Expert: Peter Messaline - 6/21/2009

Question
Hey all,I want ot ask you some questions and I really hope you will answer me..I dont live in USA and I want to become an actor...Tell me about some universities for actors and actresses or academy...

Answer
You have respected academies in Bulgaria that teach theatre and film; I suggest you search for their names and find out all you can about the people who have graduated from them. Check on their entrance requirements, especially whether they ask for an audition (you won't want to take a theatre course that doesn't audition -- it would fairly certainly be for teachers, not actors!)
It is important to realise that there is no short cut to becoming an actor, and you will be most successful if you start in your own language and among people like yourself. A Bulgarian director will help you find your character by using clues no US director would know. You will find truths in your own work based on your knowledge of the world you live in -- this will please an audience which comes from the same world.
Keep your ambition, but concentrate about the best next steps, not something that may or may not happen in the distant future. Good luck, though, with everything that does happen in the distant future!