I also think the more experienced you get as an actor, you start to hear the conversations about why people get cast and not cast, sometimes it's so arbitrary. They decided the moment you walked in the door. And there's nothing you could have done to sway them, even if you'd the greatest performance of all time.
Gillian JacobsI've had a very positive experience in LA in the comedy world and found everyone to be very nice and welcoming. It's been really fun.
Gillian JacobsYou've got to get as literal as you can get to convince people sometimes that you can do something.
Gillian JacobsThe more attention you give to your negative feelings, the more they grow, so I think things just start to blow totally out of proportion.
Gillian JacobsI think in theater it demands that you say the same words every night and make it feel fresh and new. Improv demands that you be operating at the highest level of your creativity intelligence. So these two skills are both very important but I've seen people who are very skilled at one area struggle with the other. Either improvisers feel constrained by having to say the same thing over and over again or people who are really good at doing scripted work feel intimidated and exposed doing improvisation.
Gillian Jacobs