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Where to Study Acting

by Emily QUESTION: Hi, I am currently studying a theatre course at university in England. I am foreign(and I don`t have a british accent) and I want to become a movie actress focusing on screen acting but I am confused if it is best for me to stay in England to pursue an acting career […]

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Acting with Bare Experience

by Tatiana QUESTION: I’m an 18 year old freshman in College and I was wondering what I could do to start my acting career. I’m going for my AA and I don’t know what I want to major in afterwards. The only experience I have ever had with acting is a small workshop with the […]

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ACTING CAREER ON COMMERCIAL TELEVISION AD

by Nisha Gehlot (Hyderabad) QUESTION: I am a post graduate in Retail & Marketing, carrying an experience of 6 month as sales manager. I am very much interested to work on commercial ad on television.I am not a professional actor or a model but still want a career in commercial ads on television. How to […]

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Learning the business of acting

QUESTION: I read somewhere online about acting on screen(movies) that it is not only about having talent and being good in acting. It is also about being able to learn how the business works and by being able to learn the business(as well as being a good actor) you will succeed as an actor. Is […]

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Bad at acting

by Deborah J Oh (Duluth Ga United States) QUESTION: If you are bad at acting can you still try to act? PS. Is this really free? ANSWER: It depends who says you’re bad at acting… If you believe that, then it will be hard to make it in acting with no self-confidence. But if you’ve […]

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Acting on Camera and in Front of Others

by Josephine (Richmond, VA) QUESTION: I have recently considered becoming an actress and have had experience acting for plays, sketches, skits, etc. on stage, and have felt comfortable with those. However, I always choke up when in front of the camera. I’m also more nervous in front of people that I know, but I’m perfectly […]

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The advantage of becoming an Extra

QUESTION: Dear Acting-school-stop, First of all thank you for all the information you gave me. It is an amazing opportunity for any young actor who dreams big to find a website like this. I became aware of so many interesting facts and details that I had no idea before. My name is Archil and I […]

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Can I still make it in Acting after College?

QUESTION: Hi, I’m 19 years old and I’m a freshman in college in Ireland. I’ve always loved acting, however after school I decided to start an academic degree in College (French and Classical Civilisation). I really like my courses, and I do want to stay in college for now, however I do still really want […]

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Can I become an actor??

QUESTION: I am studying medicine and would become a psychiatrist in Germany but I also have a huge yearning for acting as well as learning languages, so do you think that since psychiatry is not as straining as for instance surgery that I can pursue my acting dream?? ANSWER: You can always pursue acting as […]

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Acting with Scars

by Monre (Mississippi) QUESTIONS: I am a 20 year old African American male. I have always dreamed of becoming an actor and have finally began to take steps towards making my dream happen. I recently enrolled in an acting classed, changed my major to theatre and taken part in 3 college films. At the age […]