This business is hard—you knew that when you started. But that’s why our Backstage Experts are here for you. As industry professionals spanning various areas of the business, our Backstage Experts are casting directors, acting teachers, coaches, and beyond, and they know the difficulties you’ll have to face. That’s why we knew they’d be the perfect group to ask the following question:
What is the hardest lesson (or harshest truth) an actor will learn throughout his/her career?
Here are answers from 15 industry professionals!
(And if you missed the last installment of this column, check out “What Makes an Acting Class Right for You?” and see how to get your acting questions answered at the bottom of this article!)
Paul Barry, L.A.-based acting teacher and founder of Acting 4 Camera Actors should be learning harsh truths at least a few times a week. If they don’t, their progress is going to be too slow to truly capitalize on opportunities before many of their most marketable years have passed them by.
Understanding that hard work does not always equal success though is the harshest of all truths. We all know a great older actor that has worked consistently
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