Pursuing a career as an actor is like running an obstacle course that never ends. The moment you clear the first hurdle, another one pops up right in front of you. And as you approach that hurdle, you notice a few more in the distance. That’s the life you have chosen. That’s the life of an actor.
Yay!
And the sad truth is those damn hurdles never end. When you’re starting out, you have to get the perfect headshot, you have to find the right teacher, you have to join the union, you have to sign with an agent, you have to sign with a better agent, you have to make casting fans, you have to book your first job, you have to book more jobs, you have to book better jobs—and I’m just getting started. I could go on and on for the rest of this column but I would still need more space.
So how do you get ahead? How can you accomplish your goals? Well, the key is understanding the difference between persistence and perseverance.
Look at it this way. If persistence is focusing on one specific project with single-minded determination, perseverance is about the long game. It’s about clearing every single hurdle on that obstacle course knowing full well that when you’re done, another obstacle course
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