Maybe this isn't the industry for you.

Dedication, commitment, drive, focus, and unimaginable time.  These are just a few things it takes to become a working actor.  I know many people dream of becoming an actor and think that it is what they should do for a living.  I am not here to bust your bubble or ruin your dreams.  I think if that is your passion than you should follow it.  However, I am here to give the hard honest truth.  If this article makes you want to work harder and put all your time to your career then I have done my job.  If it frustrates you and makes you not want to do this career anymore, then I have done my job.

When I first started acting I was in class 5 to 6 days a week, every day I was reading scripts, and working on my articulation and working on my imagination and focus.  This is a career that is a 24/7 job.  You need to learn to enjoy your time alone and the time you will be spending working on character work, reading scripts, studying the things that your character's lives are about, etc.  There is tons of work to be done before you even look at a scene.  The last thing you should worry about is learning your lines!  Have you ever noticed when you do auditions or scenes that it sounds like you have the same rhythm every time you do your scene?  That is because you learned the scene for the lines and you never worked on the character and objective that the character is after in that scene.  Almost every time you do a scene it should come out a little different.  The actor or actress your working with can change the tone in his or her voice which could change the way you perceive something.   You should truly be talking and listening, not worrying about what your next line is.

Long story short.  Dedication, if you don't have it then get out of this industry.  If you don't have enough respect for your career to put your time in every day or to be in class, "present" every time class is in session then this is probably not the career for you..   If you are waiting to be discovered, get out of this industry, if you think doing extra work everyday is going to get you where you want to be in the acting world then follow another dream.