A lot of professional dancers become professional when they turn 15 or 16 years old, when they're still children. So you've trained every single waking moment up until that point for a career that could maybe only last 10 years, maybe longer if your body holds up, if your injuries are kept at bay.
Amanda SchullI also use that centering process I mentioned as a way to focus my mind and connect it to my physical body. I feel that when we are aware of our physical bodies, we become more aware of how we exist on the earth and more considerate of others with whom we share the earth.
Amanda SchullYou never know where your next job is going to lead you, down the road. One single episode that might seem so far removed from what you might end up doing in the future might spark somebody's memory bank. Just one little line you said or a look you gave might be what they want to pursue with a character.
Amanda SchullWhen I first came USA, I didn't feel this was my home. This was where I was studying, and then my home was now rejecting me.
Amanda SchullYou never want to be pigeonholed into something and have people think, "Oh, that's the guy we call for this particular thing."
Amanda Schull