I what to be actress do I have to move to CA?

Question

do you have to move to CA or NY yo be a actress if you want to be a actress???

Answer 1

No, develop your talents in your home town, and if you are good enough you'll make the grade there and get enough fame there to go to Hollywood. (Although I'd give Hollywood a miss and go to the Actor's Studio in NY!)

Answer 2

No, but it may help to be in a location close to where filming and acting personalities may be.

Anyone considering a career in acting might want to start by reading up on the field as much as possible.  Eventually, they will need an agent and a portfolio to promote them.  It couldn't hurt to find an acting mentor either.

They will probably also need another job between acting stints to support themselves.

Answer 3

Not necessarily, however there is a reason the majority of working actors live in these cities - that's where the work is!

However, there are many opportunities for the non-working actor outside of these markets. Check out your local community theatre.

Answer 4

Not necessarily, but it all depends on what your goals are as an actress and on what kind of actress you want to be.

This is a question that one day you will need to figure out.

Have a look at this page on my site for new and aspiring actors. It has links to 23 pages that have to do with different aspects of starting an acting career including some questions that will help you figure out what kind of actress you want to be and how to get started.

http://www.actingcareerstartup.com/teen_...

Good luck!

Tony

Answer 5

There is so much competition out there, so you have to be really good, and really unique to be noticed.

Still, there is some luck involved in trying for an acting career, you may become sucessful sooner... or later...

Yet moving to CA or somewhere of that sort will certainly help you get more auditions, more 'known', etc.

So if you are serious with the acting career, you may want to do that.

Hope to see you on the big screen sometime soon!