I took a route of acting, rather than starmaking, so it cost me a lot financially.
The key is always to speak in your own voice. Speak the truth. That's Acting 101.
Everybody's motivation comes from the core of who they are.
If you try to go beyond your interests just for the sake of pretensions or wealth, your art becomes less legitimate.
I think that being a producer is business and being an actor is art.
I've never tried to be something I'm not.