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But so much of being an actor isn't so great - the auditioning, the rejection, the financial insecurity.

I didn't want to be known as the reality-show star trying to be an actress, so I kept a lot of the failed auditions to myself.

I faced many ups and downs, like any other actor: not getting through auditions or even worse - getting shortlisted and not being selected. Most actors go through the process.

Certainly there have been better actors than me who have had no careers. Why? I don't know.

A little secret about actors is that we never think we do a great job in auditions. We kind of just go in and do our work and leave sort of hoping for the best. It's an interesting dynamic - acting is such an interesting job. You never quite know how well you do.

The greatest thing is that usually the auditions you think are bad are the ones you get.

I know actors who have had to turn down good roles because they just don't pay enough. It's hard.

You have to keep persevering. An actor goes to a lot of auditions and doesn't get the part.

I honestly don't have a lot of friends that are actors. Most of my friends I've known since sixth grade and are out of the industry. It gives me a sense of reality rather than surrounding myself with a bunch of actors.

Most of my friends aren't actors - and not one of them is overly impressed with what I do.