someone from LA please kill my dreams right now of moving there and pursueing acting

[nn586]

It's good to have dreams OP - it's also good to be realistic.

There are over 100,000 actors in LA.

There are only 15 - 20 "A-List" spots available at any time in LA.

So only 0.015% of actors "make it".

In comparison, the acceptance rate to Harvard is 5.2%.

You are over 100x more likely to get in to Harvard than to become a successful actor.

99.985% of people who try to do what you want to do end up waiting tables for the Hollywood elites or sucking dick on a backroom couch.

Well you just successfully killed my dream in one post. Good job brah. Repped

[Krypkt]

"become a streamer on twitch"
i cringed op, why do all losers think of that as a backup plan
unless you're a pro player or a public figure, you have no chance as a regular guy unless you started doing it 3 years ago when there was no money in it and people were doing it for fun

[nn586]

"become a streamer on twitch"
i cringed op, why do all losers think of that as a backup plan
unless you're a pro player or a public figure, you have no chance as a regular guy unless you started doing it 3 years ago when there was no money in it and people were doing it for fun

I'm basically almost pro at CSGO and really any FPS I play. The hardest part would be just getting the followers.

But ya I agree, 3 years ago was the perfect time to get into that.

[KingSWRV]

TBH I don't really know what I want. I do feel like I could be successful in anything I put my mind to. But I also feel like I'm getting tugged in 10 different directions the way my mind works with different avenues to go in life. I have so many interests it's hard.

That's a good point though I wouldn't say that my feelings are that strong towards acting. Cause if they were I'd already be there. But you've been in the game so I got the hook up now? Jk but how did you like it? Any success?

I spent two years doing and memorizing 2-3 scenes a week at the prestigious Beverly Hills Playhouse and I finally got to a point where I wasn't getting rekt in the feedback and everyone thought I might actually make it but then me and my "fiancée" had a violently dramatic breakup and all I wanted to do was LDAR for the next couple years and I moved away from LA and left the agency I worked so hard to get with.

I mighta made it bro... Who knows.

But what I learned from in those classes was equivalent to having a PHD in psychology and gave me presentation skills I used for life after that.

[RobotDeathSquad]

Because you believe you might make it. You gotta be realistic. Only become an actor if its the only thing you feel like you want to do in life and you cant breathe doing anything else.

You gotta sacrifice and be prepared that its all for nothing.

Only then will you be ready, when you are ready to fail.

Im in the Screen Actors Guild bro, I know how it is. Ive been in the game.

Do you have something, as an artist, that you want to say to the world? What product do you bring to the industry?

Its a privilege not a job, they don't need you, nobody does. What is so vital about you, your look, you acting skill set that separates you from the MILLIONS who try to become actors every year and fail??? What makes you think you will win the lottery?

What exactly do you think you have to offer or makes you special?

What did it take for you to get your SAG card?

[nn586]

I spent two years doing and memorizing 2-3 scenes a week at the prestigious Beverly Hills Playhouse and I finally got to a point where I wasn't getting rekt in the feedback and everyone thought I might actually make it but then me and my "fiancée" had a violently dramatic breakup and all I wanted to do was LDAR for the next couple years and I moved away from LA.

I mighta made it bro... Who knows.

But what I learned from in those classes was equivalent to having a PHD in psychology and gave me presentation skills I used for life after that.

Interesting, so what do you do now if you don't mind me asking?

[EvanAlmighty]

thanks for the thread OP, i wanna get into acting as well, i guess im a bit more fortunate that im in NYC so theres Broadway and other ventures in the acting industry.

just gotta get up and give it a shot, just hoping my non-Chad looks can get me somewhere haha

[Nizza123]

Grow some balls and do it for life experience if nothing else! Get outside your comfort zone.

You're in your 20s and have nothing to lose but a lot of regret to gain when you're 50.

Every time I watch the oscars I fantasise about the lifestyle and being in a relationship with Jennifer Lawrence.

Don't listen to the naysayers on here, even if you fail and are waiting tables at least you tried and if you look at the road to success of many actors they're all unique; sure there's nepotism and stars that are groomed for cinema since birth but there's guys like Costner, Willis, Hamm, Pitt, Ford who struggled and persevered for years playing extras and getting small parts and getting rejected constantly before they got their breakthrough role.

Remember that every *** on here that denounces your dream are crippled by their own fear and insecurities of inadequacy leading them to take any .... job that life gives them. For every pussy that decides their dream is unrealistic and never try means there's less competition for the difficult opportunities in life.

I suggest reading Costner's wiki page to fuel your dreams and make them a reality.

[nn586]

thanks for the thread OP, i wanna get into acting as well, i guess im a bit more fortunate that im in NYC so theres Broadway and other ventures in the acting industry.

just gotta get up and give it a shot, just hoping my non-Chad looks can get me somewhere haha

That's the thing you DON'T need to be a 10/10 female or male to make it and lol at anyone that thinks that. Just watch a tv show or movie. Average/ugly dudes are everywhere.

[RobotDeathSquad]

Move to LA
Get engineering job making 100K (adjusted for col )
Buy up cheap real estate in Detroit
Profit in 2036

This. Or start vertical farms with aeroponics (don't confuse with hydroponics) and ship out to food desert cities.

[Boba155]

That's the thing you DON'T need to be a 10/10 female or male to make it and lol at anyone that thinks that. Just watch a tv show or movie. Average/ugly dudes are everywhere.

Every single one of those people likely works a second job to support their acting income, because they can't get roles on a consistent basis (because they aren't attractive, and thus cannot be on the A-list).

You think those ugly people have agents, lmfao? They literally come from their job as a busboy in a taco restaurant and will likely travel home later that night on pubic transport.

[KingSWRV]

What did it take for you to get your SAG card?

I signed up for a casting call for a TV show and they needed a small talking role in the bathroom with one of the main cast members and they walked up to a crowd of us who were playing students at the school to choose someone for the impromptu role and the assistant director pointed at me and another guy and brought us before the main director and fortunately he picked me and I qualified after that.

Felt golden lol.

Yes I looked super attractive at the time.

These days I just work construction in AZ lol.

[nn586]

Every single one of those people likely works a second job to support their acting income, because they can't get roles on a consistent basis (because they aren't attractive, and thus cannot be on the A-list).

You think those ugly people have agents, lmfao? They literally come from their job as a busboy in a taco restaurant and will likely travel home later that night on pubic transport.

You think Jonah Hill doesn't have an agent? Mclovin? I could name more but I rest my case... If anything you need a great personality to GET the connections. If I was famous and getting prospects coming after me all the time and a 10/10 with no personality walks up Im going to say no. But If a 5/10 comes up with an amazing personality I might consider.

[Ozzie76]

Becoming a Twitch Streamer is Realistic

Becoming a Actor isn't realistic if you don't have Talent or 10/10 Looks.

So what you need is 10/10 Looks for a chance.

[Venom08]

I've been led into fantasizing about being an actor/model by several people in the industry. Too bad nothing's come up of it yet but we'll see......

[nn586]

Becoming a Twitch Streamer is Realistic

Becoming a Actor isn't realistic if you don't have Talent or 10/10 Looks.

So what you need is 10/10 Looks for a chance.

I really don't think you need to have the looks but it definitely helps don't get me wrong.

[Laconises]

Every single one of those people likely works a second job to support their acting income, because they can't get roles on a consistent basis (because they aren't attractive, and thus cannot be on the A-list).

You think those ugly people have agents, lmfao? They literally come from their job as a busboy in a taco restaurant and will likely travel home later that night on pubic transport.

Most successful ugly actors are not talented in any way, just Jewish (Jonah Hill, Lebouf, Sandler, etc.).

If you're not Jewish you either have to be a: very good looking (and ready to suck Jewish exec cock if you're still young--think Dicaprio, Pitt, Depp) and/or have a unique look, great talent and a lot of luck (think Steve Buscemi, Jim Carrey), and/or have socialist connections (think Affleck, Damon).

[RobotDeathSquad]

I signed up for a casting call for a TV show and they needed a small talking role in the bathroom with one of the main cast members and they walked up to a crowd of us who were playing students at the school to choose someone for the impromptu role and the assistant director pointed at me and another guy and brought us before the main director and fortunately he picked me and I qualified after that.

Felt golden lol.

Yes I looked super attractive at the time.

These days I just work construction in AZ lol.

Damn, so even being in the BHplayhouse it still came down to luck. BTW when you were there, how many of the actors in movies (not necessarily big parts) had connections or nepotism helping them? Obviously you've been around insider people. Whats it like in those circles?

Hows construction going? Are you going to start your own business and become a contractor or something?

[Peace Get Busy]

The business isn't for everybody. If you have to ask this question on the Misc, you're most likely not cut out for that lifestyle.

Also, LA fkng sucks brah. Can confirm. Born and raised here.

[RobotDeathSquad]

Most successful ugly actors are not talented in any way, just Jewish (Jonah Hill, Lebouf, Sandler, etc.).

If you're not Jewish you either have to be a: very good looking (and ready to suck Jewish exec cock if you're still young--think Dicaprio, Pitt, Depp) and/or have a unique look, great talent and a lot of luck (think Steve Buscemi, Jim Carrey), and/or have socialist connections (think Affleck, Damon).

lol @ jewish. Seriously? You can't be jewish and then magically travel to LA and get a acting gig. BTW affleck and damon MADE their own movie Good Will Hunting and it was so good that it skyrocketed them to stardom. They are also very smart (both went to Harvard).

[donblaximus]

What credentials and connections do you have to pursue being an actor?

Starting a company is not just about hard work. The big difference between entrepreneurs and everyone else: Most people have to be told what to do. Give someone a blank slate and tell them to make something out of it and they dont know what to do with themselves. Tons of Smart, Hard Working people out there that arent CEO material.

Twitch Streamer - "Could take 3-4 years to build a following" - Are you looking for instant results?

[nn586]

The business isn't for everybody. If you have to ask this question on the Misc, you're most likely not cut out for that lifestyle.

Also, LA fkng sucks brah. Can confirm. Born and raised here.

Why is it so bad?

[donblaximus]

Both. TBH I don't even wanna be famous I just wanna make a loott of money (like everyone else in the world). I think acting would be a fcking awesome job and have always wanted to do it. Growing up in Detroit there's not much opportunity to do that though.

If you have always wanted to do it, post some you tube videos of you acting while your buddy is filming? Do you have any?

[TimeToMakeGains]

if jeff seid cant make it into acting wut makes u think u can ? srs

[dhawkeye1980]

LA isnt that bad for a single dude, just dont live downtown, look at the valley/santa clarita/IE area, yea itll be a longer drive but apts are a lot cheaper

[Laconises]

lol @ jewish. Seriously? You can't be jewish and then magically travel to LA and get a acting gig. BTW affleck and damon MADE their own movie Good Will Hunting and it was so good that it skyrocketed them to stardom. They are also very smart (both went to Harvard).

Uhhhh if all those ugly no-talent rejects weren't Jewish they'd NEVER make it in Hollywood. I'm not saying being Jewish = instant success. I'm saying being Jewish greatly helps, as Hollywood is run by Jews which is no fukkin secret.

As for Affleck and Damon "making their own movie" just fukkin LOL. You fools eat up anything. Just read the dude's biography. See where he comes from, who's behind him. You don't just "make your own feature film" in Hollywood.

Just like Bill Gates. Most of you naive *******s think that Gates is a self-made Harvard dropout. Just fukkin LOL. He'd be nowhere without his parents' connections.

Rags to riches stories are just that--STORIES. 99% of people who "made it", made it thanks to nepotism. Congratulations to the other 1% that actually deserve it.

[SLapCHop]

go move somewhere nicer and work as engineer..... - chances are you'll live a comfortable, modest lifestyle.

[Krunk Fu]

I don't know but the couple people I know who did make it in Hollywood never took formal classes or anything - it seemed random as fuk. One ended up having a mental breakdown a few months in and moved back in with their parents.

[nn586]

if jeff seid cant make it into acting wut makes u think u can ? srs

Jeff Seid has the personality of a potato. Somehow I'm not surprised....

[KingSWRV]

Damn, so even being in the BHplayhouse it still came down to luck. BTW when you were there, how many of the actors in movies (not necessarily big parts) had connections or nepotism helping them? Obviously you've been around insider people. Whats it like in those circles?

Hows construction going? Are you going to start your own business and become a contractor or something?

Well the whole myth of nepotism is kind of hyperbole.

What it comes down to is your ability to audition. To understand what the product is, what your role is, and how to execute.

Pretty much it all comes down to your ability to act. Something only a few hundred people on earth know how to do on a high level. Some people spend their whole lives trying to learn what acting feels like in the first person.

So it comes down to knowing how to act when someone is pointing a camera at you (one of the hardest skills to learn on earth next being an astronaut or brain surgeon)

Thats why theres only a few dozen leading men in the same major projects every year. Hardly anyone can even do it, forget nepotism.

It takes an insane amount of energy, self awareness, and ability to execute. You are like a superstar athlete, navigating through scenes and at the same time a psychology master. While at the same time being childlike and true.

So it really comes down to "being a person in a place"

Only 1 in a million people can do that when a camera is pointing at them and only with years of acting experience.

If a civilian tried to read some lines from a scene randomly with a camera pointed at them it would be a cringeworthy experience. Most people are not considered "watchable" and most people have no idea that this phenomenon exists. They think the only think keeping them back is their look.

Even people who are considered ugly on TV would be considered a watchable character in real life who would be very captivating just IRL

In other words being ugly and attractive is different than being "watchable" and "unwatchable"

Being watchable takes years of hard work and training to what essentially adds up to undoing all the things that society taught you to be guarded about since you were a child.

To become a person in a place is akin to having a childlike honesty about your very sentience.