When I was starting out and had to cut my teeth and build my resume to get in, I had to basically work for free on a lot of things.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
Work is like the rest of life. The best parts are free.
One day, I looked up and saw I had an extensive resume and saw how I did that and did not realize it because you are constantly working and trying to build a body of work.
I did all kinds of things in order to earn a living.
I didn't come out and roll from job to job - my first year was really tough. I had to work as a teaching assistant for an agency; I ran a pancake stall in Dulwich Market. I taught drama classes and ran my own workshops. I applied for every advert on Gumtree there possibly was.
I hadn't worked for a couple of years so I thought it would be nice to earn some money and pay the bills.
I worked in restaurants, bars, record stores; I did anything and everything to pay my way through university and LAMDA.
Some people might think that what I've done before made it easier for me to get jobs, but it was actually a disadvantage. I had to work even harder.
When I was writing my first two books I was also freelancing and teaching and doing other odd jobs.
I studied business in school, so I worked for Chanel in marketing. And I also worked part-time in an office. So I had office jobs. And then I realized I needed to get the hell out of there, just realizing there was no fulfillment.
I started getting jobs, and I thought it was going to be real easy.