I survived on sandwiches, and I was on stage every night for six years of my life. I was working 16 hours a day between class, rehearsal, being on stage.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
I've never worked as much as I would've wanted to, and that's why I end up doing a lot of stage as well, because stage is a full course meal.
I'd gone through periods where I didn't work live performances for probably seven or eight months at a time.
I used to get so carried away while I was on stage that I'd be physically damaged by the end of a concert.
In the daytime, I was studying at school and in the evenings, I was a stage kid. I was trained in theatre and public speaking. I was a really active kid.
I took classes and performed and did improv and sketch and wrote sketches and did lights and sound for other people's shows just so I could be around the theater. That was about seven nights a week for seven years.
I was a celebrity bodyguard. I didn't keep the best hours or choose the best food when I was on the road.
I've been on stage since I was eight.
I never stop working when I'm on stage, and that's my fitness.
I didn't have any terrible survival jobs. The main job I had before I was able to transition over to acting full-time was working at an after-school program at a middle school teaching improv and standup. So even when I had a regular job, I was still lucky enough to be doing the stuff I loved in some way.
I've been onstage once for one performance with four days' rehearsal.