tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5003375476054427023.post6149915226276115730..comments2024-03-28T03:12:45.777-07:00Comments on The Struggling Actress: Dear Struggling ActressLira Kellermanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17642476041389723474noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5003375476054427023.post-29236552299694018662012-05-16T13:56:44.712-07:002012-05-16T13:56:44.712-07:00Great advice, hon. I wish someone had told me year...Great advice, hon. I wish someone had told me years ago that it would take 10-12 years to even really start booking (or making connections in this town.) I'm glad people are asking your advice, because you give great tips. :)Phoenixhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07477498671080132176noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5003375476054427023.post-20748571343916236062012-05-15T07:26:53.753-07:002012-05-15T07:26:53.753-07:00oops, sorry.oops, sorry.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11928675187803337574noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5003375476054427023.post-23329950218635284042012-05-14T15:42:39.263-07:002012-05-14T15:42:39.263-07:00Wait. Who's Lisa? ;)Wait. Who's Lisa? ;)Lira Kellermanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17642476041389723474noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5003375476054427023.post-90333009092711355652012-05-14T15:26:46.429-07:002012-05-14T15:26:46.429-07:00Lisa is right on here. I'm on the back side of...Lisa is right on here. I'm on the back side of this. This is a tough business. I met a number of people when I was starting out. Some of them have quit acting/directing/writing and moved into something else. Some of them work fairly infrequently in a role in indie here and a TV appearance there. Others work more consistently but they've never hit it big. There have been a few who've really made it. They are certainly a minority, but some people break out. <br /><br />It takes different amounts of time. I know one person who hit it big only a year or two out of NYU grad school. I know another who took a lot longer.<br /><br />There are different choices for different people. Some want it so much that they are still going after 10 or 15 years with little acting/writing/directing income. This has to come from the individual and isn't a path for everyone. <br /><br />I like Lisa's suggestion about being a casting assistant. I'm doing something now I never imagined I'd do and I'm loving it.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11928675187803337574noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5003375476054427023.post-2664782249409841282012-05-13T14:09:55.826-07:002012-05-13T14:09:55.826-07:00Lordy, lordy, you ladies have spoken to my soul wi...Lordy, lordy, you ladies have spoken to my soul with the question and the answer. I, too, have been here for three years, and when 2012 came along, I got myself into a lot of extracurricular activities that were not acting (music, writing, yoga teaching, etc.). Fast forward to now -- nearly halfway through 2012 -- and I realize that I am happier than I've been in a long time, and I have hardly acted at all this year (though it had been my intention to "buckle down"). Now, what does this mean for me? I think that's a blog post I've been meaning to write (maybe I will go write it now) -- but, Lira, you have allayed my fears. I was afraid that my newfound love for Life Without the Struggle meant that I should stop pursuing acting altogether. But why had I not thought of the more moderate option of taking this rest and then waiting to see if I want to give it another go? No harm done! After all, I do know that your more-than-10-years rule is true: I have personally seen a few friends "make it," have gotten jealous, and then realized that they've been out here slugging along for over ten years. Yeesh! Okay; am rambling now - guess I'll continue this over on my blog! But THANKS!Gingerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15172229498484393370noreply@blogger.com