Whether it was working on theatre sets or stage lighting, I didn't realize most all of the skills I was exposed to were going to come in handy later on when I became a designer.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
I was always pretty good at designing things.
I was probably born with some designing abilities.
I trained as a stage actor and was given a lot of technical tools to play with.
I was always interested in fabric, clothes and designing. Maybe I would have been a designer by profession if I didn't start acting.
I became a set designer for opera.
I also grew up building theatrical scenery. I spent many years building scenery as a large part of my income and that allowed me to really develop my shop skills.
All of my experiences modeling, acting, doing theater, it's all in the work now. And the work freed me to transform myself.
I look for a sense of reality with everything I did. I didn't work in a studio, I didn't light anything. I found a way of working which pleased me because I didn't have to frighten people with heavy equipment. It was that little black box and me and £5 worth of film in my pocket or maybe it was only £2 in those days.
It was important for me as a theater artist to allow myself and my interests to evolve over time and allow my notion of what success meant to evolve over time. I've always had a day job and never been just acting. But it didn't make me feel like I wasn't doing what I was supposed to be doing.
Being a rather second-rate actress, I finally thought, 'I'd rather be a designer.' I knew I could make things look good.
No opposing quotes found.