Many actors struggle for years to make a living. Often they need to find other part-time work to supplement their acting income. It can be helpful to have an agent. Working on commission, talent agents promote their clients to directors and producers and may have an edge in getting an actor auditions. Although few actors ever achieve stardom, this can certainly be an exciting and financially rewarding career. What Shakespeare called the “passion to play.”
Disclaimer: Producing a war movie presents significant challenges because it requires balancing historical accuracy, compelling storytelling, and large-scale logistics. Filmmakers must ensure authenticity in depicting uniforms, weapons, tactics, and settings while also handling sensitive themes of trauma, violence, and loss without glorifying or trivializing war. Coordinating massive battle scenes involves complex choreography, special effects, and sometimes hundreds of extras, all of which demand high budgets and meticulous planning. Additionally, directors face the creative challenge of capturing both the chaos of combat and the human experiences within it, often under scrutiny from veterans, historians, and audiences expecting both realism and emotional impact.