tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11645472.post114280334562837788..comments2023-06-15T02:31:52.948-07:00Comments on Diary of a Chicago Actor: KoyaanisqatsiEvanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02827576134631755249noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11645472.post-1142888433518518422006-03-20T13:00:00.000-08:002006-03-20T13:00:00.000-08:00I guess the other thing I've learned that has help...I guess the other thing I've learned that has helped me is that if you are in this with any expectation of anything other than the joy of the craft and working the tools of an actor you are sunk...any success that comes your way should be an afterthought to the notion that you always have to strive to never give up the journey of working the craft.<BR/><BR/><BR/>I distinctly being in a position where <BR/>I opted for the "normal" life and after a while I was like "what the hell am I doing"? It happens to everyone...you learn to accept that the "business" side of things is often one of the most brutal and cold aspects of society with some truly disturbed people...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11645472.post-1142880627208951752006-03-20T10:50:00.000-08:002006-03-20T10:50:00.000-08:00And of course I agree. Had I wanted a stable life ...And of course I agree. Had I wanted a stable life and a regular paycheck I wouldn't have married an actress and quit my temp job to become self-employed. It's very nice to be validated, however, by someone who has been there and back a couple of times.<BR/><BR/>Of course, I do wish I had a regular paycheck regardless — it's just that folks expect you to WORK for it these days. (People can be so unreasonable...)Evanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02827576134631755249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11645472.post-1142816837107751962006-03-19T17:07:00.000-08:002006-03-19T17:07:00.000-08:00take it from someone who has been where you have b...take it from someone who has been where you have been and back a couple of times, you will ALWAYS need acting and the insanity it brings to your life. You can fool yourself into thinking that a stable life and a regular paycheck is what your soul needs, but the truth of the matter is has probably touched you very deeply as some point in your life and this is the essennce of the seed that lives within you. At times I have been at a point where I hate the business and everyone in it, but on the flip side, the notion of never having this craziness ever again in my life is unnacceptable to me.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com