HOW TO MOVE TO LA AND BECOME AN ACTOR | 10 Los Angeles acting tips 

Are the auditions back in person or are you having more self-tapes? I am trying to decide if I need to live in the LA area or will it be alright to live a bit further since most auditions now-a-days are self tapes? Thank you!

You NEED a car! My agency sent me out to LA for 2 months and I spent more money on Ubers than I made from modeling.

i have absolutely no fucking idea what i'm doing but i've fallen in love with acting so thank youuuu!!!

Me: lives in England :) Also me: *moving* *to* *America* *in* *when* *im* *18* :)

fucking loved this. thank you so much for taking the time to make this!

Me: * gets anxiety just thinking about all this * haha its so overwhelming but one step at a time i believe everything is possible with hard work and passion! #followyourdreams

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Out of everything I’ve watched for advice, this is by far the best. Straight to the point, answers all the questions and great advice. Love this.

I’m 14 from England and I know there are so many people going into this industry but I will make it I promise you! Not one day but day one

Honestly one of the best videos about the subject of moving to LA.

I need to do all my best cause I am a 12years Russia girl who wants to be a Hollywood actress. All Besides that I live in Russia, I live in a very small town. It will be very hard. But. I’ll go after my goal and I will do it. Remember me😂👌🏿💪🏿

I moved to Los Angeles back in July of last year. I watched your video one of the first weeks after I moved out here and I just wanted to personally thank you! I have booked a bunch of things on casting network over the past year and other sites and I now qualify for SAG (haven’t even hit the year mark yet) I am hoping you are getting all the good karma/blessings because you truly deserve it for making this video and helping others who truly have no idea where to begin. Thank You❤️

I will be one of the greatest actors of this generation by 2025 mark my words.

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I plan on moving to LA soon to become one of the biggest actors in history. Edit: thank you everyone I honestly appreciate the positivity and support 💜 Edit edit: I’d greatly appreciate if y’all just checked out my channel and leave a comment on my acting videos and subscribe 💜 thank you everyone

You have no idea how much I needed this! I’m 17 years old living in a town where acting and movies/tv shows are unheard of. I live in the UK too so my plan is to move to LA by the time I’m 20 and that’s all I know. I have no idea how I’ll become an actor I’ve never had experience in acting (school plays when I was 5) and I’m scared to think about failing. It’s not an option. I appreciate this video so much because I’m only just now really serious about this ‘dream’ of mine and I’m researching how I can make this work. I hope I can achieve this goal of mine primarily to prove to myself and those who have never really believed in me, but I know it isn’t an overnight thing. I also hope everyone else with this dream can make it and I hope to see some of you alongside me at the top❤️

Wow I never usually comment on videos but this was such GREAT advice. Just needed to say thank you 🙏🏻keep hustling.

My dude, thank you for sharing. Taking classes in the ATL at 53 is a humbling experience, have no freaking idea where im going, but I love the journey

I've been watching many RU-vid videos and listening to podcasts for tips on becoming an actor. This video is seriously my holy grail! The way you break it down and even provide resources is awesome. You are really giving out useful information and advice, thank you for making this!!

This is everything; honest, friendly and concise. Congrats, and best of luck in your career!

I've been on one heck of a journey. I did an audition for NYLA and out of 300 only 5 passed. I was in the top 5, but I had to pay this fee. My mom said you should never do acting gigs where they make you pay, but I really wanted to do it. My mom couldn't afford it and so I couldn't go. If I had paid, they would've made me move to L.A to be in their agency. It's been a year since I auditioned and I've been practicing and trying to improve my acting skills and dancing and singing just in case I'm in a musical one day. My bsf wants to be a famous fashion designer and she applied for an apprenticeship at Louis Vuitton and Prada. They both accepted her but she chose Prada. We want to become big celebrities together at the same time. We're both 16 turning 17 soon and we won't stop till we reach the top. We've both failed before, but we got back up and we're gonna keep trying. My name is Abbrienne Emerson (Abbie) and I'm white with brown hair. If you see me as a star one day just know that i made it!! Wish me luck!!

I came into this video expected half realistic points and half “if you can make it here, you can make it anywhere” “just don’t give up” bullshit but to my surprise, this was stupidly realistic and very well thought out. Every single point is valid and something everyone should take into account. Brilliant video and definitely going to subscribe! Hope all the acting is working out for you and you get a massive break through soon. 👌🏼

Just to add. This dude has a Degree in theater from college. And a lot of production credits from theater shows. Meaning, training and starting with theater is a great way to get some practice and experience and build up ur resume before moving out to LA or hoping to be cast in Netflix or whatever the big dreams are.

"Amine Boughanmi" gonna be an international actor. You re gonna see ❤

After making vids like these u realise that u are encouraging aloot of young actors to persue their dreams including me I live in algeria i hope to win lotterie so i can come to usa and work for couple of years to make some money so i can moove to la to become an actor but thank you very much Im waiting for your next video to watch and get more motivated

As a guy with barely any background in the industry, but wants to end up doing basically exactly what you're doing, I found this video wildly helpful and I can't thank you enough!

These video makes me more comfortable ☺️

Your headshot 😍😍😍

Really good information! Best of luck with everything.

Awesome advice! I’m a non - union actor from NYC and I haven’t booked not even one extra job, it’s so hard. I’m currently living in NYC and watching your video about self tapes and other websites to find auditions is really helpful. I do know that I have to practice my craft, find improv classes or other classes work on my resume and self tapes and just have fun! I also have a side hustle as a chipotle crew and I also go to college, and trust me it ain’t easy! Thanks for the advice and sorry for the long comment I just felt like I had to comment about this.

Dude, thank you. Planning a move to LA in the fall, and this really helped. Subscribed

This is easily the best video on the topic I’ve ever seen

I’m moving this year no cap remember my name one day ima come back to this comment

This really cleared up a lot for me, especially the SAG/AFTRA section. I was getting overwhelmed but am determined to go after my dreams. Thank you so much and good luck! hopefully you've come along way from 2018!

Hey buddy..I was really confused how to startup my acting career after I finish my acting course..I was not aware that there is so many things to do to startup...a very big thank you for giving knowledge...Lov from India 🇮🇳

Wow...I am from Holland and actually think about moving out to La in the near future but had no idea how the world of acting works in LA. That Sag/Afra section was something that I had no idea of. In holland they don't work with unions. Now it seems it is really important to know that stuff. So thanks for opening up about this!

You have such a pleasant voice! And personality!! Amazing advice and it had me binging like all of your videos lmao I also subbed! I’m excited to see more from you

Man, this is so informative! Thank you so much, I hope to meet you someday! Cheers!

What a great video. I subscribed immediately, I'm a video producer in London. I moved here and had no tips or tricks, so I had to figure out everything myself. But now I'm rolling, still hustling. Great content, nice structure. I wish you luck with your career!

i want to be an actor in a netflix movie/show

This is literally what I was looking thanks to much!

Great advice! Concise, but detailed. Thank you so much. :) Goodluck to everyone else here looking to be actors!

I don’t know how right now but I trust In God I will start my acting career and never give up so that I can rise to success !!.

This is by far the best resource on the subject matter available online. Great job mate.

I wish i saw this video when i first looked into the industry 15 years ago. Times have changed and it's nice to see wonderful resources such as this. thankful for people and videos like yours!

Just what I was looking for! Planning on moving to LA the beginning of next year! Thank you for the tips! GREAT VIDEO!

I don't know how I got to your channel, but this is one of the best videos on RU-vid. It was extremely informative and made me consider taking acting lessons in the future. Great job!

Hey !!! I’m from India and I’m planning to move to LA for making an acting career. I obviously have no idea about how things happen there. After watching your video I surely know a lot . I’m going to work on all of this one by one. And be prepared before I move there. It’s scary but a feeling inside me tells me to do it.

Im so gassed someone made a video on this. Its actually so important to understand all of the details of becoming an actor.❤

You make this seem a lot less stressful than it needs to be. Thank you!

Pretty spot-on information! Our family moved to LA 2 years ago for us to become actors. And we had to learn how to do this from scratch! Wish we saw this sooner :).

Hi Will, thank you so much for this. I just got a B.A in Theatre from Sacramento. I keep thinking about moving to L.A to act in films and shows, but I'm afraid. I appreciate you sharing your advice to help fellow artists

Thank you for this! I’m moving to Los Angeles later this year to pursue acting. This has by far been the best video I’ve seen. Thank you again

Thank you for this smart, concise, and helpful video. I am returning to LA after a long hiatus and the business is a different animal lmao...huge learning curve but u made sense of it. Big help...

That video was amazing! I’m moving to LA in Dec to help support my partner in the quest to become an actor. Thank you for taking the time and for being so thoughtful to help others in this career challenge. Every detail you touched on answered every question we had. Thanks man. And good luck in your future too.

In the first shot of video you looked like Chris evans bro

This is awesome. Thank you. I sent this to my brother when he was moving and it helped him alot. Fast forward years later and he is now a working actor. Big ups, respect Mr. Will.

Thanks so much for this video! I'm planning on moving to LA in the fall to pursue acting, and the info you provide in this video is awesome. You the man

Can we all take a second and thank this man on saving us time & MONEY THANKS 😊

I come back to this video to get myself the courage and knowledge on how to make this move. Thank you.

Spot on with all the advice about acting!! Making the move to la next year and thanks for helping!

I don't often comment on RU-vid, but that was a really well thought out video, and you spoke about a lot of practical stuff that others don't talk about. Awesome job.

I’m from NYC and I absolutely love LA when I visited . So similar yet soooo different .

I'm so glad I came across this video. Thank you so much Will. Hopefully I'll see you in LA soon!

I’m from Ireland and I really want to be an actor. I want to move to la and start my career but it seems very overwhelming as there is a lot to know . This video explains a lot so thank you. Does anyone else have any tips to start.

I am a Sag Actor living in LA been here three years. 'Thewillydubz' is correct on just about everything. This field will cost a lot of money. I saved up 10 grand before I moved out here, transferred through a corporate job and then quit and did background. Did nonunion back ground for a year and a half and this Febuarary I was eligible to join the Union. To join Sag Aftra it costs 3,100. Back in 1990 it cost 900 just to join Sag, Sag and Aftra joined in 2012 I believe. Classes are expensive here, they average 300 a month, the cheapest is Meisner which is 200 a month but it is a very congested and demanding class I did it for two months until I said I couldn't do it anymore. Doesn't mean you have to take classes, they help shape who you are, and audition classes usually have scouts for agents to try and find their next talent. I've been here three years still no agent, I had an interview with a theatrical agent through a referral two months ago. The interview was with the president and the vice president of the company, it went really well and they really liked me. Two weeks later they emailed me saying they couldn't bring me on because they're conflicted with my type. Which is not my fault that is on them, they couldn't figure out how to sell me. But that will happen often, you can't sit there and get personally offended you've got to keep going and move on. Plus short films are key, I've made five short films this year and they have helped me get attention and into some doorways so making your own content is a very good step especially now adays. Yes you need a side hustle big time all of this is very expensive, living in La is very expensive, acting is tough mostly because of the last minute casting calls, auditions, you can never really plan around a schedule so you need a flexible job. Yes you will find yourself often working the job more often then acting, I do landscaping I dig holes but I enjoy it. A lot of people don't know but Harison Ford came into LA in 1963, it wasn't until 1973 that he got his first feature film role. Ford watched all his friends pack up and leave. When you move here and you make friends and people move with you there is a 80 percent chance they will stay for two years and then move back home. Even the people who you think have it made, I had a friend who inspired me to come out here and he was here for a year hated it and went back home to make a family. Being an actor in LA is PATIENCE, TIME, OVER COMING REJECTION, and MANAGING MONEY. But once you master that and you've been doing it for five years or so doorways will open up to you. I was on set with Amy Poehler for Wine Country and she said 'La is a waiting game the longer your here the more doors that will open to you.' Good Luck to all who decided this life!

Intercutting B roll from Runyon is spot on for this content

This makes me feel like I play a game named „life“ and right now I watch a tutorial to get to know the rules. I love it.

This video was so helpful and informative. I’m thankful that I found this video it’s a blessing! I’m gonna try and take all the advice

Most real and positive video of information. Thank you so much! I really hope you get a big break soon 💪🏽

I’m going to book a job this week, hopefully! I just moved here as well and I know no one but let’s see. Thanks for the great advice!

I will become one of the greatest actors in my generation in LA and a virtuoso guitarist. That is my dream!! Beleive it!

I'm 5'11 and 11/12ths.... 6 foot with my shoes on. That's been my line for years. Cheers!

Thank you so much for this video! I'm moving to LA in a couple of weeks and this was a very well rounded list of tips to help Actors like me make it. GOD bless!

I live in K-town, I have a car, and I am 19 and I’m not anxious at all 🙅🏽‍♂️ I just need to really start doing this .. Awesome 👏🏽 video

this is so informative, i love the fact that you said you will audition SO much and to kind of just have fun with it because if you don’t, what you love (hopefully acting in this case) will start becoming even more stressful. this was a great and informative video, thank you! 😊

Waw, this video was extremely helpful and it made me know what to do and expect, thanks a lot man !

This is probably the most helpful video about moving to LA to pursue acting. Very good information and it was not extremely long. I’ll probably refer back to this when I officially move this summer. Thank you so much!

Man I can't even tell you how many times I've watched this video. It is the most helpful video I have found on moving to L.A. and acting. I have wanted to come out there as Long as I can remember and am finally putting a plan together to make it happen. This and all of your other videos are the best and most informative around, I hope you keep making them.

such great audition tips, best I've seen anywhere

Also, I just read your about section and I'm from Ohio too! It's so cool when I find out other Ohioans are here in Cali!

bout to binge watch your channel; thank you for making these, they’re the only ones that have been genuinely helpful :))

This is literally the most helpful resource in all of the internet. THANK YOU

I’ve always wanted to be a director but now I’m thinking of being an actor. I’m almost out of high school, so as soon as I graduate I was planning on moving to LA. You gave me amazing advice. Thank you!😁

Here are the exact prices for casting websites in 2019: Actors Access: $68 Backstage: $149.95 (I got mines 50% off on Black Friday last year) LA Casting: $194.50 (for the first year because of set up fee) IMDb Pro: $149.99 Casting Frontier: $95.99 (for Premium Plus) Total:$658.43 I already have Backstage and I did have IMDb Pro but I haven't renewed it yet. I'm probably going to get Actors Access next, maybe get Casting Frontier, then i'll work my way up to LA Casting (you get la casting for free if you have an agent...)

This video was well done and I am so happy that I found your page. Thank you for sharing!!!

There was so much information packed in this one little video that I actually had to just bookmark it instead of taking notes. You're amazing, thank you.

These videos are not usually helpful for me, but this is an exception! Thank you for all of this great information. I will definitely be referring back to this when I start acting.

Thank you so much for this vid!!! Definitely one of the most informative out there and has given me a great guideline to prep myself for LA in couple of years. I'm moving there from Europe and it's quite daunting. Thank you again. keep it up :)

You and Bradley Cooper have the same voice

Thank you for these tips. Acting is my dream job and im eleven years old now so i still have much much time to go acting schools.

One of the best videos I’ve seen on this app! 🥳

i'm from malaysia. Incredibly helpful man. and tbh that same thought process is similarly applied here, except we don't have SAF AFTRA

Honestly this is such a great video, amazing job!

Your positivity within speaking about moving to LA & becoming an actor is everything!! Motivates me even more, thanks 🙏🏽.

I’m from Kansas and my dream is always to do this but had no idea thank u for this video it really helped

Wow. This helped me so much. Thanks for sharing!

Definitely helpful 💯💯 some things that were uncertain prior knowledge to me were confirmed, but ALOT of it was new information as well. I wish you the very best in your acting career , tysm ❤

Thanks so much for this clear video. This is the path my teen wants to take and as a parent it's reassuring to hear the steps and reality in your positive and balanced video. Thank you!

I've been a professional actor for 35 years and I don't live and work in LA. :) A lot of people become actors before relocating to LA or New York to seek work in the Business. :) I've been a trained playwright/author and Director for 25 years too. :) I completed Martin Scorsese's filmmaking class recently and am an indie filmmaker and a musician. To let you know everyone who makes a commitment to our career and passions isn't a beginner. :)