IN MY OPINION;

WILLIAM REYNOLDS;

MYTHS ABOUT ACTING?

One myth about acting is that it is a young person’s profession. While it’s true that movies and TV shows feature people in their 20s, many times older actors have an easier time landing roles in markets like Los Angeles Atlanta and New York. There are so many young people trying to make it that those older aspiring actors, feel defeated before they even start, So they don't. Besides, outside Hollywood and New York City, and the Atl, many professional acting jobs are parts in local commercials and corporate training films, and now in Atlanta big time movies. Directors want actors who look like people you see everywhere you  go. —in other words, like ordinary people. Extras can earn $75 to $150 per day, while principal work can pay $600 or more per day, while SAG scale is upward of $900 per day and many times more if you can land a recurring role (not necessarily seen everyday)

Do not get discouraged before you even begin.