My whole life I've wanted fame. I was always confused when someone would talk about their dreams of a quiet life in the country with their typical little family, moderate salaries and traditional lives. I wondered how their dreams could be so simple in a world as big as ours. Even now, I just figured everyone would dream of a glamorous lifestyle. I see former classmates going into the workforce and I wonder, how can people have a whole life ahead of them and want to spend it as an electrician?
I've just never seen the point in fitting in to society and not being seen for what you've done to benefit the world. It seems boring. I want to see myself stand out and succeed in the entertainment industry, despite my very little acting talent. The only thing stopping me is the nag in my brain throwing one word-
Unobtainable.
That's what success in the acting world feels like to me, and probably to most people too. Unobtainable. Intangible. Impossible. How can an industry full of lifelong dreamers make room for me: A lanky teen from the Midwest with nothing to offer; unless incredibly mediocre acting technique is something to offer. I can't see myself doing anything else with my life. I can't see a world where I'm not on a set everyday and seeing my work pay off on a screen.
It's just so far from possible, and that thought will resinate in my head forever if I don't act on it; and that's my final question of the day:
How am I supposed to act on it?
