Is following dreams worth it?

[karamazov80]

yeah. isn't that usually what happens to people who try to follow their dreams but don't make it?

I'm no expert on the gay porn industry (I'll leave that discussion to Bodie), but I wouldn't guess that it is all that easy to get into. Much easier to get into the prostitution business, I would guess. Which is probably what happens to a relatively large percentage of failed actors

 

[Jen]

Well we have all heard stories of the "casting couch"....so I guess in some situations - how many breaks you get can depend on how far you are willing to go. This of course isn't always the case....but I think it happens more often than people say.

 

[mr.thrifty]

anyone is looking for a roomie hit me up. Hard good looking worker right here.(with a great voice )

Well there you go....

 

[The Ween]

I never followed my dream, and I've always regretted it. I think you should always give it a try. Good luck!!!

 

[The Ween]

Hard good looking worker right here.(with a great voice )

I like my good looking workers with great voice that way!

 

[jye4ever]

Did someone say Gay Porn business?

Who's hiring....who's hiring.................I need quick cash for a Hot Toys Blade

 

[Sweet Rabbit]

finish school, get a job, act in your spare time & get your name out there



in that order....it's better to have something solid to fall back on if the acting doesn't pan out

 

[plasmid303]

Finish school. Keep your head down, power through.

 

[wHySoSeRiOuS203]

Yes! Following your dreams is worth it! The feeling of not knowing would just kill you, but what you have to understand with acting is, it takes alot of drive and ofcourse luck, but I have no doubt that you could make it. Like alot of people say acting is very cutthroat to be cliche.

 

[plasmid303]

Natalie Portman is a Harvard grad and she's a famous actor (and she's hot). Rise to the challenge, Ringer.

 

[Mesa]

Hate to be a pessimistic realist here, but I'm guessing that less than 1% of the people that want to be actors or professional sports athletes actually make it. If you have some sort of natural talent and have been noticed for it, then go for it; but if you're just a regular Joe Schmoe like the rest of us, then go to school and make a career out of it afterwards. I would pick a job that pays well and go to school for that.

And as far as following your dream and "doing what you love,"... well, I say that should include getting paid well for it or you'll be struggling financially afterwards. I know people who really liked history, so they got a history major, or people who like anthropology, so they got an anthropology degree. Their job now in real life has nothing to do with anything they went to school for. In my mind, that was a waste of 4 years and all the money the tuition cost them.

School/College should be a place where you learn skills that you will use in real life after you graduate, not some place you go to for 4-5 years to take classes in something that is interesting but has no real life modern practical application. It's too expensive for that. Save those sort of classes for a community college. By year 3, you should have taken enough classes to see what sort of field you like. I switched my major 3X by my junior year, but it was always to something more focused that I seemed to gravitate towards.

You've got to be good at something, whether it's computers, cooking, art, science/math, fixing cars, debating/arguing, taking pictures, etc. The answer may not necessarily be college, but some sort of trade school, which can also provide a very comfortable standard of living.


Like others have said, if you want to pursue Hollywood, do it in your spare time while you are studying for what you will most likely end up doing after you graduate.

You may also be able to talk to a college counselor to discuss some of your options through (for free).

 

[jonny88]

well my dream is to make movies. Tarantino is my idol. l have many ideas for movies witch l actually think would be great. l just bought a book on screenwriting so that is the first step for me. write some movies then move from there. the problem is do l go to film school for $100,000, or go to a cheap program, meet other movie lovers, learn how cameras work, then make a short film. then move on from there. will it happen probably not, but l will at least try.

 

[wHySoSeRiOuS203]

Gerard Butler actually had planned to be a lawyer, went to school for it and everything, but during his "lawyering" he decided it was not the thing for him and he tried acting got noticed, and the rest is history

 

[hairlesswookiee]

I don't know bro, after years of labor work I'd kill to go back to school. Just sayin

I actually enjoy college. Seriously, if you just follow the instructions on the assignments and pay attention in class it's a cakewalk. It just drains time/energy/money, but I have no problem going back if I have to.

 

[creecher]

I see the plural of dream is used, so that there indicates you have more than the one dream, and being an actor is just one of them. What are your other dreams? Will acting help realise those other dreams? You cannot achieve the aim without suffering. One year in college and you're ready to give up, chuck everything in and become a full on actor. It doesn't speak loudly for your stamina and ability to cope with the mundane. This will transfer to your acting career.

So, what experience do you have as an actor? What classes or training have you had? If you're taking acting classes, and are involved in productions, surely your talents will be seen, recognized and at some point sought after. You've come this far. Finish what you started and stay in college. There's plenty of time later to step into the spotlight.

 

[CelticPredator]

well my dream is to make movies. tarantino is my idol. l have many ideas for movies witch l actually think would be great. l just bought a book on screenwriting so that is the first step for me. write some movies the move from there. the problem is do l go to film school for $100,000, or go to a cheap program, meet other movie lovers, learn how cameras work then make a short film. then move on from there. will it happen probably not, but l will at least try.

The question is, do you have potential? I mean, anyone can pick up a camera and shoot stuff...but can you make it good?

My goal is the same. I've been improving my films every so slowly. Trying new things, learning how to squeeze that budget, how to create something amazing with less then 10 bucks.

If I can just get good acting from someone with no talent, i'll be incredibly impressed with my self. Because that would mean I can direct any actor to do anything.

All I want in life is to make films that people enjoy. That's it. If I can make a ton of people happy for 2 hours in a dark theater, I feel like I did something meaningful.

 

[Mesa]

I actually enjoy college. Seriously, if you just follow the instructions on the assignments and pay attention in class it's a cakewalk. It just drains time/energy/money, but I have no problem going back if I have to.

I guess it depends on your degree. I went back and took some masters classes and it was HARD. I took semiconductors and struggled my ass off to get a C. With Engineering classes, it helps to have a network of friends to help you with you homework and study with. I'm sure the same with other areas too. Since I had moved and was in a completely different college where I knew no one, I no longer had the connections I had when I got my bachelors so homework took three times as long and I had a hard time getting the answers I needed to know, not to mention previous tests to use as study guides.

After one semester of that, I decided it wasn't for me anymore. Maybe in a different field it might be tolerable.

That's another thing about school, best just to get it over and done with, because I think if you "take a break," it's probably a lot harder to come back to when all of life's other issues are getting in the way.

 

[wHySoSeRiOuS203]

The question is, do you have potential? I mean, anyone can pick up a camera and shoot stuff...but can you make it good?

My goal is the same. I've been improving my films every so slowly. Trying new things, learning how to squeeze that budget, how to create something amazing with less then 10 bucks.

If I can just get good acting from someone with no talent, i'll be incredibly impressed with my self. Because that would mean I can direct any actor to do anything.

All I want in life is to make films that people enjoy. That's it. If I can make a ton of people happy for 2 hours in a dark theater, I feel like I did something meaningful.

same with me man, except, in my case its acting you know, I've always been a dreamer, the type that'll do whatever it takes to make it big.

 

[BadMoon]

well my dream is to make movies. tarantino is my idol. l have many ideas for movies witch l actually think would be great. l just bought a book on screenwriting so that is the first step for me. write some movies the move from there. the problem is do l go to film school for $100,000, or go to a cheap program, meet other movie lovers, learn how cameras work then make a short film. then move on from there. will it happen probably not, but l will at least try.

You should probably learn to spell before you start sitting down to write scripts.

 

[wHySoSeRiOuS203]

and you badmoon! my fellow eagles fan!...whats up man?