re: Any of you considering being actors or work in the industry?

A lot of locals have been extras in films being shot in LA since the tax credit program started
I knew one that was in all the twilight movies filmed here and has been in a lot of different movies as an extra, uncredited roles
She never made it big time in the industry but it was a lot of steady work for a period of time, you had to be prepared to work weird hours
That's what you have to do sometimes to get started and even then it's a longshot to make it that route
She had another job as well but they were pretty flexible in letting her do it