Behind the Velvet Curtain
How Honing Skills Behind the Curtain Can Help an Actor Succeed
To most of the world, the thought of acting professionally is a luxury gig. There are awards shows, fancy clothes, way too expensive mansions, and juicy tabloids. But, unfortunately, the reality of the desirable career isn’t really desirable at all. With an unemployment rate of over 26.1 percent according to 24/7 Wall St., it seems that many of our rising stars are truly falling financially. So what do you do if you’re big dream rides on major success like me? Step out of the spotlight and take a peek behind the velvet curtains.
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In my short time on this Earth, if there is one thing I have learned, it is that the general public likes to idolize what seems to be flawless. We want the perfect skin, perfect job, perfect life, without realizing that this has never and will never exist. Why do you think celebrities often self-destruct? So what happens when you stop being the idolizer and become the idolized? Now there’s a position I never thought I’d be in – not in regards to a relationship, anyway.
By Krissey Browder6 years ago in Humans
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