I decided I'm gonna make my living from this, or I'm not doing it. The last time I had a job that wasn't an acting job was '88, and I'm quite proud of that.
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The last time I had a job that wasn't an acting job was '88, and I'm quite proud of that.
I have a career I am proud of as a child actor. I'm not running away from it or embarassed with anything I did.
I consider myself a very lucky actor that, approaching 60, I'm still employed and employable.
As you get older and ease your way into being a character actor you have to be comfortable with where you are in life and career, and I'm very comfortable with what I'm doing - working on projects I'm proud of.
I've been working as an actor since I was 9 years old.
Look at a guy like Ian McKellen, who is eighty or whatever, and he's just loving his work, and you can see that in the work. That defines what type of actor you are. And what kind of people want to work with you. And whether you can do this job for a long, long time.
I've been acting professionally since I was 24, and it's the only job I've ever done.
It seems like a really fun way to make a living, but I'm truly terrible at acting.
I didn't pursue acting as a career until I got my first job. I didn't think I could make a living at it. You hear such horror stories about how hard it is to get work as an actor. It is hard, but I decided to roll with it.
I recognize how lucky I am as an actor. I've been working as an actor since I was 9 years old.
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