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Should I become a lawyer or a producer?

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I know I asked this, I just wanted more opinions:

I am a high school Sophomore and I either want to become a producer, actress a lawyer. I wanted to be a lawyer for years but then I started to think about it and I don't know how good I am at arguing. People say I love to argue, but I don't think I can make a good argument, although some people say I can. I am going to start taking acting lessons next year as my elective. I've been obsessed with celebrities so I looked into becoming a producer and it sounded interesting. I have an uncle who is a producer and he is unemployed. But, then my neighbor is a lawyer and he is unemployed also.I told my parents I want to be a producer and they said "NO WAY!". My dad said "if you major in producing, find a way to pay for your own college", but he said this in front of his friends so I don't know if he was joking or not. After he said this, my mom said "just minor in film." I am taking acting classes next year for my electives and there are tons of opportunities for me to act if I am interested in it. I am going to college after high school, probably Notre Dame or U of Michigan and maybe majoring in Business and minoring in film . I am planning on going to law school after college. If I decide to go with the lawyer career, I want to be a Senator. Or I was considering becoming a producer and then governor (like Ronald Reagan was an actor and then he became President.) There are stars like Peter Facinelli and Ashley Greene who didn't start acting until college and Cameron Diaz who auditioned for a part and got it with no acting experience and Harrison Ford started acting, wasn't making a lot of money acting, so he took of carpentry and then was hired to build George Lucas's cabinets, and then Lucas hired him for Star Wars. I also took a career test and it said either a producer or lawyer! (That was no help at all!) Also, I was looking at employment statistics, and it said for 2008, there were around 100,00 employed producers and 700,000 employed lawyers, but I won't be graduating college until 2017, so I don't know how much the statistics will change. What are my chances of becoming a producer in Hollywood? Can I have some advice? I have no idea what I want to do!

mim
mim

First and foremost: Do what you love and love what you do. If you don't know, it is still early in your life and only more experience can bring you the answer.

Arguing is not the only ear mark of being a good lawyer. You must be able to see both sides, have a good memory, a good sense of logic and be a good problem solver, thinking fast on your feet.

If you want to get into acting/producing then join your theater group at school and in your community. You may not like it at all. Memorizing lines and working long hours can be a real drag. There is a lot of competition out there, so you have to have a unique quality, be aggressive and assertive and not be afraid of being exploited, because the movie/acting industry is full of nasty men that will want to take advantage of you and tell you that is how it's done. You've heard of "sleeping your way to the top". It doesn't mean getting a good night's rest. So you need to be prepared to keep yourself upright, off drugs and alcohol, say "NO", stick to a good moral compass, and go for it.

But then, you may end up being a good writer. You didn't have trouble writing your question, it seems.

dina raiford
dina raiford

I had a similar problem a while back. Play it safe and click on www.lawyersearchgarden.tk


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