Well, here you are. You met with your agent, got the audition, got the part, made your first movie in a lead role, the movie is a huge success and you’re an overnight success. Yes, it’s unlikely, but it does happen. Just look at the cast of “Harry Potter.”
So, you’re a star. What next?
Unfortunately, not everyone can handle stardom. This has been sadly chronicled in the lives of such people as Freddie Prinze who took his life because he just couldn’t handle the pressures of being a big star. So what can you do in order to avoid being a casualty of the movie, TV or stage business?
Everyone has their own theories of how to handle stardom. In this article we’re just going to cover some generic ground as every person is different and ultimately what will work for one person may not work for another. For example, some people will really enjoy all the attention from fans and rag mags that they’re going to get, good or bad. Others will shun it like the plague. But there are some things that seem to be the Achilles heel of most people who have made it big.
For starters, don’t bite off more than you can...