In every aspect of life—especially acting—fear can creep in and get the best of you. That’s why we want you to get ahead of the curve and know what you’ll need to beat in order to make acting your life’s work.
As industry professionals spanning various areas of the business, our Backstage Experts know exactly what fears actors face throughout their careers, but they also know actors are a strong bunch, and can tackle just about anything. This week we asked them the following question:
What fears must you overcome in order to be an actor?
Here are 11 fears you’ll have to nip in the bud to be the working actor we know you’re meant to be.
(And if you missed the last installment of this column (and didn’t get what you wanted for the holidays), check out “15 New Year’s Resolutions for the Successful Actor” 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 Fear is either destructive and must be eradicated, or else it’s an invaluable opportunity from which to learn—even enjoy. I prefer to view it as the latter.
When one eventually
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