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<p>fish, this is, I think, one of the most difficult thing for young actors to accept. They really have a hard time (when they are young and just starting out – like, auditioning for places in a college class, for example) accepting that talent is almost the least of it. </p>
<p>The waiting for the college decision letters to roll in is just the beginning. Once they are in, they begin (one hopes) to learn how things really work, and how casting really happens (or doesn’t) and why. Young performers come into the field believing with all their hearts that if they are talented and keep plugging away, they will “make it” meaning, they will be cast. But that’s not necessarily true. As hoveringmom says above, it can be very disheartening to find out that so many things other than talent (looks, type) are involved.</p>
<p>The smart ones who are also talented figure that out (what type they are and what they can do with that) and run with it.</p>