At home I have free time to do nothing with. My gift is acting but I don't know how to practice it. Any ideas???

Do you live in a city where acting courses are readily available?

If you tell us where, many people can no doubt recommend classes.

Otherwise, you can work both alone and with friends. Alone, you can get plays from the library, read them, choose a character (it doesn't even have to be an appropriate character for your type) and start thinking about who they are (class, age, gender, background, etc.) and what they want in the play and what they want from the people they interact with in each scene. Think about what they expect before they come into the scene, and how what happens in the scene affects that expectation. Try reading their lines out loud, partially simply to get used to saying lines, and then to start thinking about what they are trying to DO with each line. Rephrase each line in your own words. Etc.

You can also get books of monologues (or find free ones on the Web - my site has some), choose one, and develop a back story for the character, a clear idea of where they are and when, and then what they want from they are saying. Imagine you are speaking their words to very different people - a family member, a teacher, a person in a shop, etc.

You can also see if some of your friends are willing to just read through plays with you, and then discuss the kind of questions I outline above with them, and try working the ideas you come up with into how you read the lines.

Etc. There are whole books on this kind of thing. The best solution is to find a class and start failing enough to succeed in a meaningful way.

Either way, have fun. Even in the sad stuff. Explore your inner self, your understanding of the world, the author's words. Do whatever you can to feel larger through the work.

For what that's worth..

There are plenty of books as well to read. Go to your library and book store and start going through the advice of the great ones.

thanx you guys your advice really helped. And I'm starting today. Acting classes are not usually avalible in G.A but I fully plan on trying to find some and, when i'm old enough I plan to move to LA.
And I plan to apply your stradigies there too.
Thank you.

I think its also good to find some books on the history of acting. Now, a book is NOT going to teach you how to be an actor. It can only guide you on certain exercises that will help. Acting, is ACTION, its not necessarily thought. Get as many plays as you can get a hold of. Find playwrites that suite your personality and keep finding plays from them. If you're just starting out, marketing yourself isn't necessary. Don't worry about finding a "type" to play. Get some friends together and read plays together. Have discussions on what you think about the characters (or as mamet would say, the lines on the script). Have fun picking out your character's nuances and ticks, and act the play out together. The period of study is very important. Its a domino effect, if you don't dig deep into your first impressions of a play, your performances will look weak. See if theres local theatre or community theatre around you. Go see shows, and meet with the cast afterwards. Ask them how they got their start. Go out and get exposed to everything you can!

Well also reading what people say on this board will help greatly, as well as reading BackStage. Your doing the right thing just keep it up.