WHY ACTORS QUIT THE BUSINESS:

IN MY OPINION:

WILLIAM REYNOLDS:

WHY ACTORS QUIT THE BUSINESS:

""I've tried and tried and tried"">>>>Many of us never get to that point.

As I’ve written in previous articles, far too many people who think they want to be actors think of it as a lottery—just being in the right place and the right time in order to be “discovered.” They have no real strategy, but are instead just wishing for a happy accident. They don’t develop their craft or their God given skills because they think it’s all a question of talent— either you have it or you don’t. And, my friends, haven’t we seen so many of our formerly fellow actors give up when they’ve exhausted their money, mental, emotional, and physical health, and their 20s?

Working in casting, I’m always seeing familiar faces of actors I’ve been putting on tape for years. I also love seeing new faces and getting to know their efforts, their plans. But, I’d really like to see a list of all the actors who’ve left the business in the many years I’ve been casting.and running an agency And, I’d like to know the reasons why. Most likely it is going to boil down to 'real preparation' and not 'perceived preparation. The last being, or coming from bad advice.