The nice thing is that, at least in Los Angeles, I'm known as a character actor and I do auditions for other things besides just cartoon shows.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
My dad signed me up for some acting classes at a place in Honolulu, and there I got to audition for some L.A.-based talent agents. I got a few 'callbacks' and so my mom and I decided to fly to California and check it out!
I'm an actor more than anything else.
After high school, I drove out to L.A. with a friend of mine who had just graduated also, and I started auditioning. I got an agent, but it was all 'Saved By the Bell' auditions.
When I first moved out to Los Angeles I was thinking, you know, I wanted to be an actor but I didn't really know what acting was about. I thought if I could be a model, or even do commercials and stuff like that for the rest of my life, I'd be happy.
I've been acting since second grade, and I just remember when I first moved to New York and I was living in Washington Heights with three other actors in this tiny apartment and busting my butt to get to the subway, walking to, like, five auditions in a day.
I have had a singing teacher in L.A. for many, many years just to work on my voice as an actor.
When I went to L.A., I started modeling, hoping to travel and learn from photographers. It led to auditions to do commercials.
I'm just a stage actor from Chicago.
I went to school to be an actor in Canada and realized I hated auditions once I left, which is a huge problem if you want to get a part.
Everybody in L.A. wants to be an actor. I just wish I could meet somebody who doesn't act or sing.