Actors Should Act. Not Sell Perfume, Or

I Was Always Torn Between Wanting Whatever I Pictured As A Typical High School Experience And That Being Just A Part I Wanted To Play. I've Written About This, But One Of Those Typical High School Experiences Was Drill Team. Like, I Just Really Wanted To Wear A Uniform And Get On The Bus And Be Part Of This Group. As An Only Child, The Idea Of Blending In - And Literally Everyone Being In Sync And Not Standing Out At All - Felt Like Kind Of A Fun Family Thing.

I Think There's More Pressure To Stand Out In A Way That Is Measurable Externally. The Fame Culture Is Definitely Way Worse And Weirder Than It Was When We Were In High School.

I Am Here To Tell You There's Nothing In People Knowing You. There's Actually A Loss In That! Really, The Reward In Life Is Genuinely The Day Of Work You Have. It's Not The Name You're Making For Yourself Or The Clicks And Likes - It's Such An Illusion.

I Must Work Harder To Achieve My Goal Of Not Seeking Approval From Those Whose Approval I'm Not Even Sure Is Important To Me.

Moving. Someone Said This To Me A Long Time Ago, It's Bhuddist Saying, I Think: 'there Is No Wasted Effort'.