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any good part time courses??

j2u · 2006-09-04 18:32:15

hi i would like to get into acting but it would have to be part time because i dont want to quit my job in the hope of becoming a big star,realistically that probaly wont happen,i mean it is a very competitive industry isnt it? so i would need to do a part time course.how does the acting business really work,?i mean do you…

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hi i would like to get into acting but it would have to be part time because i dont want to quit my job in the hope of becoming a big star,realistically that probaly wont happen,i mean it is a very competitive industry isnt it? so i would need to do a part time course.how does the acting business really work,?i mean do you learn your stuff and then hopefully somebody close to a director or that spots you and likes your talent and then you get one part after another until your big??

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#2 04-09-2006 07:07PM

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It's mostly luck. The big actors sometimes just fall on their feet or sometimes have to do gruntwork for years before being "discovered".

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#3 04-09-2006 07:36PM

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What do you want? Do you want to be a star or do you want to be a good actor? They are two different things you know.

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#4 05-09-2006 09:51AM

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metrovelvet wrote:

What do you want? Do you want to be a star or do you want to be a good actor? They are two different things you know.

They may be two different things, but it is possible to be both.

However, if you're just in it to be a 'star', then you may well be wasting your time. Concentrate on being a 'damn fine actor' first, I'd say...

Check out the resources in the Theatre Forum Resource List and make a few calls...

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