Seven years ago.
Oh, yes, the years creep.
Age lays a shawl over me.
New rug under foot.
The new rug.
Thinking about my childhood desire to be an actor, despite every reason I would be terrible at it and detest the life of an actor, I need to add that I was no chameleon. So, I couldn't even have been one of those character actors you never recognize from one part to another.
The first great decision in my life was to recognize how badly I would have starved trying to stay with that profession.
7 comments:
I too had an early inclination to be an actor. But then I left college and had to pay off some student loans and . . .
Cat,
I couldn't remember lines, and I hated everyone looking at me. Not promising material, to say the least.
Ageing.. doesn't feel fair sometimes. Still we are still Us inside..
Like the new rug
Wonderful pattern on the new rug.
I tried my hand at acting a few times. I froze up almost immediately, felt queasy, and like you, hated being looked at on stage.
gz,
Beats the alternative.
Crow,
It is a bit of a drawback.
I used to think I'd have been good at all sorts of things that I now realise I would have been mediocre at. Age does have advantages.
Pete,
Took me a long time to realize what a line of work actually entailed enough for me to understand I did not have those abilities at all. And to find the one that fits well. Life takes its time.
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