Darker Me

Acting is a jealous and needy career that doesn’t like the thought of you keeping your options open. You’ll need a job that allows you to leave at a moment’s notice for auditions, usually for two or three hours at a time. Or, assuming you are fortunate enough to be cast in anything, you need a job that allows you to miss work for a week at the very least. The logical solution is to work at night at a restaurant or bar. The trouble, however, is that most of these jobs were never intended to be careers. They have high turnover rates and offer little in terms of personal satisfaction.

- 5 Awful Things Nobody Tells You About Being an Actor | Cracked.com