AboutPeter Messaline Expertise Career advice for high-school students and beginning performers.
Canadian tax advice for artists of all sorts.
Research resources for those looking for performance-related answers.
Experience I am a Canadian performer, tax preparer and writer.
I have supported myself as an arts entrepreneur for thirty-five years.
I am the most-published writer in the business of being a Canadian artist.
I have written on arts tax matters and prepared performer taxes for fifteen years.
Organizations belong to ACTRA, CAEA, AEA, British Equity.
Publications CAEA Newsletter
ACTRA Branchline
The Agents Book
Actor's Survival Kit
Tax Kit 2000+
Making It (Federal government career management for culture workers)
Expert: Peter Messaline Date: 2/9/2008 Subject: to become an actor
Question to whom so ever it may concern, would like to tell you that i have done stage shows in the main lead actor also i can dance and sing in all i am a bundle of talents. i want to make my carreir in acting field. basically i am from India, mumbai. i am having a lot of passion n experience to be in the very field. i am 18 years old and i have done all kind of roles just require a bigger break thats it.Trying my luck for a long time now waitng for eithers response. hope you got to know all about me. THE MAIN PROBLEM IS I NEED A BREAK IN BOLLYWOOD OR HOLLYWOOD
Answer Being cast requires someone to take a bet that you will be right for the part. No-one can know for sure, so they are always taking a risk on you.
The only way to get cast in major centres like Hollywood is to have proved, by an impressive résumé, that other people have taken the same risk and been pleased.
Wherever you are now, you need to work at anything to put your talents in the eyes of people who can help you. Until you are the local star, there is little chance of moving into the big markets.
Work on the people you know. Get in touch with people you know about, and show that you are the answer to their needs. Don't just say you are -- find out what they need and show that you have done it, or trained for it, at least.
And be patient -- at eighteen you have not been trying for a long time yet.
