More than one actress and actor has said this - that the better roles are on TV right now. That on TV they can get a role to sink their teeth into. Makes sense. Think of the films that have come out this year and then consider the competition.
Acting is a tough field. It's 40% talent and 60% luck. People who believe differently have their heads in the sand and are niave. It's also a lot of hard work - auditioning, getting your head handed to you on a plate - being told you suck, you are fat, too short, ugly, the wrong type, etc. And say you FINALLY get that role. FINALLY get a pilot to make tv. The network can always cancel you after five episodes, if you are lucky you get five. Nathan Fillion has been trying for years to break out. He thought Firefly was his chance. Nope. Too cult. Then he tried Drive - nope didn't grab an audience. He started on Soaps. Look at Sarah Michelle Gellar - she did a film with Alec Baldwin - that premiered at Tribeca Film Festival, but because of Alec Baldwin's personal issues which had the ill luck of becoming public the same time it premiered - her film didn't get grabbed by a distributor and is now sitting on the shelf and may get a limited release. Southland Tales? Had the ill luck of being resoundly booed at Cannes. As an actor - you can't tell what will be grabbed and what won't be.
And want to know the job all actors crave - or at least the one's I've talked to? Sitcoms. Why? 9-5 job. Steady pay. Great salary. And usually a live audience. Also you work closely with the writers. Drama's are hellacious hours - 12-13 a day if it has location shooting. People who work dramas - don't sleep.
They can make a heck of a lot of money in that field but like all high-paying fields, some of that is hazard pay. ;-)
Its frustruating to me at times though. I wish the actors I found interesting would get roles as opposed to the ones that bore me. Of all the actors on Buffy/Angel that I wanted to see again? The actors playing Cordelia, Willow, and Angel were at the bottom of my list. But hey, I'm not a Hollywood casting agent. ;-)
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Makes sense. Think of the films that have come out this year and then consider the competition.
Acting is a tough field. It's 40% talent and 60% luck. People who believe differently have their heads in the sand and are niave. It's also a lot of hard work - auditioning, getting your head handed to you on a plate - being told you suck, you are fat, too short, ugly, the wrong type, etc.
And say you FINALLY get that role. FINALLY get a pilot to make tv.
The network can always cancel you after five episodes, if you are lucky you get five. Nathan Fillion has been trying for years to break out.
He thought Firefly was his chance. Nope. Too cult. Then he tried Drive - nope didn't grab an audience. He started on Soaps. Look at Sarah Michelle Gellar - she did a film with Alec Baldwin - that premiered at Tribeca Film Festival, but because of Alec Baldwin's personal issues which had the ill luck of becoming public the same time it premiered - her film didn't get grabbed by a distributor and is now sitting on the shelf and may get a limited release. Southland Tales? Had the ill luck of being resoundly booed at Cannes. As an actor - you can't tell what will be grabbed and what won't be.
And want to know the job all actors crave - or at least the one's I've talked to? Sitcoms. Why? 9-5 job. Steady pay. Great salary. And usually a live audience. Also you work closely with the writers. Drama's are hellacious hours - 12-13 a day if it has location shooting. People who work dramas - don't sleep.
They can make a heck of a lot of money in that field but like all high-paying fields, some of that is hazard pay. ;-)
Its frustruating to me at times though. I wish the actors I found interesting would get roles as opposed to the ones that bore me. Of all the actors on Buffy/Angel that I wanted to see again? The actors playing Cordelia, Willow, and Angel were at the bottom of my list. But hey, I'm not a Hollywood casting agent. ;-)