Actor Growth

Today I was talking to a lady as she mentioned that her English was not very good and needed help with it. At the same time, her native language was Mandarin which isn’t exactly my native tongue. What ended up happening though was that I agreed to teach her some conversational English and she agreed to teach me some Mandarin.

When she asked me the reason for wanting to learn the language I mentioned that I thought it may just be useful if in the future I need to use it in some way for work related purposes such as doing film work. When you think about it, knowing different languages is a special skill too when it comes to the acting world.

I know a lot of people usually think of an athletic ability only when it comes to special skills. But imagine if you are the only one within your look range and type in your area that can speak a certain language. Odds are, your chances of getting a part that requires that would drastically increase.