You're able to do more when you're not clouded with wasted anxiety.

When I'm in heels - and I live in heels - I take on a different posture, a different attitude, different energy.

With me, it's clothing and makeup and hair and all that stuff that inform how the character moves and feels.

Other people do better going on to grad school and others yet are naturally inclined and do just fine without any formal training at all. Everyone is different. The only things I think are imperative are focus, determination and hard work.

We are all different and that's okay.

The only way to come to a full acceptance and understanding of yourself is to embrace your own culture, quirks and differences while learning about those around you and exploring, incorporating and embracing their cultures, differences, quirks, etcetera.

Be sure of what you want work hard, be ready to pick yourself up, do not take rejection personally, be as prepared as you can, always be learning, and eliminate negative people from your life regardless of who they are.