This is an article that I wrote in 1995 when I first started my homepage. This is the exact copy that I sent to this actor. He emailed me back to tell me that he was so happy and learned so much by this article that I decided to add it to my homepage for others to use and learn from. If you want to start a career in acting, the one thing that you have to do is theater.
Theater is the backbone of acting.
You have to keep your acting skills up and the one way by doing this is by school theater, town theater, or regional theater. Headshot are very important in the acting career. Any photographer can do headshots, but I suggest you get them done in one of the major filming areas. For example, New York City, Los Angeles, Chicago, Orlando, Dallas, or Philadelphia. If you live near any of these places, I suggest you go there to get your headshots done.