How can I study acting?

I suggest you look up your local list of community organizations (incl. churches, libraries, schools, etc.) to find groups that perform skits, dramas, and readings of plays, poetry, etc. Then try attending one or two of their meetings and see if you want to become a regular participant. Don't be shy! Many of their members do it either for entertainment, to make friends, or - like yourself - to get more involved and learn more about the theater. So you will not only find out more about the profession and get a chance to practice and participate, but you will also meet others who share your interests. Go for it! And good luck!

Watching successful actors and actresses definitely can help you develop acting skills. But the best way to learn is to do. Some call it lying, I call it practicing. Strike up a conversation with a stranger, pretending to be someone completely different. A character of your own creation, with a different background, struggle, name, etc. Get into it; keep the front on for as long as possible. Go into town, talk to cashiers, baristas, cute guys, anyone! Just make sure you won't see them again. That would be awkward. When I'm on a flight and someone tries to talk to me, I do this. Once I pretended to be a bratty teen on my way to my sister's wedding. I complained about how she was making me wear this awful dress and I was being a complete brat about it. It was epic.