I just kind of went from being a standup, one-man band, to then kind of breezing back and working with other people. And now I'm just trying to be a legitimate guy who pays the rent, you know.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
'Rent' was my first professional job, ever.
I had a band before I did standup - I've always done music. I got known for being funny, and that's how I make a living - and from acting - but I never stopped playing and producing and recording music.
In my mid 30's, after a decade or so of giving full time to the music thing and finding myself with about $10 in the bank and no assets other than my musical equipment, I realized I needed to get serious about making a living.
I certainly have gotten caught up in the music business at various times in my life, mostly because you want to get along with whatever record company you're dealing with. I don't want to be flaky. I don't want to be some temperamental, hard-to-work-with musician.
Basically, I live to do gigs.
There will always be ways to pay my rent, whether I wind up having to be a waitress on the side or whatever it is, but I think it's so important for me to do things that I'm passionate about.
I had a band with a girl in New York, and we would go around and do gigs. And then I happened to start getting work as an actress.
I just wanted to be a guy who could earn a living as an actor, and I did that for a long time.
I'm very much a jobbing actor who's still trying to find a place to rent down the road.
I'm set up where I make a lot of money doing stand-up, and it's easy.