As an actor it is easy to feel you are in constant competition with every other actor remotely in your category. For me, as someone who plays a mid(late)-twenties Caucasian female, that means that most of the city of Los Angeles is my competition.
Since we all feel that we are constantly competing with others it is very easy to want to compare ourselves with others' achievements. You see the postings on social networks of "the competition" booking jobs, on set, working with cool people and it's easy to start feeling down on yourself. You say things like: why are they getting all this work, while I am stuck sitting at home looking at Facebook?
All this competition and comparing yourself to others is pointless in this business. A casting director once told me that there is really only one person that is perfect for a role and it's their job to find that person. Yes, you can put yourself in a large group of actors that you'd call "your type" but everyone in that group is an individual with their own quirks and understandings of the world. There are examples of talented actors who get a role that isn't right for them, maybe because they are famous, but then the movie fails because of it.
When a role comes along that you are really perfect for, you won't have any competition.
Next time you freak out because everyone on Facebook seems to be doing more than you, remember people generally post the good and exciting events that happen. Most of the time people don't post about the days when they bomb an audition and don't get that call back.
Facebook tends to just be the highlights. I bet if you look at your own Facebook wall you'll see your life isn't as bad as you think it is.
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