The author reflects on her winding career path, shifting from early aspirations in acting to a robust fashion career. Starting as a wardrobe assistant, she climbed the ranks in fashion styling and magazine editing. However, after a pivotal acting workshop urged her to reconnect with her true passion, she ultimately decided to pursue acting again, demonstrating resilience and the courage to follow her dreams despite uncertainty and earlier career choices.
I look back on choices I made early on in my career and think, Wow, that was bold. Still, not everything made sense as it was happening.
After giving up on early teen dreams of acting, I started my fashion career at 19, working with my costume-designer mother as a wardrobe assistant.
Eventually, I thought, OK, yeah, fine. I’ll just do it. And by the end of the weekend, both the teacher and all the other fellow actors had said, You’re living a lie.
On Monday morning, I went to my boss and said, I’m leaving because I want to be an actor. And he said, Ha. You can still be an actor on the weekends.
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