tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5309932466795335827.post7619497605635986274..comments2024-03-10T08:57:07.915-07:00Comments on Kid In The Front Row Film Blog: Are you famous yet?Kid In The Front Rowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17498466805415882523noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5309932466795335827.post-69429531752846991092010-06-04T08:41:05.083-07:002010-06-04T08:41:05.083-07:00Ophelia--you are so right! It's true...I say ...Ophelia--you are so right! It's true...I say the same thing all the time..my sister is in medical school..that's 10 years of studying right there before you actually even get to start to make good money...<br /><br />Also, I think people have this false conception that you have to be famous like Tom Cruise to make money in movies and be able to live off of it comfortably. I don't Solennehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08205144451320977544noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5309932466795335827.post-92230544970769066662010-06-04T00:13:03.322-07:002010-06-04T00:13:03.322-07:00As if that's not the case with any job! You ha...As if that's not the case with any job! You have to work to get recognition, for years! So , why is it such a big deal when you're an actor? When you're a young lawyer fresh out of school, slaving away in the corporate world for ridiculous hours and crap pay, no one will question you. Instead you get a pat on the back and people are so so impressed with your hard work. And no one willOphelia thinks hardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08538284642733450430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5309932466795335827.post-61609158127598681132010-06-03T12:02:31.533-07:002010-06-03T12:02:31.533-07:00My favorite I got literally one year into graduati...My favorite I got literally one year into graduating from grad school and getting out there and starting to audition for legit stuff <br /><br />"It's been a year already and you're not famous yet, shouldn't you consider a career change"<br /><br />Umm, yeah I guess everyone just magically becomes "famous" in a year. <br /><br />I've also been told by Solennehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08205144451320977544noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5309932466795335827.post-20257679632446460722010-06-01T11:38:18.941-07:002010-06-01T11:38:18.941-07:00My absolute favorite passive aggressive question I...My absolute favorite passive aggressive question I've ever received was (When I told someone I was an actress): "So that means you make a living at lying, right?"<br /><br />At which point I went off on this person for a half an hour at which they were really REALLY sorry they'd ever opened their mouth.<br /><br />My other favorite response (not as much a question) is "Phoenixhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07477498671080132176noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5309932466795335827.post-45560432445750178882010-05-31T16:29:46.768-07:002010-05-31T16:29:46.768-07:00The response to all these questions should be a qu...The response to all these questions should be a question of your own:<br /><br />"Do you know I've got this gun?"TheUnwashedMasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03029004262655647715noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5309932466795335827.post-59172947515948273592010-05-31T14:59:52.178-07:002010-05-31T14:59:52.178-07:00Are you sure you are what the industry is looking ...Are you sure you are what the industry is looking for? (Referring to age, race, height, weight, the length of one's legs, the shape of one's left ear, the thickness of one's pinky finger...)<br /><br />Mind you, the question 'So what do you do exactly?' is a pretty common one. Unless you're a corporate money making machine most of the time the type of society we live in Ophelia thinks hardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08538284642733450430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5309932466795335827.post-90509600847990176582010-05-31T11:14:40.160-07:002010-05-31T11:14:40.160-07:00My personal favorite, though it applies to my care...My personal favorite, though it applies to my career choice as a writer it works just as well in this context: "Well what's your real job?" cuz you know, writing/filmmaking/acting/etc is not a REAL job, just a wacky hobbySugaryCynichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15258481928434295350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5309932466795335827.post-50100093601473294972010-05-31T08:01:49.239-07:002010-05-31T08:01:49.239-07:00How about: "You do know that hundreds of wome...How about: "You do know that hundreds of women try out for those parts, right?" or "The people who've made it in the film industry might just as well have won the lottery. You feeling lucky?"Wild Celtichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09839331422541811675noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5309932466795335827.post-59493729976990322562010-05-31T07:29:47.809-07:002010-05-31T07:29:47.809-07:00Haha, Jess, I did think of that one but didn't...Haha, Jess, I did think of that one but didn't quite know how to write it. But the way you did is perfect, I really *feel* that, ouch!The Kid In The Front Rowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11284758898483746863noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5309932466795335827.post-25822008480364044752010-05-31T07:14:45.118-07:002010-05-31T07:14:45.118-07:00It's not really a separate question, more of a...It's not really a separate question, more of a follow-up to some of those. "And how old are you again?" Brutal...Jesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06523004537124471839noreply@blogger.com