I used to work in Hollywood EVERYDAY and hated it,
September 1, 2006
BECAUSE, I was a waitress.
I used to work at this restaurant on Melrose Avenue, in West Hollywood, when I was struggling to get gigs ! I didn't want to get a day job, because I still had to go to Auditions during the day whenever my agent calls me. Seems like waiting tables at restaurant is the only career choice for struggling actors to make ends meet.
(unless you know how to bartend !) We have to pay for acting coaches and pictures and workshops, AND drive around the town, going to Castings, only to get turned down (!), making sure we look good...yes, being an actor and trying to make career out of it is expensive!
Anyways, the restaurant is in Hollywood and I used to see many celebrities as patrons. Some are very famous people. Very famous Actors, Actress, Singers, Hollywood Agents and Casting Directors and WritersAnd most of them are really nice.
Now, I sometimes go to a meeting or interviews and starting to meet some of them as an actress, not as a waitress (can't wait to see more of them more often !!)
and they are, still, genuinely nice to me.
Most people are glad to see me doing my thing...(or, don't recognize me at all !)
After all, Hollywood is not such a bad place.
