ABSTRACT
The acting profession is full of rollercoaster-like peaks and dips. It is by turns unfair, thrilling, depressing, healing, colorful, complicated, uplifting, and sometimes just plain weird. The best way to maintain equilibrium as a professional actor is to recognize this unpredictability as an inherent part of the life. If you can learn to embrace the chaos, you’ll be better prepared to ride out the ups and downs
In this final chapter, the authors address questions on the overall nature of the career. What do you do when your friends are having success and you’re not? How do you deal with discouragement, disappointment, and depression? Is it wise to set deadlines? How can actors of color fight the lack of diversity in casting? Is it wrong to portray a stereotype? How do you sustain the love of the art when focusing on the business? And is it OK to quit acting, or is that a failure?
