I was in the movies. I danced, I sang, I learned to work in front of a camera. It was like being in a repertory company.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
I had a background in theater as an actor, and then a photographer, and then as an experimental filmmaker and editor.
Originally I studied as a musician, a classical pianist. That was my career before I took up acting in my late 20s.
I was a film student. I became an actor, but I thought I'd be pursuing filmmaking originally.
I'd been an actor in high school, and when I got to college, it was all about film.
When I was a dancer, I was acting.
I actually got started in acting when I was in pre-school. I was really into dance and performing, so my mom had me in dance classes, and then I got involved in a local theater company.
I came into the industry as an actor. And moved on to become a star with the help of my dancing skills.
My background is a small town with no movie theater. So... I always pictured myself onstage. I went to acting school and learned all the skills. I left early because I did my first movie and discovered that I really loved the minimalistic work with the camera.
I was always going to be a dancer - I drifted into acting.
I went to film school at Columbia and did that for a couple years and really thought I was going to be a filmmaker, and then I kind of drifted over to the acting side after that. I'd been an actor in high school, and when I got to college, it was all about film.