Happiness abscissa3/1/2023 ![]() ![]() I was taught that being an actor was a sacrifice, and being an actor meant you might not make a living. But it was only this year where I really felt like I could fully support myself through acting. I was at a moment where I could choose one narrow path towards success, or I could choose a path that wasn't just about artistic choices, but also about social justice issues. I had just done Jurassic Park, which was a very successful moment in a career for a young girl. In some ways I felt like a mini adult because I was around so many adults, but brilliantly my mom would only let me act if I promised to stay in school, played one sport, and at some point in my high school years I had to be a part of student body government.Ĭitizen Ruth was a real watershed moment for me. It wasn't about the size of the role, it wasn't like I was a lead, but it was the first moment where I thought of myself as an actor professionally. I was 15 when I got my big break in Mask. For me, the reality of growing up in Hollywood was the opposite to the idea of growing up in Hollywood. You worked hard and you went to work like other people went to work. Being an actor felt like a practical craft. There was no paparazzi, false-glamour life. ![]() ![]() But I was really lucky that with my parents-wild, independent, somewhat hippie progressive actors of the seventies-there was no false narrative in the story of how to become one. It was during my summer vacation-my mom was working with Scorsese and my dad with Alfred Hitchcock. “I’ve known since I was seven that I wanted to be an actor. ![]()
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