Questions and Answers
QUESTION: Hello, I have read that one of the best things a new actor can do is be an extra in a movie. I was wondering if you could tell me how to do this and what website is most accredited for finding jobs. Thank you! ANSWER: If you’ve never acted in a film, it […]
by Yossi (United States) QUESTION: I was looking through your section about filling a resume and it was very helpful except for one thing. What if I don’t have any special skills? ANSWER: If you really believe you have no special skills, you don’t have to have a special skills section on your acting resume. […]
QUESTION: I’m a 58-year-old black man who, despite my age and brawn-I’m 5’8″,210-220 lb.,sporting 18″ biceps-am regarded boyishly handsome.Additionally, my voice belies not just my beefy physique,but my race-I’m said to sound more like, as one acting coach told me some years back,a Southern rock or Country singer rather than a “churchy,” or “typically urban” […]
by Dae ( Michigan) QUESTION: How do you do it? How do you get on shows and movies without paying for school? ANSWER: It’s true. Not everyone goes to acting school. Some kids just learn by doing. They go to a go-see or an audition one day, book the job, and learn the rest as […]
by marta (miami) QUESTION: I work and my child also has school. I don’t know if i can do this. My child loves acting. She always tells me “i wanna be something in life” and it makes me feel bad i can’t help her. What can i do? ANSWER: Put her in a child acting […]
by Cherome White (Levittown, NY) QUESTION: I would like to know the best places to live for a child who would like to act, to be closer to the business. ANSWER: Los Angeles is the place with the most auditions for commercial, film and TV, for both adults and children. A lot of the auditions […]
by KC (N) QUESTION: How do you know your child has talent? Of course as a parent I think she does, but when I see other kids getting higher roles in local shows I start to wonder what is missing. Her teacher says she’s great but I wonder if he says that just to keep […]
by Ashley S. (New Bedford, Massachusetts ) QUESTION: What if you know your child has an extreme amount of talent, like across the board, not just because shes my kid. I mean, looks, voice and talent with acting. But how can you start them up if you don’t have the funds available to do so? […]
QUESTION: What chance does a regular child have of being in major roles? ANSWER: That’s a tough question. There’s tons of kids who are interested in acting and only a few who get major roles, so if you look at it this way, the chances are slim, but the odds are much better when: – […]
by zachery davis (Sandy, Utah) QUESTION: I think my kid would be great she is 2 years old and can remember everything like songs her ABC’s not much she cant plus the things she comes up with are a amazing I would just like to know more of how to get her in to it […]