Where Do I start?

Get an agent.

I would suggest you take classes anyway, because you probably aren't really as good as you think you are.

I was going to say that Cherrie but anyone with a big ego like our OP usually actually has a fragile one. Kudos for bringing on the truth!

Academy Award and Emmy and Tony winners are constantly taking classes.

That's a big part of why they're award winners. But hey, you're pretty good already. Don't let that stop ya from appearing as a hatcheck girl who's dismembered in the first five seconds and has no lines in Zombie Biker Sluts From Hell 17.

Icykid said- "the question is where do I start?"
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1- join a local drama group
2- Get a pal to do you a still photo portfolio
3- Have fun videoing yourself doing short scenes from films and put them on youtube
4- E-mail around showbiz people for advice on how to get into acting
5- Get an agent
6- join an actors union

Good solid advice Romeo.

Try and start a Youtube following with skits and other short films. Get more experience behind and in front of the camera. Teach yourself editing, lighting, writing, etc....

Build up a portfolio of work. Get an agent.

If you find you can't teach yourself the above mentioned skills, rethink your stance on taking classes (which you need to most likely either way).

A British PC strategy game opponent of mine is an actor, but I lost touch with him about 5 years ago.
His name is Waleed Khalid and one of his most notable roles was in the Brit TV soap "Hollyoaks" where he played a doctor in a few episodes.
I see he's registered with this British agency, scroll to the bottom-
http://www.reflectionstalentagency.co.uk/actors_45.html

You could drop them an e-mail to see if they'll advise you on being an actor, are you in England?
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The statistics are terrifying in Great Britain , with something like 92% of the profession out of work at any one time. What the figure doesn't reveal is that the same 8% tend to work continuously while the same 92% never get a look-in.

The trick therefore is to be in the top 8%. The big break from out of the blue does very occasionally occur, but statistically it's about as likely as winning the lottery, and the last thing you want to end up as is one of those serially unemployed actors sitting nursing a pint in some dingy pub complaining about why their agent doesn't pull their bloody finger out.

Where do you start? Start with getting an education which has nothing to do with acting and along with that do as Romeo said.
You have a hard time ahead of you but it probably will be worth it - no matter if you end up on the stage or not.

And the Brit showbiz union Equity might be able to offer good advice, I don't know if America has got a similar union.
Also, I should imagine unemployed actors can claim unemployment benefit same as any other out-of-work professional and live off that between acting jobs?

Are you wanting a lot of money? I plan on praying for it to fall in front of me from the sky when I walk out my door. Although I may change my mind and decide to never leave my home.

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Screen Actors' Guild, but they will need to see some screen credits. So will any agent that's not out to rob you.

Lost in thought as to what you could be rogering.