“In order to succeed in Hollywood, you honestly do have to get yourself an MBA in marketing. The truth is you will probably spend 99 percent of your time pounding the pavement and 1 percent of your time doing what it is that you were born to do. If this is indeed the environment in which you have chosen to live, then I challenge you all to find a way to create artistic balance in your life.” I bristle at the idea of some casting directors (those of the straight-out-of-school variety) giving seasoned actors notes, but this little article isn’t bad.

You can read this full Backstage piece here.

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