When I decided to go to L.A. I said I was going to quit modelling and just go and see how I do. In the first two weeks I got three movies. I was so excited I had all my furniture shipped out from New York.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
I've been really lucky. When I decided to go to LA I said I was going to quit modelling and just go and see how I do. In the first two weeks I got three movies. I was so excited I had all my furniture shipped out from New York.
I moved to LA and decided to do films and television, mainly because the theater in New York is totally dead.
I finished the movie a month ago in downtown Los Angeles. I had a lot of fun doing it.
The truth of the matter is I stayed in L.A. raising my children, and when they went to college, I packed my bags along with them and came to New York and looked for parts in the theatre, because that's always what I preferred doing.
It's been crazy. My life has totally changed. One week I was in school, hanging out with my friends and the next, I'm going to the L.A. premiere of one of the year's biggest movies. It's been a crazy experience.
I don't like modeling, but in terms of the places I got to visit, it was great.
When I went to L.A., I started modeling, hoping to travel and learn from photographers. It led to auditions to do commercials.
I have the cliche 'struggling actor' story. I was waiting tables in New York, went out to L.A. soon after graduation to get some jobs, but it didn't work out. I wanted to cut my teeth in professional theater, so I came back to New York. It made my journey a longer one, but I really wanted to excel in the theater.
I began modeling in N.Y. and doing commercials. That led to regional theatre and then Broadway and then movies.
I did come to L.A. to try to get on TV and get in front of a camera, so I could have a stage career in New York.