Feels that I know you. I'm 49, I wanted to be an actor as that's all I did in my youth was sing and act. But when it came to serious stuff my parents thought a science career would be better than going to drama school. As a result, I followed a career in neither, and ended up teaching English abroad. Ive travelled a lot but never did the career I wanted. Hope things work out, some how. Best. Another nearly 50 Brit.