I want to be an actress, but my parents don't want me to be. any advice?

If you're young enough that your parent's opinions of your career goals actually affect your life, you're probably waaaay too young to need to make decisions about your future career. Act. Enjoy it, love it, grow, but treat it as what it is - something you love, and an opportunity for growth. Parents love when their kids have passion and hobbies...they don't love when their kids decide to follow a dream that's difficult to attain to the detriment of their GPA. If you really think you want to act, keep your grades up and be involved with every production you can find, so when college rolls around you're as competitive for scholarships as possible if your folks won't pay for a theatre degree.I want to be an actress, but my parents don't want me to be. any advice?
I have to say, it's very, very difficult to get into the business of Acting without the support of your parents. Especially if you are under the age of 18. Because you will need:





Financial Support - You need someone to pay for your Acting Classes, Headshots, and Photographers...etc.





Transportation - You need someone to take you to Auditions, meeting with Talent Agents and Casting Directors.





Representation - You need legal guardian to review and sign a contract.








Here is what I would suggest you do...





1) Get involved. If there's a drama club, acting classes, or theatre troupe around your area (or in school) - enrolled yourself. Start acting. You have to show your parents that you are seriously about it. Be committed.





2) Invite your parents to see you perform. Show them that you are a seriously actress, and how good you are.





And hopefully, that will convince them in supportive with your choice.





Good Luck!!I want to be an actress, but my parents don't want me to be. any advice?
If you're young enough so that your parents are stopping you, there's really nothing you can do until you get older. You can perform in local neighborhood and school plays to craft your talent and deal with whatever feelings of stagefrieght you may have, but that's about it.





When you're in college, you can major in theatre. Or be apart of campus productions. You'll be an adult then so you can take whatever steps to find a manager and an agent to get on a broader scale. But, for the next few years if you're still a kid, you can only stick to the small stuff.
Be an actress. Get started ASAP. If you are not already involved in some kind of acting, get busy %26amp; find out about every opportunity available to you--classes %26amp; clubs at school, community theatre, Christmas pageants at church, etc., etc. If there's a play with no part suited to you, or you try out %26amp; don't get a part, work on the set, make costumes, anything to help you learn more %26amp; develop a network of people who might help you. Find out if movies are sometimes filmed where you live %26amp; if so, how you can be hired as an extra. If you live in a good-sized city, there may be opportunities to act in TV commercials. (But BEWARE of scams--crooked ';agencies'; that charge you a fee %26amp; do nothing for you.) If you have any talent for singing, dancing, public speaking, or comedy, do all you can to develop that talent also because it could be a foot in the door to the world of acting. Get a friend to videotape you in some kind of little ';movie'; %26amp; see how you look %26amp; sound on camera. You might post videos online if they're good enough to get noticed, but be CAREFUL about what you put online. Anyway, the main thing is not to sit around daydreaming about your future as an actress, but get busy %26amp; every day, be actually doing something that will bring you closer to your goal. OK, %26amp; about your parents--I guess they are resistant for one of two reasons. Either they are hung up on the fact that very few would-be actresses actually make it big, %26amp; therefore they want you to pursue a more secure career goal. or they are worried about all the sex %26amp; drugs %26amp; such you'd be exposed to in the entertainment world. Realistically, those are both very legitimate worries, so...be realistic. Almost every actor who's made it big on stage or on film has struggled for years (you've heard the phrase ';starving actor,'; surely) and faced many, many rejections. And the majority of actors don't actually make a living that way; they have to have a ';day job.'; As for the immoral lives of actors %26amp; actresses...well, the tabloids are full of so many lurid stories, %26amp; you read of so many breakdowns, arrests, %26amp; even suicides...you had better set a goal of remaining level-headed, %26amp; early on, find people you can talk to honestly %26amp; who will be honest with you. You don't say how old you are so I'm not sure how on the mark my answer is, I'm picturing someone about 15, but anyway, don't get into a big thing with your parents about ';being an actress.'; If they object to your taking a drama class or whatever, just point out how it will build your self-confidence %26amp; poise, look good on a resume or college application, that kind of thing.
depends how good you are





i mean, don't et me wrong, you may be really good, but it takes a lot being an actress. As well as having the skill, people usually go for people who are fairly good looking...





go for it, but have a back up if it doesn't work out, go to college, learn another (stable) profession and then at least you'll have something to fall back on and i'm pretty sure your parents will be happy about that too





good luck, maybe one day you'll make it big :)
Definitely need you parents to get involved as they are going to drive you everywhere, show them you mean business. Trade good grades for auditions. Get involved locally with theater and local commercials. SHow them that you are serious and not just a passing thing.





I have a child and he changes his mid daily





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Do what I am doing i.e.: a theatre degree.


Then I will try to get work when I graduate whilst doing a diplomacy degree.


Just give it a crack while you're still young enough to fail.