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post 1441560751 05-11-2016, 03:02 PM
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someone from LA please kill my dreams right now of moving there and pursueing acting

Just turned 26 and realize that I will have to move there if I want to become an actor. Thing is I cannot afford to live in LA.. Maybe I'm just making excuses.. I mean I have a degree and I could get a job there somewhere in engineering but dat cost of living/pipe dream goals.

I'm from Detroit and it's absolute chit everywhere you go. I work in the ghetto and its depressing as ****. I know there's more to life than this. I was in Hawaii earlier this year and it really changed my outlook on things. All I knew was Detroit and poverty.

I work hard as **** but I cant think of any good ideas to create a company from or I already would have done that.

So,

1) Become an actor (would have to move to LA)
2) Become streamer on twitch (could do right now but would take 3-4 years to build a following)
3) Think of a good idea and make a company and ceo10k/day.
4) Continue working my engineering job making $70k a year with weekends off

I feel like I'm at a crossroads in life right now. I don't wanna have regrets when I'm 50. Maybe I'm just hard on myself but I dream every day of REALLY going after it. I need to go down one of these paths. Its stressing me the fck out everyday.

Anyone know these feels? Any advice from LA brahs? Should I give up on my dreams?


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post 1441560921 05-11-2016, 03:03 PM
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My acting thread:

http://forum.obnoxiousbrutes.com/showth...hp?t=131887753
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post 1441561251 05-11-2016, 03:05 PM
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nm I just reread...

if you moved to LA and got an engineering job, wouldn't the salary be higher due to higher cost of living? If so, don't see what the issue is really. Move, get a new job and pursue acting on the side.
post 1441561471 05-11-2016, 03:06 PM
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Originally Posted By Mr.PissShivers⏩
My acting thread:

http://forum.obnoxiousbrutes.com/showth...hp?t=131887753
After 5 years how are you doing now?
post 1441561561 05-11-2016, 03:06 PM
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post 1441561601 05-11-2016, 03:07 PM
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Brah.... go literally anywhere but Detroit. You're literally in the worst spot in America.
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post 1441561671 05-11-2016, 03:07 PM
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You should go there and try to do it.

Just for the experience of it. Its about the journey.

Realistically don't expect to make it or even get any legit jobs or auditions.

But the lifestyle surrounding trying to make it and the people there are worth the experience alone.

Just go in knowing you'll never make it but still try. The industry as it were barely even exists, and it will never be like in the golden era of hollywood again, but know at least you are pursuing your dreams.

And just that act can be calming to your existential crisis of the ego.
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Well I mean I moved to LA to become an actor and now I'm rich and famous so idk what to say
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post 1441561901 05-11-2016, 03:09 PM
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Do you want to be an actor? Or do you want to be famous and rich? Answer honestly.
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Originally Posted By nn586⏩
After 5 years how are you doing now?
I'm not an actor. I made the thread because I was interested in the craft of acting.

Some interesting info in there if you care to look through it.
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post 1441561961 05-11-2016, 03:09 PM
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Originally Posted By DesiredUser****⏩
Brah.... go literally anywhere but Detroit. You're literally in the worst spot in America.
Yeah I was born here brah. All my family and friends live here too...
Originally Posted By Lpenny⏩
Well I mean I moved to LA to become an actor and now I'm rich and famous so idk what to say
Location: Austin, Texas
post 1441562061 05-11-2016, 03:10 PM
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anywhere except where you are rn Detroit is phucked man!
post 1441562081 05-11-2016, 03:10 PM
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post 1441562291 05-11-2016, 03:11 PM
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Originally Posted By nn586⏩
Yeah I was born here brah. All my family and friends live here too...




Location: Austin, Texas
Yeah, once you make it you can live anywhere.
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post 1441562321 05-11-2016, 03:11 PM
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Originally Posted By MrGreenTea⏩
Do you want to be an actor? Or do you want to be famous and rich? Answer honestly.
Both. TBH I don't even wanna be famous I just wanna make a loott of money (like everyone else in the world). I think acting would be a fcking awesome job and have always wanted to do it. Growing up in Detroit there's not much opportunity to do that though.
post 1441562861 05-11-2016, 03:13 PM
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Originally Posted By Lpenny⏩
Yeah, once you make it you can live anywhere.
Well they say it's not what you know it's who you know so hook me up brotha! srs
post 1441563091 05-11-2016, 03:14 PM
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Originally Posted By nn586⏩
Both. TBH I don't even wanna be famous I just wanna make a loott of money (like everyone else in the world). I think acting would be a fcking awesome job and have always wanted to do it. Growing up in Detroit there's not much opportunity to do that though.
If you want to make loads of money, there are probably better avenues of doing so. If you want to make loads of money through acting in Hollywood then you need to be very handsome or be a very talented and passionate actor + have connections. At least that's how I see it.
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Originally Posted By dontstopmirin⏩
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this brah wtf man. you are young with no kids. now is the ONLY time to do this. roll the dice brah get the fudge out of detroit srs
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Originally Posted By nn586⏩
Well they say it's not what you know it's who you know so hook me up brotha! srs
I'm sorry, I was lying to you.

I do know the son of a big time Hollywood producer, though.
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Well OP think about it this way; Competition for any job these days is staggeringly high. Even entry level jobs have 20+ people applying for them. Obviously the competition will be tougher for any acting jobs, but as mentioned earlier everyone is struggling to get a job these days. Go for it brah, and I'll see you in 4-5 years when I'm ready for my turn in L.A.
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Originally Posted By MrGreenTea⏩
If you want to make loads of money, there are probably better avenues of doing so. If you want to make loads of money through acting in Hollywood then you need to be very handsome or be a very talented and passionate actor + have connections. At least that's how I see it.
What are some better avenues? That's all I really want TBH.

And I'm a handsome bald man. I really think I could fill the bald man bad guy niche in Hollywood [srs]... That's at least what I would go for..
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Why not get an engineering job in la while trying to become an actor?
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OP let's be roommates and chase our dreams.
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Originally Posted By nn586⏩
What are some better avenues? That's all I really want TBH.

And I'm a handsome bald man. I really think I could fill the bald man bad guy niche in Hollywood [srs]... That's at least what I would go for..
You're asking the wrong guy lol. Please tell me after you find out.
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I used to attend church at Hillsong LA. Many celebrities (Beiber, Tebow, Kevin Durant) are regulars there, so it's become a haven for wannabe actors and models.

I volunteered with dozens of 10/10 Chad fitness model looking dudes who couldn't get a gig. Lots of them ended up being approached to do gay porn in the end (Srs). Some refused it, some didn't.

I also volunteered with lots of women you'd swear were famous models. One group had just agreed to go to ***** for a "private party" because they needed the money.

There is no shortage of gorgeous, talented people here. Unless you know the right person, it's entirely luck if you make it. And it's one of the most expensive places in America to live. Which makes for a terrible situation.
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Originally Posted By crupiea⏩
Why not get an engineering job in la while trying to become an actor?
That's a definite possibility right there.
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line up a job before you get here, i don't know what type of engineering you do, but see if you can get in at a studio, building backgrounds or movie sets or something. make industry connections then hit on the casting directors( most are females or gay), casting couch bruh...its a real thing


hang out at the cafe's....go for morning jogs on Sundays in the hills, buy a convertible audi a5 or something to see others and be seen.....you'll make it

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You could always live outside of LA and commute for auditions.

Why don't you move to LA and become a twitch streamer while you try to land acting jobs and feel out the market for a business you can start. If all else fails, use your degree.
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Originally Posted By nn586⏩
What are some better avenues? That's all I really want TBH.

And I'm a handsome bald man. I really think I could fill the bald man bad guy niche in Hollywood [srs]
Honestly, being a producer is an easier way to get rich and rub shoulders with the Hollywood stars. Basically you just use other people's money to pay other people to make movies. Gotta be a hustler, though.
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