Hollywood!!?

helloo my question is for anyone who has ever wanted to go to hollywood and act or go there to see the sign and enjoy the awesome place!!:)|||Not another one. If you must come here, first read the article below. If you still come, that's OK. I DO want fries with my combo.








One feature for Hollywood since the 1960s has been its attractiveness for desperate runaways. Every year, hundreds of runaway adolescents leave their homes across North America and flock to Hollywood hoping to become movie stars. They soon discover that they have extremely slim chances of competing against professionally trained actors. Many of them end up sinking into homelessness, which is a problem in Hollywood for adults as well as youth. Some return home, while others linger in Hollywood and join the prostitutes and panhandlers lining its boulevards; others go to Skid Row in Downtown Los Angeles; and yet others end up in the large pornography industry in the San Fernando Valley.





Even if you have graduated from high school, college, or even grad school with a Masters degree in Film %26amp; Television Arts, the most important thing to remember is this: There is a finite supply of opportunities in Hollywood, but an infinite supply of opportunity seekers. You have to want it bad… You have to be willing to sacrifice a lot of comforts you take for granted… You must be able to hear “NO” 10,000 times and still be able to get up and try again…You have to audition a lot, study a lot, and network a lot… so that you are ready when an opportunity comes along. So, do a gut check: Are you doing this just to get out of a “boring” lifestyle? Think that Hollywood is filled with glamorous stars living the easy life? If so, stay home. Hollywood will kick your butt and either send you back home, or destroy you. But if you truly have the burning desire, the willingness to WORK like you have never worked before, then nothing I say is going to stop you anyway.





And about talent: Nothing is sadder than those people on American Idol who are CONVINCED that they have talent, yet won’t take criticism or advice from an honest critic. Frankly, Simon Cowl gets a bad rap. But he has to see thousands of people who just don’t have what it takes to make it in the business, and he tells them so. So do this: Audition for someone who doesn’t have any vested interest in you, or someone who won’t be afraid to be honest and tell you that you suck, if that’s the case. Too many people come to Hollywood because unqualified people or sycophants (suck-ups) tell them that they are talented. It’s really quite sad.





In order to rent an apartment, you have to be at least 18 or officially emancipated. You'll need to have a job for at least 6 months and a good credit rating. Count on at least $3,000 to cover first and last months' rent, plus security deposit. You'll need more, however, in order to put down the deposits for utilities.


Rent will run you about $1000/mo for a studio in a decent neighborhood. Having a full-time job will really cut into your audition times.





At auditions, the producer will want a resume of all the acting experience you have. It is rare to get a part on talent alone-- they want seasoned professionals.





Go to college, do community and university theater. Get all the experience you can. If you don't you'll just be one of the 25,000 hopefuls who come here every year, just to go home broke and disappointed.





Where to live: First, lose the idea that there is a magical, “safe” city anywhere within 50 miles of downtown that’s cheap. If it’s safe, it’s not cheap, and if it’s cheap, it’s less safe. Safety is relative, anyway: There are “safer” parts of any city, as well as “less safe” sections. Second, get the idea out of your head that there are daily running gun battles in some parts of town. For every horror story you hear, I can give you 5 stories of people that have lived in the roughest neighborhoods of L.A. without falling victim. It’s just a matter of being careful, cautious, and just a little lucky.





When looking for a place to live, don’t sign anything until you have scoped out the neighborhood personally. Landlords and rental agents will tell you anything to get you to sign a lease. And once you are in, you’re stuck. Also, be careful of terms like “adjacent” or “close to”, such as “Beverly Hills Adjacent”, or “close to the beach”. I’ve seen apartments listed as “close to the beach” that were 26 blocks away. Sure, it’s closer to the beach than Ottumwa, Iowa, but not what I’d call “close”. To me, “close” is close enough to walk without breaking a sweat.





Some cities like Glendale, Burbank, Pasadena, or sections of LA like Silverlake, Eagle Rock, or Palms are good places to start looking. Even within these cities or areas, there are nicer sections and grungy sections. It’s all a matter of using the Yahoo maps to see where the building is, then visiting the neighborhood. Also, keep in mind that the traffic patterns play a HUGE part in determining where to live. In the morning, traffic moves (or tries to, anyway) towards downtown LA, West LA, Santa Ana, Irvine, and other business centers in SoCal. In the afternoon, the traffic flows away from those centers. Use that in determining where to live, as well. If you can find a place to live less than 10 miles from where you work, then you are lucky indeed.|||what's the question|||uu asking us means u wanna be film star if hollywood|||It'll take you a while -- more than half of the people in L.A. are actor's. Every other waitress/waitor is an actor and they'll tell you it isn't easy.|||well i love to act i will like to go to HOLLYWOOD