I certainly was performing before my writing was published, because I was performing when I was very young. And the thing is I'm very comfortable on stage, so a large portion of my act did come from ad-libs.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
I grew up performing in theatre.
I'd say that, first and foremost, I'm a performer; I started performing when I was four years old, and being on stage from a young age set me up.
I've always been compelled by some force to be a performer.
I always had the desire to perform. If it wasn't my career now, I'd still be doing amateur dramatics. It's just something you love, and when you get paid to do it, you pinch yourself every day.
I play-acted and started performing, which just logically led to doing it in school, which led to studying it in college, which led to auditioning to the showcase in New York. And then I had an agent, and I was an actress.
When you're a performer, of course you want an audience, but it's very, very different from courting fame.
I took acting lessons when I was 19, 20, and I had my writing.
I've been performing since I was a child; my mother would have to pull me aside and tell me that I wasn't onstage. I was a cheerleader, president of choir, and in the school play.
I became a performer because it was what I enjoyed doing.
I think I went more toward writing because that's my talent. I don't think I was a great performer... And I like being behind the scenes a little bit.