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  1. Reddit by iovoko Apr 20th

    PLEASE read the sidebar.

    It’s annoying. I have a ton of questions as a beginner, but so many of them are easily answered if you take the time to read the faq, not to mention the rules. Posts asking “how do I start?” “How do I become an actor?” are clogging new and wasting everyone’s...

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  3. Reddit by Bourbon_Lake524 Apr 20th

    Why do you want to be an actor?

    Sorry in advance if this has been asked one too many times. I just love reading about people being passionate because it heats up the fire in me as well :D.. Why did you decide that you want to be an actor? Ever since I was a child, I’ve always dreamt of...

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  5. Reddit by Bourbon_Lake524 Apr 20th

    An Actor’s Mindset

    This thought has been bothering me for several months now– almost a year. Lately, I’ve been training my mind to always think proper, be a team player, be kind, do good, hold the emotions, and avoid conflict. I’ve always told myself, be subservient. Be humble...

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  6. Reddit by gigafunk Apr 20th

    Kate Winslet's daughter

    In several news outlets they are covering how Kate Winslet said her daughter got into acting "all on her own". Yet, she is repped by her mom's agency. Does that count as getting in "on your own"? Kate saying that is totally tone deaf and a kick in the guts to...

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  9. Reddit by NIL_Honking Apr 19th

    Question: Should I be native?

    Hi I'm new to this community I have big question: Should I be a native at English, if I want to become a voice actor? It's one of my biggest fears that maybe people want to work with native voice actors and I have 0 chance. For example this is [my reel...

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  10. Reddit by n80thegr80 Apr 19th

    Advice for a Newbie

    Hey there! So I recently moved to NYC to pursue acting. I have a couple of small film credits to my name, I feel like the next step for me is representation, but I'm just not sure where to even begin. So just wanted to poll the community on advice for a newb...

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  11. Reddit by paladin_omega78 Apr 19th

    Future in acting for 27 y/o ? Desperately need this.

    Hello everyone! I have been toying with myself whether to post this, but better late than never I suppose. I'm an aspiring actor from the UK. I have a graduate degree in Computer Science from an Ivy League school in the US but my passion's always been to act...

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  12. Reddit by Principal_Tala_7 Apr 19th

    VERY Surprised regarding "Backstage" from this crowd

    I am new here (as you can tell) and I've loved contributing and learning from this community. I wasn't sure wether to post this or not but I figured I will because it is one of the things that have surprised me since I joined. I am and have always been L.A...

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  14. Reddit by shugarshlong Apr 19th

    Can actors make a living in 2021?

    I was watching an amazing show called, 'It's a sin'. It's based in 1981 I think, or at least it starts around that time. And one of the characters trains to be an actor and becomes one. He does fairly simple roles, sometimes TV, sometimes theatre, and he said...

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  15. Reddit by schaweniiia Apr 19th

    Any tips for an extra who hasn't acted before?

    I signed up for a casting agency for fun, thinking I might get the odd foreigner extra role due to my accent (a Scandinavian looking foreigner in England). Surprisingly, I got the offer to play a featured character who is a very Scottish socialite. The movie...

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  16. Reddit by shugarshlong Apr 19th

    How do actors dissociate with the roles they play?

    You know when you finish watching a really good show and you were really attached to the characters but now it's over? Well that's pretty much what just happened to me, I just finished watching a really sad show, like it's super depressing and the characters...

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  19. Reddit by Expensive_Camel_1905 Apr 19th

    How does it feel to be an actor that never made it?

    i’m not here to shit on anyone’s story but all over the news and media we only get the positive side of acting, the ones were people do one gig and they become stars. so as someone who is looking into getting into acting, this has been a question that has...

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  20. Reddit by Final-Leg-8355 Apr 19th

    UK Agents: Slow to Reply or Just Not Interested?

    Hi! This one is for actors repped by UK agents. **Backstory:** I reached out to a number of agents via email for representation last week, and immediately scored an interview with one of them the next day. However, nothing else has materialised - apart from a...

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