Do you Want to Be an ACTOR?

IN MY OPINION;

WILLIAM REYNOLDS:

DO YOU REALLY (REALLY) WANT TO BE AN ACTOR?

YOU SHOULD PROBABLY READ THIS. IT MAY BE 'YOU'.

Yes! So why do it? What is the “right” reason to act? As far as I can see, there’s only one: because you can’t see yourself doing anything else. Again, cliched, but for a reason, it’s true. How to tell if your heart’s desire is really acting? Aside from the obvious, a willingness to do whatever you can for no other payoff than a chance to act, I think there’s a joy you find in acting, period. Actors who really love acting love other actors, love working with other actors, love watching other actors. My first hint that maybe many have gotten into this for (ahem) less than noble reasons were the pangs of envy. Perhaps watching others succeed where maybe you felt like you were failing, or outright jealousy over what they could do that you couldn’t seem to accomplish, no matter how hard you may have tried. Or, at least 'thought' you were giving it your all. Which is not to say there won’t be a touch of longing inside of you for love or fame or money, either your own or other people’s. But it’s just that—a touch. And you’re in touch with it, and truthful about it. You’re aware of the shifts in your thinking and feeling, no matter how small it may seem. In other words, if you’re really meant to be acting, you’re doing it already…