Best thing about this career
Being an actor you will get to meet many different people from many different backgrounds. You will have the opportunity to travel at times to locations for the production you are working on at the time. If it’s something that is a passion, it is a joy to get up in the morning and go to work.
Worst thing about this career
Work will not always be easy to find. At times you will work elsewhere to support yourself until you find another acting role.
Also, a by-product of working in a creative field such as this is that no matter how much hard work, blood sweat and tears you put into any production, lurking in the not-too-distant future will be the dreaded critic. Be this someone who’s paid to write their opinions in newspapers or a plumber from St Kilda in a pub, there is always the chance that they’ll see fit to tell you that they would have done it better.
About the Author
Stephen Curry
After studying Media Arts at RMIT, majoring in Film Production, Stephen appeared in a few small roles in television series and commercials. He has acted in many roles in various productions such as The Castle and The Wogboy. He also performed with the Melbourne Theatre Company in Fred and Dinner. In 2007 he played the role of Graham Kennedy in the award winning telemovie The King, winning an AFI award for Best Actor in a Television Drama. In 2008 he won the Silver Logie for Most Outstanding Actor.
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