The Real Deal with A Twist

Hey Guys! Happy Thursday!

People think that an actor wakes up one day and decides, "I am going to be an actor for the rest of my life."...This is where its wrong my friends. Honestly everyone is different, but one does NOT BECOME an actor over night haha, I WISH!  But the truth is, becoming an artist in general is a decision you really have to think about.  Going into this industry means you are entering without knowing that you will have a job, just like any other career. Except this one is ten times harder because, there is so many other people and talent that WANT to make it.  But what makes one stand out is their perspective of their attitude, motivation, and talent.  The reality of being successful in this industry as wrong as it sounds; you really need to know people, connections, networking, chatting it up, what ever you want to call it, IT IS THE TRUTH.

Casting directors do not just hand you roles (unfortunately :(  ), Auditions is where it's at.  But the casting directors are also trying to find a job by finding the actor they want! I personally have not done auditions outside of schools yet, (I'm so nervous too ehhh!) but the outside world auditions is the real deal! Auditions are not meant to scare actors, but the reality is that auditions are always nerve racking. They are the door to the next job, to pay your rent, FOOD and don't forget your cell phone bill! But don't all actors do waitressing or some type of bar tending? *typical stereotype* .. WRONG! 

This is the area where I have been trying to understand.  If you are an aspiring actor and you are working on your techniques and preparing for auditions, how do you even make time for a thing called a JOB?  If you have auditions in the morning or in the evening, what the heck can you do that will be consistent and will keep food on our table?  Honestly, it all depends on what your schedule is like, and what kind of work you want to do.  But we can't be picky forever. Sometimes we have to just go with the flow and take what we were handed, just like some roles that we will get.  

At first I thought retail would be good for me because it is consistent and kind of cool.  But boy was I really wrong, retail had me a bit stressed because of closing hours.  I had to stay two hours after my real shift, the reaction to that was lack of sleep to get ready for the next day at school, less time to memorize lines, and actually work on my technique.  I am quesioning myself, if I am usually a multi-tasker and can not do it with retail, than what is the real problem?  Is it me, or is it the job?  I had to come to conclusions and pointed my fingers to the job.  If my job was not wiling to work with my schedule and understand that I am a full time student than they had the issue.  And I was stuck with joggling something that I never had to deal with.  But I found a new job thanks to one of my close friends! (I am telling you it is all about the HOOK UP!) This time it is not at a retail store, its at a salad restaurant.  And the manager is so far understanding my priority which is school, so hopefully scheduling won't be the issue.  Now what I have to do, is make sure the free time I have is being useful for the sake of my classes, my own technique, and don't forget some relaxing time! 

I will get back to y'all about how that s going :) 

But what I am trying to say, is that in any career/job that you choose in life, you will get new challenges thrown at you with out a warning.  Don't stress it, SOLVE IT. 


xoxo,
Albs