Are you not getting cast for major film roles?
Getting cast for a major film role takes a combination of talent, business know-how, persistence and the right mental attitude. Actually, you might be surprised to learn that your mental attitude is at least 50% of the winning mixture.
You don’t get many drama schools or acting schools teaching you that (apart from mine of course at Brian Timoney Acting) but it is true.
How do I know it’s true?
If we look at any field of endeavor where people succeed, there is always a specific mental approach to achieving success.
They tend to be persistent. They will continue until they have achieved what they set out to achieve no matter what obstacles they encounter on the way.
They have self-belief. They truly believe in their heart of hearts that they can achieve their acting goals.
They also tend to be people you want to hang out with. They have an optimistic and positive outlook. Who wants to hang out with negative, pessimistic people? Well, if you happen to be like that yourself, then that could be your crowd. But beware, this generally also tends to also be an unsuccessful crowd due to their negative beliefs.
Many successful actors have demonstrated these traits. Harrison Ford was once told by a big movie producer during an audition that he would never make it as an actor… the producer later ate his words.
During my acting courses, I make sure that we cover this area. The art of acting is crucial, but so is the business side of acting, which requires the traits that I have mentioned.
If you are not achieving the acting success you would like, you need to look at yourself and how the world around you is reacting to you. You may be surprised that perhaps the biggest obstacle to being cast in a major movie is YOU!
But the good news is that you can change your outlook and approach. It’s learnable and do-able.
Oh, and one last thought. Never blame anyone else for not getting the break. It’s not the industry’s fault, it’s not another actor’s fault or your parents fault. The results are down to you.
That’s another trait of successful actors. They take responsibility.
But what is responsibility? Well, it’s your ability to respond. Response-ability.
Take charge and control, and believe you can achieve your acting goals.
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