Apparently my short-lived career as an actress wasn’t all that amazing. Every commercial I was privy to last night seemed to include a current or former quarterback or some other sports entity. Anybody can do it! Other than memorize 40 pages of script? Hm.
I don’t miss the acting biz at all, but maybe some of the colorful people. It was great to be a nurse, doctor, tire sales rep, veterinarian assistant, to name a few. It was a different world: fun, exhausting, not so-lucrative, challenging, and in the end, rewarding. I loved being able to deliver lines, material, persona in limited takes. Why should we have to do the scene more than once? Okay – I screwed up occasionally – but not with my memorization.
Now, forget the medical terms and specialized jargon! I just wish I could remember what I had for breakfast yesterday.