Acting UK/USA is it possible.?

Question

I totally love acting so much. I do wanna do school plays but they suck so bad. I Live in the UK and i need to build up like a extra or something, but i want to do stuff in america, ya'kno. And yes i know u have 2 start small first, But like nothing happens here, i mean i dont wanna get stuck on eastenders as my acting career but i need to do sumthing. I know a really good site which has disneychannel audtions atm, there gna bring in a new show, it starts production in september and they are still taking people on, they said by mail only, i have the adress should i go for it, and while im over there do a film or something?! x

Answer 1

It seems to me that you care a bit more about being hired immediately to work in a TV show and less about developing a craft.  That will get you nowhere;  for one thing there are a million actors who are going to go for those roles that have experience and for another thing there are many of us here in the states competing for jobs.  Its not as easy as you're making it out to be.

I'll agree that perhaps the school plays aren't the greatest.  That being said you live in the UK;  there is a GRAND theater tradition there!   Take advantage of it and LEARN YOUR CRAFT.

Then worry about being a movie star.  You can do a lot worse than being on Eastenders.  I could use a job and if they're hiring, I'll take it!