Not Having Any Real Direction, One Writer

When I Was Younger, I Thought, 'ok, I'm Supposed To Do This Project Because It'll Help My Career,' But That Didn't Work Because I Ended Up Doing Movies That I Worked Really Hard On But I Didn't Really Like And They Didn't Turn Out Well, So It Was Like I Lost Double. Once I Just Started Working With People And Projects I Believed In, Everything Changed And I Suddenly Had A Career That I Loved And That I Was Proud Of.

When I Was A Young Actor, I Just Didn’t Understand How To Function In This Business As An Artist. It Is A Business, It’s Called The Film Business For A Reason, There’s Money Involved ... But On The Flip Side, Now I Do Not Let The Business Side Of It Rule Either. It’s A Balance.

I Wanted To Do Serious Movies. I Had A Certain Idea Of What Good Acting Was. That's Since Changed, And I Love Doing Comedies Now. I Don't Like A Lot Of Those Movies Now, But I Thought Those Were Movies That I Could Do Real, Serious Performances In.

I Felt, Implicitly, Or Not So Implicitly, That Subjects About Women And Other Races Were Out Of My Jurisdiction As A Creator. That If I Moved Too Far From My Own Experience, And My Own Established Identity, I Would Be Criticized For Taking Even More Of Those Wedding Pies From Others.

I Worked At A Mcdonald's Drive-through. I Could Always Tell When Girls Were Interested: They'd Drive Around Again And Say, "i Forgot Something."