Acting

[mrmooers]

When I grow up I want to be an actor and I swear to god everybody in my family does not believe I can do it they are always like pick something else you will never make it. My friends support me which I appreciate. How do I get my parents to support me? I also have been in like 5 plays and I thought I have done good.:(

[BrassMonkey]

I know what you mean, I want to become a film director and pull a Tyler Perry by acting in some of my movies (I also been in a play and plan to be in more),lol. Most of everyone supports me, but some people act like I shouldnt move and go where I want to due to money. If I get a job and save up, then I will be able to move. Besides, I want to move anyways. I want to go to the Art Institute of Atlanta (Since I live in the southern part of Georgia), but I want to move to the city and live there. Atlanta is getting bigger in the filming industry, so by the time I get up there, I would probably have some job offers and stuff. I hope to save up so I can go to NYC and then to LA sometime. Someone in my hometown did exactly what I want to do, but they moved back to where they live. Once I graduate from the Art Institute, I want to continue to live in Atlanta so I can have better chances for jobs... Listen, you can be what ever you want to be as long as you stick to it and work for it. Work hard and get a good education and you will most likely get there. As for getting your parents to understand, the working hard at it will probably show them that you are serious about it.

[therunaway]

I also want to be an actor, I've only been in one play, and that was "John Lennon & Me" it was a very emotional play and was hard to get into a deep character honestly. I was also going to do "Voices in the Attic" the year before, next year I plan to do both the musical & play at school. Practice, practice, practice. You can do it bud!

[Chase1998]

It was the same for me, but my mom supported me. I had to earn my dads blessing. Before I had my dads blessing I had only been in 6 shows, and my dad never went to one because he was working. So earlier this year my mom couldn't take me to an audition I had to go to, but my dad could. He sat in on my audition and I sang and did a monologue. He loved it, and later on I got the lead. He loved it so much, and now he supports my dream. Then he took me to a recording studio on my birthday. So I could sing to the produce, and now I'm writing and recording songs , and next week I have my 1st broadway audition. All beacuse of my dad, so really I had to work for his blessing. So just keep showing them your talent, and sooner or later you'll earn their blessing.

[sharvil123]

I know what you mean, I want to become a film director and pull a Tyler Perry by acting in some of my movies (I also been in a play and plan to be in more),lol.

[Ryhanna]

If you really want to do it, stick with it. If you show them how serious you are about this career, they might change their minds over time. They're just worried for you, and their concerns are valid. This is a tough industry to break in to, let alone survive in.

[commikid]

How do you get your mum and dad behind you? Well if you have been trying for a while and that does not seem to be working then the only way that I would say is by showing them that you can do it :D,, what ever you do though just stick at it and dont let them make you loose faith in yourself :'). Acting is something that I would have liked to have done but I'm too comical to do anything rather than comedy haha where as the actors that I look up to are more along the lines of Robert Deniro and Al Pacino so I'm a long way off becoming either of them haha but there is some good cash to be made in it pal so I ould stick to your guns if you think your doing okay :D

[dontfiguremeout]

Well when I use to act, my mom went to every show I was in, and she always supported me. So try to get your parents seeing you perform, and once they see you perform they will get an understanding that your good at it, and you love it. I'm done with acting now because I found something better for me, but now I have to transfer my mom to support me on the next thing.

[demstrawberries]

If you know your parents will never support you, just carry on, and do what you can to get yourself into acting. I love acting, too, but I don't think I'd like to be an actor when i grow up, other than play random roles in an episode of something or whatever. even that is improbable, but it's always a good way to start off. I've been in a couple plays, and I'm pretty sure my mom is the one being way too exaggerated when it comes to my abilities at acting, since she's been to the plays I was in, and says that I should just audition for a movie role. which is weird and kind of a big leap from school play and all that. But yeah. I'd be interested in getting into filmography or something :D