Questions and Answers
by Marcus Moore QUESTION: What would you advise is the best way to balance working a Mon-Fri 9 to 5, while also successfully beginning an acting career,preferably in tv/film? ANSWER: The acting training is not a problem. There are plenty of evening classes for actors, from 6-9 pm, for example. The problem are the auditions. […]
by Emzi QUESTION: When you take a headshot for film/tv/theatre: Should the headshot represent my personality how I am as a person or it should represent what type of characters I would like to play? ANSWER: A headshot should show both your “type” and your personality. When a casting director looks at your picture, they […]
QUESTION: Hello, my name is Justina, I am 17 years old. Currently I live in Lithuania. My biggest dream is to become an actress. I am asking your advice because I have a problem. I don’t know where to start, because in my country acting business is not doing very well and I am a […]
by Peter (New York City, NY) QUESTION: Hello, I am a soon to be 38 year old male living in NYC who has dreamed of being a screenwriter/actor/singer/producer. I want to work in the U.S and Europe but mainly in Europe but the reality is I am unsure if any of this is even possible […]
QUESTION: Thanks so much for the information, I really appreciated learning about to get started as an actor. I have some questions about the physical of acting. I am currently 4’11 without heels and 5’2 with heels, I was wondering would this be a major roadblock. I have seen actress such as Eva Longoria, Hayden […]
QUESTION: I have the opposite situation that the 21 year old did. I was acting when I first graduated high school. I was discouraged — even sabotaged– by my family. I always said that I would do it ‘later”. Long story short, I never did (although I did join AFTRA decades ago: I gave that […]
by Jess (Canada) QUESTION: I love acting, it’s the one thing I love to do. It’s always been something I love and recently I’ve decided that I can’t see myself doing anything else in the future. I want to make acting a career. Right now I am 16. I hope that isn’t too old to […]
QUESTION: My name is kanako johnson. i have a dream to be an movie star i don’t know what do. could you tell me what is good to do first? ANSWER: Getting acting roles in movies starts with the same process as any acting roles. First is training – going to a good acting school […]
by Elisa de Lima (Portugal) QUESTION: Hi, and thank you for your help in advance and for providing this useful website. I am Portuguese born, though globetrotter since early age. I have been involved in the arts since I can remember, from dance to music, visual arts, writing, etc. I left my home country (alone) […]
by Elizabeth (Indiana) Actress91 QUESTION: What questions do you need to ask yourself to figure out your typecasting? Thank you and God bless. ANSWER: Look at this article on finding your type. It has a list of questions to narrow down what you could be cast as.