Can anybody be an actor?
Not every actor looks like a “movie star. There are roles out there for people of all ages, races, shapes, and sizes! As for natural talent, it certainly helps to be born with the ability to perform. But acting is also something that can be learned and mastered through lots of practice.
How hard is it to get a literary agent?
The Chances of Getting a Literary Agent Your odds of getting a literary agent are 1 in 6,000. That does NOT mean 1 out of every 6,000 authors who try to get an agent will make it, and the other 5,999 will fail. If a literary agent only offers to represent 6 new writers per year, thats one every two months.