As a beginner actor or actress,
free acting lessons are a great way to get
a taste of what you really need to pursue acting as a career. However, if
you're really serious about becoming a professional movie or TV actor or
actress, you'll certainly need to take some
professional acting classes.
Trying to become an actor without spending money is next to impossible, but
you don't need to break the bank, either. Trying to make it in Hollywood takes
a lot of time and a lot of money, and those who aren't willing to invest in
their own acting career won't have one.
Becoming a Hollywood actor or actress takes a lot of dedication, but those
who commit to it wholeheartedly can make their dreams come true. Some are
able to make that dream a reality. Others continue to look for shortcuts and
freebies that will ultimately never get them to where they want to be.
It's often said that to make it in Hollywood, you need to go to the most
expensive acting schools, and attend the priciest
acting classes, and study
under the most prestigious acting coach that will have you. But the truth is
that you don't have to spend a fortune to become an actor.
Hollywood stardom is possible for anyone, and those who are willing to commit
to chasing the dream and invest money in their own careers have the potential
to find fame and fortune.
Take George Clooney, for example.
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In 1981, George Clooney was attending college at Northern Kentucky University.
But like many superstars-to-be, he felt dissatisfied with that life and his
prospects there, dreaming of something bigger.
So he dropped out of college, and spent a few months picking tobacco for his
uncle Jack, then in 1982, with only $300 to his name, he got in his car and
drove to Los Angeles.
His plan was to stay with his aunt, singer Rosemary Clooney, but she didn't
think he had a shot in Hollywood and kicked him out of the house. At his
lowest, George was depressed, and next to homeless, living in his friend's
closet, and watching time fly by as he got no acting work.
He earned money by doing construction, he sold insurance door to door, he
drew caricatures of people in the mall, and he even sold lemonade. But no
matter how patiently and diligently he waited, the parts never came.
Eventually George put his nose to the grindstone and realized that whatever
he was doing wasn't working. So he decided to play the game.
He borrowed $200 (over $400 in today's money) from a friend to get really
good headshots taken. He then started studying under Milton Katselas, an
acting coach for the Beverly Hills Playhouse.
With his expensive new headshots and his brand-name acting training, he was
able to secure an agent, and the parts started to pour in. By 1983, he had won
a role on the comedy show E/R (10 years before he'd be cast on the much
more popular ER), and he'd never have trouble getting work
again.
These days he commands $15 million a picture, and has a net worth over $150
million. Of course, none of this would have happened if he'd been too cheap
to part with the few hundred dollars it took to launch his acting career.
This is what it really means to be a movie star. Unfortunately, the vast majority of actors and
actresses out there don't know it, and they probably will never find out.
The Hollywood players don't have time to hold your hand and teach you the ways the industry works.
They sort out the ones with real potential from the horde of wannabes,
toss them into the mill, and hope that a shiny new star will form.
What you'll learn in CelebSystem is how to be part of that small handful chosen from the herd of
wannabes, how to make all the right moves to get ahead, and most importantly, how to maintain your
star status once you've achieved it.
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