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This has been on my mind for the past week.. what’s the lifestyle of an actor/actress like? Before this i couldn’t give a crap about celebrities and actors but there’s one actress that really touched me, i.e. AnnaSophia Robb. Her movies are just so sincere and sweet, and at the same time heartbreaking. Her performance in Sleepwalking and Bridge to Terabithia had such a great emotional weight. The latter even made me break down in tears (i’m an 18 year old guy btw) and wonder about the brevity of life. I guess it’s the way i could relate to her, her sincerity and her drive to help people and she’s so close to my age.
This left me wondering about what the lifestyle of an actor/actress would be like? Is it chaotic or relaxing, fun or depressing? I think it’s great to be able to travel the world and meet so many people. I do know the realities of the acting business though, like how only 2% of that profession earn enough to put food on their table. But at the same time I know how satisfying it is to be able to work out your passion in the arts.
Could someone tell me the downsides of the profession and how it’s like to be in that field? Such as auditions and stuff… I just want to know the realities of it. I always liked a profession that lets you use your creativity and serves as an emotional outlet, but are you really comfortable doing it when you have so many people watching you as you’re doing it(film crew, etc). Not to mention the lack of personal life that follows due to paparazzi. Does it rob you of some part of your life that you would have if you hadn’t gotten into it? Is the profession as great as people make it to be?
Just to add a little bit of info about myself, when I was younger I wanted to become a vet, then a surgeon (people have said i was good with my hands), then an environmentalist (cause people are basically raping mother earth). I like to go for things out of the norm so i didn’t want to become a doctor/lawyer/engineer. RIght now i’m in university going for an actuarial science major and music minor (i love music and i’m in a band) but i’m having second thoughts. I really want to go around the world helping people and do volunteer work. I was thinking of maybe doing this on-off thing of working one year and doing volunteer work the next. I know that’s not really possible and it would just piss off my boss, but that’s what i want to do. The reason for that is there’s nothing that hurts me more than the thought of us living the comfortable life when there are millions of people who never had the chance to experience even a fraction of the luxuries we have. After all life is short, we live work and die. There must be more meaning to it
Sorry for the randomness of my questions but i had to get these thoughts out of my mind. I would really appreciate it if someone in the acting business could give me some insight into that profession especially the bad sides that most people don’t know. I’m open minded so go ahead and say anything you like, as long as it’s honest. also is there a community program in Canada that sends you to different parts of the world and pays for your food,lodging,flight etc? Thanks a lot