I planned so well for my post-'Cosby Show' life that I don't have to make desperate acting choices that conflict with what my values.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
I had done a couple of plays, but I was a clueless boob. 'Cosby' allowed me to have something on my resume that was real and then the producers of 'Guiding Light' let me play a preppy killer just the following month. Suddenly I had two gigs on my resume that made me look like a real actor, although I was far from it.
I wanted to be a dramatic actress. Life doesn't go the way you think it's going to go.
Working with Bill Cosby was incredible. I was lucky to be a part of that.
My plan was to be able to make a living as an actor.
I was a failed actor but I still wanted to show off, so I ended up doing live comedy.
I was really conflicted. I had always planned to help the world. Instead, I was going to become an actress? That seemed like such a selfish thing to do.
My intention of making acting a career was about being onstage.
A life being enacted onstage is a thing of utter fascination for me. And acting, it may begin out of vanity, but you hope that it's taken over by something else. I hope I've climbed over the vanity hurdle.
I don't think anybody planned for me to be an actor. I didn't. I didn't know this was what I was going to do.
I was fresh out of drama school and had no idea what I was doing. They hustled me along and Bill Cosby tolerated my rookie behavior. It was great. Once you have 'The Cosby Show' on your resume, you can keep going.