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| actor or model may be one of the boldest decisions | | | | betting that you have already decided to throw your |
| you will ever make. It might also be one of the | | | | caution to the wind, ignore your family and friends who |
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| While these careers may seem quite glamorous and | | | | anyway. |
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| can really sink your teeth into and grow a career in. | | | | makeup artist, you'll have an even better chance to |
| While they mean well, your family and friends may | | | | make it in the industry. Besides that, an actors/models |
| never have had contact with or even heard of an | | | | day rate for photo sessions, music videos, film and TV |
| actor or model actually making it in the industry. Face it, | | | | commercials can be quite hefty. So that is definitely a |
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| prove quite fruitless and a waste of time when you | | | | possible, despite popular belief. With a little training, |
| could be earning an hourly wage and bringing home a | | | | some coaching from a talent management agency, |
| weekly paycheck. | | | | and a lot of hard work and dedication, you too can |
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