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I made it! The story of a boy who has fought for his dream of becoming an actor

15 November 2010 / 15:11:11  GRReporter
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I can not go to work due to the busy schedule at school. And I'm of age of which you are not supposed to not work. Most people around me have already found their way. And I feel that I am a little behind ... But believing that I will do something I love.

Willingly, if you want to become a good actor it is not necessary to be theatre school graduate. That is true. There are no rules to learn and apply in acting. The school, however, is a very good start to get things square. You are learning theatre, reading art books, books about acting, theatre history. It provides a base that anyone could use in their own way.

As education, theatre means studying "the man". People are different. You learn to distinguish different characters at school because of rehearsals and the contacts with colleagues. But no one will teach you how to play a role. There is no patent. There are schools, there are theories, but then it comes to your personal contribution, your own signature.

Next, the experience of the actor is important. The actor has to be a multifaceted personality. The actor has to study and observe life, people and things that happen around. He gets stimuli that help to understand the roles and involve something new in the roles played.

The truth is that I don’t put myself in a category of actors. I'm ready to play any role. And I believe that every actor should be able to play different roles. But the choice is not always his. Categorization does not start from the actor. It is how the director, producer, audience see you. They put the labels, they give definitions. In fact, comedy is much more compelling than drama. It is more pleasant for the actor. But it is not easy to perform it. It is even more difficult than drama. It is much more difficult to make someone laugh than cry. The question is that whether you play comedy or drama, the atmosphere must always be exciting. Not to allow spectators to remove their eyes from you. That is the goal and this is the difficulty of the task.

Energy of the spectators defines whether things will get done because the spectators participate in the whole process. Spectators who come to track what happens on stage make you start from scratch. Spectators who did not come with such a primary purpose make you start from minus. It is up to you whether you could grab the spectators on a journey with you... The appraisal, however, is not whether the audiences will love the show but whether it noticed that you have given your soul on stage.

Dоes an actor want to succeed today? Then he needs everything like advertising, good PR, etc. You can not ignore these things. But you can not consider PRs and contacts more important than the role playing itself. Most importantly, the actor always should try to be as good as possible. Then, if the actor uses all the rest we could say there is a chance to survive. But as I said, the most important thing is to be a good actor. I will try not to lose myself ...

Turning back the time... If I had a chance to change things... Do you know what? These 10 years I have "wasted" if it is to say, while I studied economics and worked, made me sensitive. And they as if created a volcano in me that is much needed now. I am not saying that I only have volcano in me, but I feel that it is very strong. I did not do what I loved, but I created a source of energy. And I learned things about myself. Because it is difficult to play if you don’t know yourself. There is no way to put your personal stamp. And can get lost in the role...
 
Of course I am afraid. This field is full of people, there is no room for new ones. But this is what I like, what I want to do. And now I am completely sure of myself. I have made the right choice. I have an endless desire to work and this is something incredibly powerful.

Lots of categories of young people today, not one. I see at school that some aspire to become good actors, others are more interested in fame. There are those who are interested mostly in money. Others want little bit of everything. But this could be no young people’s fault. They should jump into waters that have already changed. You can not blame those who act just for fame. After offering it to them ... Once you have shown them that it is very important. We need to think over what is important and what is not and to follow this.

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