First of all, don’t get cocky. It will be the end of your career. I thought I had tons of talent too, but then I saw some REALLY amazing acting and I realized the depth that can be achieved. Acting is a forever unfinished skill. You can always learn something new, or a new technique. Yes it is true, a lot of actors have degrees in other things. It takes a very intelligent person to have the mental capacity to be able to think and react like a person separate from themselves, so you will see a lot of actors went to places like Harvard, Yale, UCLA, Julliard, etc. If you are willing to put in the hours as a waiter, can handle people constantly rejecting you, and are willing to put in the hard work in training, I would say go for it! Down to business: The only way you are going to get cast in any professional project is by having an overflowing resume full of non-professional work like student films, community theatre, etc. The only way you will get cast in anything at all is by building a network of people in the industry. Make connections and never burn bridges with anyone in the industry because they can very well black-list you and you will never get a job again. Good schools in california for theatre: UCLA, CSU Fullerton, Cal Arts, AMDA, AADA, and many more. Going to college for theatre, you will make friends with classmates who will go on the be actors, casting directors, agents, etc. so be nice. Teachers are a good connection too, because most of them are most likely professionals in the industry and can hook you up. For example: My moms boyfriend was a theatre major at UCLA and his old roommate went on to be the first director for the Simpsons. Also he got involved in the school productions and he performed in a one act play where he kissed this girl, and guess what? That girl is now the voice of Bart Simpson. Okay, well to wrap things up, make sure you get a professional headshot, resume, and start looking for an agent ASAP because it is very hard to get one and will most likely take time. Good luck, and get going! Build that experience! Never turn down any small part, because you can rub elbows with the people involved which could get you a job later. A good place to start is working at Disneyland as a character actor.P.S: Just to make sure you realize the odds you are going up against, out of the tens of thousands of SAG(Screen Actors Guild) actors, only 1% make more than $100,000 a year. ONE PERCENT. And that is out of a pool of already trained, professional actors, working in the industry. Good luck....
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