Too many actors I meet don’t have a plan. They’ve moved to Los Angeles to act and that’s about all they know.
Occasionally they’ll take a class, try joining some actor support group, attempt to network by partying or attending industry events, do a casting director workshop, try stand up or take an improv class, shoot new headshots, try to get an agent or manager, get dropped, try to get a “better” agent or manager, take a “business of acting” workshop, consider doing a play, book a job and get all energized and excited, then not book a job for weeks or months and start questioning everything, and all the while the years fly by like one long summer. One day, they wake up, they’re in their early 30s, they’ve been “at it” for a decade or more, and wondering whether they’ve just been deluding themselves the whole time that this is what they were born to do.
It doesn’t have to be like that for you. You just need a tried-and-true game plan. Having a solid plan can make all the difference in the world in making your journey in acting joyful and the sacrifices you make along the way worth it. If you know where you’re going and where you are on
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