An Actor's Day time job

So, as most of you know, it’s pretty hard to survive on just acting in the beginning, because you can’t claim a high salary. And they won’t give you more money even if you’re good. And because you are not in a production with a crew of professionals who have done this for a long time, and have a big budget you’ll have to see this as just an experience! “Learn on the job” , “learn on set”

This is the beginning, but when you actually get cast in a high budget film you’ll earn enough, and you will be able to just focus on the acting. But for now, you might reconsider getting a “Day time job”! I’m a waiter/bartender and I don’t understand how other actors manage to do both, because I work almost every day, sometimes 2 shifts a day. Which means I have no time to go to an audition or take that late callback! Because I have to plan everything, and take a day off to be able to go to an audition, I even have to tell my Staff manager 1 week ahead, which is very hard to anticipate.

Here’s a hint!

So I recommend you find a job where you work only 5 days (Mon - Fri) a week, because then you can take the weekend to go to auditions and stuff! Most of the time the auditions take place on weekends (not always though, it varies) , but that’s been my problem anyway because I work all weekend….

I also recommend you to try to get any job in the same business! “Stay in the business”, even if it means you work for the actors, director, producer or just stage work, “behind the scene” things. Because that will give you the chance to learn, and get good contacts!