What do you think about hobby actors?

I've read the FAQ & Rules

I miss acting! The creativity on it, improvisation, stage school, reading scripts, reading plays - all of it.

But I don’t miss the seriousness - auditions, booking profesional jobs (once in a blue moon!), theatre teachers who crush everyone’s spirit for the ‘sake of art’ and having to constantly be involved in order to stay relevant.

The thought of making money out of this or making it big and quitting my regular job just doesn’t appeal to me anymore like it once did.

So I guess what I’m asking is - is it ok to participate in acting but only as a hobby? Or is that really annoying for all the serious actors - us hobbyist kind of just there getting in the way.

Posted Aug 5, 2026, 1:28 PM UTC

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