Should I pursue my long shot dream of becoming a successful actress?
Hi! I live in Greece and I'm about 18 years old. I've just started studying english literature in the University of Athens.The problem is that this is not exaactly what I want to do. I want to become an actress because I really love acting and I honestly can't imagine loving anything else that much. However I have "great expectations". I want to study in England or in the U.S. and work as an actress there. I understand that it's a very, very, long shot, but I just don't seem able to change my dream. I know I might fail and I don't have much confidence in my succeeding, but on the other hand I have this feeling that with hard work, patience and believing in myself,I will actually make this happen. That's exactly the same feeling I had when I was getting my proficiency in english exam,which I passed and when I was getting the exams to go to college(which by the way are really hard) and I succeeded in them too. I usually succeed in things I want really bad because I work hard for them.And as they say :
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Success comes to those who are willing to work harder than anyone else
.And I truly am. As for my acting skills I've been attending drama courses for the last 4 years and everyone thinks I'm very talented. I didn't use to think I'm that talented because I never liked people that have no modesty whatsoever.I didn't want to be one of them. However through the years I have come to believe that some of their praises are real since many of these people are objective. My drama teacher told me that I have chances of succeeding in this job-and I haven't even told her ever I awnt to become an actress!-. So, thanks to anyone who read this. I honestly hope I didn't bore you and that some of you will let me know your thoughts considering my problem. I would like to know if you think I should pursue my dream, or find a new one, an easier one... And if you think I should pursue my dream what do you think is the right way to do that. Where and what shall I study.
P.S: I understand that many of you must be wondering why I don't try to succed as an actress in Greece. The truth is that I do have great expectations but I just love english, and I want to move somewhere where I could talk in english every day. I also feel I can express myself better in english than in greek,if that makes any sense...
P.S.2: I would like to apologize for my mistakes. I might have the profiecency in english but after all I'm not a native speaker(though I hope I was).I would also like to apologize for the length of my "question". I was trying to include anything helpful for the possible answerers.Turns out I really need a therapist..
