Life is never quite like the brochure.
It's safe to talk openly and honestly with people because they're not really listening.
That's a discovery process. That's the terrifying and wonderful part about getting picked up to series. You get to develop the stories and talk about the characters, and find out where the heart of the series is.
I'm an old guitar player who has fallen into television and is so happy he did.
I am wired on some deep level to seek out something to be worried and obsess about.
Don't forget that you are the product of a culture that went stark raving mad about ten thousand years ago. Adjust your thinking accordingly.