![]() ![]() “I was intentional about what I wanted from the program,” she said. ![]() She was 28 by the time she started her four-year program, which made her approach it in a different way than she would have if she were just out of high school or college, she said. ![]() Getting into Juilliard changed her life, she said. Professionals demystify what the job is and how to strategize for a long career.Īfter performing in some off-off-Broadway plays, Smith applied to graduate school programs at Yale, Juilliard and UC San Diego. The job of a Hollywood actor is equal parts creative and business. She became determined to figure out the “secret system” that made the inevitably less-stable life of an actor a little bit easier.Ĭompany Town Explaining Hollywood: How to get a job as an actor in film and TV He made her realize it was possible to make acting a career. But at that finance job she met a co-worker who was also an actor. “And I didn’t know if I had it in me to really pursue the struggle.” “Ultimately, I felt like, ‘This is a life of struggle,’” she said of acting. She worked in investor relations in New York City for two years. So she decided to go into finance instead. and college in New York and got a commercial agent after attending a professional theater training program in Louisville, Ky.īut she never booked anything. ![]()
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