Tuesday, November 23, 2010

Fame and Fortune

There are many ways a person can achieve fame and fortune. The most popular way is by breaking into the entertainment industry. Many people aspire to become famous actresses, musicians, singers, dancers, models, and television personalities. They believe breaking into the business and getting fame is as easy as walking into a casting call. However, they are unaware of all the hard work that goes into it. The best actors and actresses have studied their craft for years at prestigious schools and academies and have taken on numerous small roles before they finally made it big. It is very rare that a new comer will just star in one role that skyrockets them to fame. Singers have to have been born with a talent to sing and even then they practice their whole lives to have everything perfect. They must also choose the appropriate songs that will make them appealing to the public so they will buy the CDs and download their music. Models also have to have been born with a unique look and a thin physique that will make them desirable on a runway. Nevertheless, once people achieve fame and fortune, they are thrust into a fragile and complicated world that can easily be taken away from them. Their every move is constantly followed and documented and they have almost no privacy. They do receive amazing perks, but they can also trade their dignity and self-respect for it. And for what? For a minute of a fame that can easily slip away? A bad song can make a singer be dropped from their record label and from the public’s eye. A bad movie role could make an actor lose his popularity. And any wrong move caught by the paparazzi could make any celebrity lose their status and then their fame.

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