Do you dream about popularity and succession?

My long-time fantasy has been to success in acting. I can not help but to think how low my chances are for international success - given that I am a Finn. Even gaining fame here in Finland is hard, mainly due to the fact that there are about 1000 young males and females fantasizing the same dream every year. Not much compared to your american standards, but enough to cut my chances to a mere 1,7-2%. And that only to get into the praised Acting Academy of Helsinki, Finland.

My parents try to encourage me - many have said that I own stage-charisma. But I just don\'t believe in my own skills. It is so hard to critisize something I can not see - \'thus I just don\'t know how I act. I would have better chances to get myself into the Art Academy of Helsinki, though, but acting still surpasses drawing.

So, do you dream about popularity and succession, or are you happy with what you have got?

Darth - its success not succession.    Many years ago I dreamt I would be doing something different than what I am doing now, but really I can\'t complain.

[MPTheory]

Man, You need to keep that dream going.  That\'s what drives people.  That and competition.  Without these things, many of us wouldn\'t go very far in life.  Take my situation for an example.  Im going to school right now for computer animation.  In the las year, my output has been much better because Im always trying to be better then the next guy.  Im in competition with everyone.  Not to mention myself.  Always strive to be better then what you are though.  Don\'t get arogant though.  That will make you lazy.

I like what I do right now but as with most I wish I could have become a circus performer. I loved the flying trapeze act but my fear of heights eliminated that as a prospective future. As I got older I wanted to get into being a disc jockey but as to no avail I found out what the earn yearly and that was enough to make me desire something else. When I came to the realization that I was going to be a programmer with a wife and child I came to grips with reality and decided that this will be as good as it gets. I guess the only other desire I can think of would be to work for a video game magazine as a photographer. I feel that I possess the ability to see great pics. I just wouldn’t know how to get my start.

Dream ?

why dream when i have it all the time during my wake\'n life *snigger*.

Originally posted by MPTheory
Man, You need to keep that dream going.  That\'s what drives people.  That and competition.  Without these things, many of us wouldn\'t go very far in life.  Take my situation for an example.  Im going to school right now for computer animation.  In the las year, my output has been much better because Im always trying to be better then the next guy.  Im in competition with everyone.  Not to mention myself.  Always strive to be better then what you are though.  Don\'t get arogant though.  That will make you lazy.

I quess you are right. I will keep my fantasies... But at the same time I am afraid of losing them. One failure, one mis-step, and I am off the track.

[MPTheory]

No one said life\'s a  cakewalk

Dreaming and imaging in suceeding and other positive things for your person is one of the main tasks of your brain. Wihout it you will become mad. I\'ve study it at college.

I AM DREAMING OF LIVING IN A DIFFERENT WORLD!!

I heard Finland is beautiful I hope to visit there one day.

Your dream sound fantastic keep going never give up I know I will see you in some major motion pic one day.  Sadly I love acting out plays in the schools drama club and even though they say I am really good I do not want to become an actress the reason is show business a shallow business those who become famous tend to lose themselves in it and become as shallow as the industry.  Those who were born into stardom end up like this most of the time I think its great that you want success and you have a dream, but it will never happen if you do not believe you can do it instead of looking at odds have a little faith and get out there be known even if you fail realize its a barrier and break through it if you believe it you can do it a close friend told me that and I believe it.  My dream is to become a writer/director and I like writing fantasy\'s and fairytales but with moves like lord of the rings and Harry potter I began to question myself if any of my writing was any good I still do but I hang on to that hope that someone will see and feel what I feel in my stories I have already got some of my poetry published I think I am off to a pretty good start.  Lets make a deal you become a big star and I will write a blockbuster hit and we will work on a project together and take the movie industry by storm

[MPTheory]

OK, This may come off bad. Now, I don\'t want to be rude, so I\'m going to make the assumption that you can take some constructive criticism.  You need to really work on your grammer if you want to become a famous writer.  I know that I\'m bad too sometimes, but you have so many run on\'s  I don\'t know where some sentences end, and others begin.

Well, Im highest dream is to ubderstand the universe. If I can understand the universe maybe I can understand women.

I don\'t dream of becoming famous at all. I get stage fright. Just walking in front of my class makes me feel funny.

Of course I dream of success though. I want to be able to have a stable life financially when I get older, but I don\'t want to be famous doing it.

[Titan]

Originally posted by Bossieman
Well, Im highest dream is to ubderstand the universe. If I can understand the universe maybe I can understand women.

There is no way to understand women. I dreamed of being an astronaut But now I dream of a successful military career.

Darth Joyda,

I would say keep your dream to become an actor and do what ever you have to do to succeed.

You still have to work hard to have something to fall back on but you don\'t want to say, I had a dream and I never followed through.

That\'s what I kind of did with music. Growing up, going to school, I had one thing on my mind and that was to be in a successful band. I let the dream slip and now I kick myself for not following through on my dream.

Is there room for thirty something rock and rollers? I don\'t know but I am going to have fun trying.

Ace