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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Mathew_Freeman" data-source="post: 314338" data-attributes="member: 1846">I'm 23, just to start this off.At the moment I'm an actor up at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, doing a very low-budget play. I had to pay £400 english money for accomodation and flights up here, on the basis that I would be on a profit share scheme if the show made any money. I had to borrow money off my parents to do this.Having stayed in Edinburgh for nearly three weeks, spending more money on food and beer, and sightseeing and seeing other shows, I've realised that the chances of me even making back the £200 I got off my parents are minimal - unless the show gets picked up by someone and I end up in a touring production of it.What's the point of all this? Well the previous two paragraphs seem a little bleak. But I have to say - I'm having a blast. I'm enjoying every minute of this. I've managed to escape all the usual worries for a month of doing what I love.I only got into the show on a split second decision. I was phoned up - do you want to audition? I said yes. I only went to drama school because I was phoned up - we have a space for this year, instead of next year, do you want to come? I said yes again. Heck, I only got into amateur dramatics because my mum found something in the local paper about a local amateur society auditioning. My life sometimes feels like a selection of split second decisions that could have been horrendous mistakes, but weren't.So would I go? Yes. My family and friends would miss me terribly, my girlfriend would be affected in ways that might never leave her (some people will understand this), and it'd be the biggest decision I could ever make.But like at other times of my life - I take the risk. The rewards could be more than you imagine. Think about it. If you saved a village by fireballing a bunch of trolls, they'd be grateful forever. You'd see that every time you were there. Multiply that up by the number of times characters do heroic things - seeing at first hand the effects of your heroism would be incredible.You are being told that you can have the power to change the world, in real, tangible, genuine ways. Isn't that worth chancing?PS: Plus of course, eventually you get to shapechange into a dragon...oh boy.</blockquote>

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