I love reading interviews with actors for a variety of reasons, but my favorite section usually comes about halfway through when they talk about how they started in the first place. Answers can range from an overly ambitious stage mother to taking drama in high school and finally fitting in somewhere. For most of us, it’s the latter.
The only reason I decided to act is because my best friend in high school encouraged me to join his drama class. The reasoning was twofold; he had a hunch I’d like it, and we would get to hang out together for an additional 45 minutes per week. He was really my training wheels in terms of learning how to take risks, and had I not had his encouragement I would probably be doing something entirely different with my life (so thank you, you know who you are, this is all your fault).
In any case, this class introduced me to my first acting teacher, Mrs. Anderson, who in turn helped develop my overall interest in theater and performance, which eventually led me to studying theater in college. After I graduated and moved to New York City, I thought I’d figured it all out. Imagine my surprise after pounding the pavement for a year in the real world. At one point I was considering
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