That's the great thing about university: you've got people around you who are taking a risk and trying things out themselves. It gives you the confidence to try and take it to the next step, which was drama school.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
What you don't get necessarily at drama school is a gigantic mix of people. At university, there's people from every social background, and you get to go through that period of being naive and not quite sure who you're going to be.
The wonderful thing about drama school is that it stretches you in a way the industry doesn't.
The weird thing about drama school is that you train for three years for one thing, and then, more often than not, it's something that you haven't trained for that you end up doing.
Drama school is a pretty intense experience, and I think it changes who you are.
The thing a drama school can't give you is instinct. It can sharpen instinct but that can't be taught, and you have to have intuition. It's an essential ingredient.
Drama school is fundamentally practical. I didn't write any essays, so I came out with a BA honors degree in acting.
I was discouraged at drama school, along with most of my peers.
I think so often you can come out of drama school and get thrown in the deep end.
I never went to drama school, but I did learn a couple of things along the way.
I never went to a drama school or anything. I just gave it my best shot, and everyone seemed to like it, so I carried on doing it.