…I know when I was leaving I said I wouldn't come back, but then I went back a few times for work. I figure if I'm gonna be living in my car in the South in the winter, I might as well be living in my car where it's warmer and more excepted.
In LA I knew plenty of actors that came out to work and found themselves living in their cars. The ones that didn't either got paying gigs, lived with friends, or they did tricks to earn enough to get a small apartment somewhere while paying for classes. I don't want to have to blow anyone, so I'll sleep in my car until money comes in.
Lately, I have discovered I'm that dedicated to the craft of acting, so much so that I will work regardless of pay for the sheer joy of the process without resorting to turning tricks on the side to survive. It's not that I don't think I could make money, either! Let me tell you I have been offered, buddy!
In fact, I was just on the calculator adding up what I could possibly pull in, even accounting for the recession and it being the Xmas Holiday season, and if I hustled I bet I could almost afford a small efficiency apartment. But that would be a lot of work and I'd be too worn out for acting classes, or acting onstage, or sitting down, or anything I imagine.
Speaking of fun, my New Podcast is up and it's pretty funny! It's an interview by Jerome Jackson for some southern radio stations about acting in theatre and about the play I just did. Please listen, I think you'll enjoy it!
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