I’m a 16 year old girl who has a dream and is passionate about acting , script writing and directing . My father is always concerned about the profession I choose cus every time he asks me what job /carrer I’m going to choose when he asks me this question I get anxious and scares to tell him I want to be an actor and recently he asked me the same question I told him I want to be an director, actor and my regressive parents said no since their is prostitution in the cinema industry and I was depressed thinking about the fact that I have to kill my dreamm idk what to do should I get a degree in something I’m not even interested in or when I’m in college should I skip my classes and audition or when I get a job and I’m successful enough then should I start acting can someone please help mee my mind has been fucked for the past few days idk what to do
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It’s important to pursue what you’re passionate about, but when you have parents who want something else of you, that is a really tough situation, I’m sorry for you. If I was you, I would still do research into the field as if I was set on entering it, maybe even learn more paths you can take to get there, while also walking another path that your parents approve of, something that can support you, and something you can tolerate enough to not hate life while doing it. And then on the side you look into auditions and networking opportunities. When you secure something maybe you can convince your parents to approve of you doing safe, small things. And then build a portfolio that way. I ultimately have no idea what your life is like and what cards you have, but hopefully it’s an idea to think on, wish you the best!
Doing your creative passion as a job is often not all it’s cracked up to be. Being a professional creative means constant rejection and criticism. You don’t have to give up on your dreams, but you should be open to reality as well.