An Actor Despairs in Hollywood.

Duh.

I read this in the LA Times today with some snarky thoughts running thru my head.
Is this really news? Really a front page, column one worthy story?

It tells of this actors plight as he's been here in Hollywood 3 WHOLE YEARS. Are you fucking kidding me? 3 years? I know people who have been here much much longer. I've been here much longer. He seems defeated and downtrodden and frustrated by his lack of success.

Could it be he radiates desperation when he walks into an audition room? The people he's reading for can tell that he's anxious and needy and unhappy? Do you think they want to cast someone who is probably a drag to be around? Who wears his slumped shouldered unhappiness like a coat?

Hollywood is a crucible. It burns away those who cannot cope or put up with the disappointment. In Hollywood, you rarely ever hear the word "No." Because, honestly, when you don't get a part, you just never hear.

If you come off the boat, train, bus from Pokipsie and expect to make it in 3 years, you have got a rude awakening coming. This business is tough, and the thing they don't teach in college is the Business of Show Business. That takes time to learn and many failures to figure out. For all the singing and dancing and acting, it's a business. 90% business, 10% performing.

In the end, some people make it and have long careers. Some people work steady but never become household names. Some people work sporadically, getting the occasional part. Some fail and struggle year after year until they give up and move back to Pokipsie. Or they are your 60 year old waiter at an all night diner.

Reading this article made me think this guy should give up. He's already been defeated. Go home. Regroup. Figure out something else to do that will make you happy.