acting careers at 16?

The drama club at your school is a good start, also community theaters. I've been acting in theatrical performances since I was 7, I'm now 21. I would also look into vocal lessons. You say you're not really into that, but directors look for well rounded performers. Also, when you start looking into colleges, theater programs are going to want well rounded performers as well!

Good luck and let nothing stand in the way of your dreams!

Acting being your 'dream' doesn't make any difference at all - everyone says that.

And as for your parents not understanding, I'm sure that they do - and again, it doesn't matter at all how badly you want it.

It's not that there's no guarantee (note the spelling) of you 'following through' - it's that it's extremely rare for any actor to ever make a living from acting alone. A tiny minority get to do that. Almost all actors also work one or more ordinary jobs as well - although they keep that very quiet!

Typically, a professional actor gets no more than 2 or 3 weeks' paid acting work a year - it's that tough!

There would be no point at all in your parents moving anywhere - at 16 it's going to take several years before you'd be able to start looking for an agent, and therefore auditions.

It's great that you're not one of those idiotic "I wanna be famous" kids - but you're going to have to make a huge effort to get even tiny roles (not rolls) in small-budget stuff - possibly for the rest of your life.

To start with, you'll need a couple of years at the least of weekly acting classes at a good acting school. Singing and dance lessons would also be very useful. You should also get experience in local theatre, drama groups - anything you can find.

Then you'd need to work towards getting a place at a good drama school or university.

Only when you've graduated would you need to start thinking about moving to where the action is.

And like I said - make sure you also have enough good qualifications to get a good ordinary job as well - you'll need it. Anything you can work free-lance is okay, so you can take time off for auditions.

Just understand that even after all that training, loads of experience and seriously hard work, there's no guarantee that you'll ever get a good role in anything. If you're okay with that, go for it.

Good luck!

Not every teen wants to become an actress and your 16 you could change your mind about what you want to do so I would go to college when your 18 do some acting class then move to LA!

if you haven't already, join the drama club in your school. then pursue a degree in theater. that way you'd be acquainted with the business and the people in it

get some real experience at a reputable drama school