aim to look your best before every audition both physically and mentally. It will help if you practice and rehearse your dialogue. Imagine yourself in front of a live audience in a theater. Tone up your body. Spruce up your appearance. A fit and confident man should attract a producer more easily. Mentally prepare yourself for the audition guys to bawl at you. I once heard an assistant director yelling at a hopeful " Be natural man! Who do you think you are? Clark Gable!" It may be days and weeks and months before you even get your first callback. It would be ideal if you can do a job at part time while you are going through the process of being auditioned. It will help you to get along financially and a diversion from the pulls and drags of audition. As we said earlier treat this phase in your acting career as fun. That way you will not take the rejections too hard and too personal. It will also help if you can incline yourself stoically to get up again when you are rejected. This will be your strength when you feel like giving up.