I probably never would have been hired on Broadway had I not moved out to L.A. and pursued acting and film, which is sad, really.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
All I ever wanted to do was be on Broadway. I mean, remember, I grew up in a trailer.
But then all that died down and as far as casting was concerned it didn't really matter that I had been on Broadway.
I never wanted to be an actor. I got stuck in it and kind of liked what I was doing.
I had been nine years in the theatre and hadn't had massive success. My only thing was I wanted to be an actor and I didn't care when, where, or how much for.
I didn't want to be a Hollywood actress who every so often does a Broadway play. I wanted to be a Broadway actress who every so often does a movie.
But then I got a job selling coffee at the York Theatre, and when I met theatre people, something clicked. I felt comfortable with them; I felt like myself. I decided to go to drama school based just on that feeling. I had never done any acting.
I've been an actor for 14 years now and a lot of that time was spent in theatre and television. Then I moved to L.A. to try and build upon that and it's starting to pay off!
I moved to New York and couldn't get a job as an actor. And waited tables for so long.
I couldn't get an acting job to save my life when I moved to L.A.
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.