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

how many times do l have to say it. when l am on here l am not righting an essay, or using spell check. when it comes to scripts, yes it will be on a program and make sure its done perfect. why do you think l bought a book on proper formatting.:cuckoo:
 
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Is following dreams worth it?

Sorry to be blunt, but this is the dumbest ____ing thing I've seen here, and I've seen (and posted) some really stupid ____.

You live once. Using your limited time on Earth by doing something other than pursuing your dreams and doing what you love is so stupid it's beyond comprehension. Not only that, but it shows tremendous disrespect for your creator, if you believe in that sort of thing.

:thwak What the hell, man? :thwak
 
Sorry to be blunt, but this is the dumbest ____ing thing I've seen here, and I've seen (and posted) some really stupid ____.

You live once. Using your limited time on Earth by doing something other than pursuing your dreams and doing what you love is so stupid it's beyond comprehension. Not only that, but it shows tremendous disrespect for your creator, if you believe in that sort of thing.

:thwak What the hell, man? :thwak

well man, most people in this world are not doing what they really want to do.
 
Sorry to be blunt, but this is the dumbest ____ing thing I've seen here, and I've seen (and posted) some really stupid ____.

You live once. Using your limited time on Earth by doing something other than pursuing your dreams and doing what you love is so stupid it's beyond comprehension. Not only that, but it shows tremendous disrespect for your creator, if you believe in that sort of thing.

:thwak What the hell, man? :thwak

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agreed bro, man you're pretty smart :hi5:
 
You're not being pessimistic at all, Mesa, you're being a level-headed realist. And I'd go as far as saying less than 0.1% of the people that want to be actors or professional athletes make it.

more then 1% make it as actors like the other member said. it depends on what you mean by making it. there are millions of actors that make a living doing it. they just are not famous. yes being A list is 1%.
 
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Sorry to be blunt, but this is the dumbest ____ing thing I've seen here, and I've seen (and posted) some really stupid ____.

You live once. Using your limited time on Earth by doing something other than pursuing your dreams and doing what you love is so stupid it's beyond comprehension. Not only that, but it shows tremendous disrespect for your creator, if you believe in that sort of thing.

:thwak What the hell, man? :thwak

Try a couple of these cowboy. :duff

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life is short... follow your dream.

do not create a back up plan... this will only prepare you for failure. amazing things will happen as you follow your desires... you may even find new ones.
 
My dreams usually involve very bizarre situations, like my dog being taken away by a giant owl, my being stuck in a wall, or evil dopplegangers of my relatives coming to get me.

Not sure I want to chase those dreams, frankly.
 
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).

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:rotfl:rotfl Sorry Scott!
 
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follow your dream. Find out if it is for you or not.

It was my dream to work in the film industry and actually got involved in the film making business. I worked as a P.A. for a bunch of commercials, movies, and t.v. shows. It was fun but just not for me. Money was good. People were good. But, just not for me.
 
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).

your advice is not very good for people who want to persue Hollywood. that is something you can't do part time. if you want to do that then you need to dedicate at least a year or two of your life, giving her 24/7 . you need to jump in and get up when your kicked down. if that is what someone really wants to do l say go for it. if it does not work out, then figure out what you want to do for the rest of your life.
 
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This is the best advice in here. Very well put. :lecture

Your first mistake is going to college for something you hate. Your second mistake is looking at a profession that you do not have confidence in. Your third mistake is "dreaming" instead of "planning". These are the three key factors in building the foundation for failure.

I will address each item:

1) Going to college for something you hate - Just stupid. If you decide to follow a profession that you hate...whether you succeed at finding wealth or not...you will not find any richness of life in it. What you need to do is decide what you would love to do for the rest of your life and then go pour yourself in to it. If you truly love your chosen path, you will find success because you will be putting more in to it than the next guy.

2) Chosing a path that you do not have confidence in - If you do not feel that you will succeed, why waste your time on it. This is all about a positive attitude. If you are going toward a profession that you can not be positive about, you are just stacking the deck against yourself.

3) Dreaming - Dreaming is for people who are not serious about the goal they are "dreaming" of. There is a difference between dreaming and planning. Dreaming is fine as a source of inspiration. But don't build your future on a dream. Build it on a plan. Building your life on a plan is more than enough of a gamble. Building it on a dream multiplies the odds against you.

Have a safety net, though. You still have to pay the bills during the beginning. Don't be afraid to work a McJob and live in a studio with 4 roomies (of course that is an exaggeration) until you get off the ground with your chosen profession. And don't dwell on hating doing it. Dwell on appreciating the fact that it is helping you to achieve your true life's goal. But keep working toward your goal no matter what happens along the way.

Keep in mind that there have been people all through time who made their mark in the world working on cars (Henry Ford), flipping burgers (Ray Croc), and collecting Star Wars junk (Steve Sansweet)...(Edit - because they loved doing it).

If acting is what you want to do...if it is something that you truly love down deep...you will find what you are looking for because you will be good at it. If you are just in it for the fringe benefits...you will find failure. And you will have crappy movies on record for all eternity for people to ridicule you over (Paris Hilton).
 
All I can say is, I bet TONS and TONS of people told Walt that he was a madman for thinking he could build an amusement park on an orange grove out in the middle of nowhere, and well I for one am glad he didn't listen.

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