I can't say there were parts I was offered and turned down, but there were meetings for parts that I didn't go to, meetings I should have gone to, meetings I was advised against going to. I listened to that advice.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
I never turned a part down when they offered me money.
I walked in and inherited a management group that I didn't know very well. They didn't know me, and we had a very short window to put together a credible recovery plan.
I don't think I ever got parts that interested me. Well, I did occasionally, but more often than not, they did not interest me.
The number of parts that were required were just prohibitive.
I had no choice in the decision to make myself available. I was not always doing things I wanted to do.
I was lucky to get the kinds of parts I wanted. I always said I didn't want to do anything my kids can't see.
I did not like formal meetings, because they took away my freedom. I just liked to spend time with my friends, where I could be myself and did not need to don a mask.
I had individuals in my life to help me make the right decisions because it wasn't about them accepting handouts. It was about them making the right decisions for me.
There were times when there were parts that I was sure I got and then I didn't, and I did get upset. But at this point, it doesn't affect me in the least because I know how the business works.
I was never specifically associated with a part, I didn't have tons of money, I wasn't conventionally tall or handsome, so you know the things that were available to me were hard work and perseverance.