So after all these years you have decided you want to be an actor. You are ready to quit your office job, get some great headshots, start auditioning, and give acting a shot. Or maybe you used to be an actor, and are re-entering the business after some years off. So where do you start? How do you jump into this crazy business later in life? How do you enter a marketplace that is rapidly changing, where it’s much easier to get an agent if you are young and hot? How do you make a living as an actor when you are up against all of these people who have been in the business for 20 years already and starred on dozens of network TV shows?
I get questions every day from people of all ages who want to break into the business. They want to know where they fit into the market, and how to make this dream a reality. For these actors, I think the first question you have to ask yourself is, “Do I want to make a living doing this?” or “Do I want to do this as a hobby?” If you want to make a living at it, it’s going to be much more difficult (but not impossible), as a lot of these high paying union jobs will go to more experienced actors, who have proven themselves already in the acting world, have a
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