Reflective Essay: Why Acting Makes Me Who I Am

In acting one I feel like I learned why more than what I intended. I think what most people and I would have thought is that acting is learning about how to play other people. But what we all can learn is that acting is way more then that. Acting is knowing that you can be anything in this whole entire universe even if this universe sees you as a nobody. I feel like everyday in this class I have a little bit more about myself. Well my teenage self that is. I’ve also learned what type of people I would like and wouldn’t like in my life. I remember being little and believing that acting was only for mature people, when really you have to be kinda the opposite to be in this line of work. There is this quote I read awhile back saying something on the lines of “Acting is a childish job. You have to pretend to be someone else and at the same time you have to see yourself. I didn’t fully understand until now. …show more content…
I’ve made up my mind about what I atleast intend to be as a person. I’m still seventeen years old so I don’t really know just yet. I feel like as a typical high school student I’m being treated as a child with limited freedoms but will be pushed into the role as an adult as soon as I get my diploma. You know like knowing how am I going to contribute to society when I’m no longer in an assigned role. I only have one more year as a high school student so I’m really thinking about my future. If i had to say where I fit in, I would say that I am here experience life and what it all has to give me. Everything happens for a reason. Maybe I’m here to be someone’s light or someone’s demise. I honestly have no clue. We all have our own place in life but I feel like we all don’t know what they