You Develop A Lot Of Scars, Being

I Have My Own Personal Wish List.

The Backstory To Anyone Of Mixed Race Is A Lifetime Spent Being Incorrectly Perceived And Choosing Either To Allow That Misperception To Continue Or To Correct It, So I Am Aware Of Identity And Race As Being Much More Fluid, I Think, Than Someone Who Is "purely" One Thing Or The Other. And Acting Does Challenge Me To Address Those Particular Issues.

As Someone Who Has Enjoyed Visiting Russia In The Past And Can Also Claim A Degree Of Russian Ancestry, It Would Make Me Happy To Say Yes. However, As A Gay Man, I Must Decline.

You Might Look At My Cv And See I've Had 12 Jobs, But I've Been To Over 450 Auditions So I've Heard 'no' A Lot More Than I've Heard 'yes'. So If I Go In Looking Only To Meet My Own Standards, Then That Will Make Taking That Rejection A Little Bit Easier. And When I Do Get That Job It Will Seem Like Icing On The Cake.

Confidence Is At The Root Of So Many Attractive Qualities - A Sense Of Humor, A Sense Of Style, A Willingness To Be Who You Are No Matter What Anyone Else Might Think Or Say.