Whats a good reason to become an actor?

Question

Is it to crave the love of the public?

I've been asked to entertain but I dont like it. But I get asked often - I could be a star but I dont see the point. I dont like acting.

Answer 1

You should never ever become an actor solely for fame. Acting, despite what you've  heard, is a tough and emotionally draining profession and by the time you reach celebrity status it wouldn't be worth it anymore. You have to act for pure love of acting and not for fame, fortune, or success.

Answer 2

Well if you don't like acting, then don't do it.  I find that many people get in to acting for the camera or the stage and really don't have the drive for it. I say to those people (and you if it applies) don't pursue anything in life that you don't have a passion for. You will have spent your time trying to learn to be something your not.

Also, a mentor of mine once said to me when I first started acting, "If you have to ask why you are an actor, then you are not an actor." Now if you want to be an actor, I suggest you search for the reason why inside of you. No one can tell why you should do it. I wanted to be an actor because "I feel that without the morals in plays and movies, some people would lose sight of the reality of things. I wanted to be that person that helped them see themselves as they really are." Because that is what acting is... art mimicking  life.

Answer 3

then dont do it

you should only do it if you love to do it

cause otherwise if you do get big then your gonna really not like your life

so just do what you love

because i love acting and entertaining and im going for it so yea! anyways good luck with whatever you choose