Never Too Late To Act!

I'm an actor. That's what I've always wanted to be. But for many reasons, I didn't get to begin my career until fairly recently. I used to be a college professor. I even have a Ph.D.! I spent many years teaching communication, and even though I loved my students, my heart was someplace else.

So, I quit teaching, and after a few months of "re-grouping," I officially embarked on my acting career in January 2009. I was scared. Was it too late to act? (And yes, I mean that in both senses of the word!) I wasn't twenty-something, or even thirty-something, like all the kids in my acting class. In fact, I wasn't even forty-something! I wasn't thin and gorgeous like most of the actors I encountered. But I took the plunge anyway.

I started booking indie features and student films! I was cast as the lead in a new play. I even landed a commercial agent! That's when I got a call about my latest mammogram. Then came surgery, chemotherapy, and radiation. I finished all my treatment in April 2010, but didn't start feeling like myself again until many months later.

And once again, I wondered, "Was it too late to act?" And the resounding answer I got from deep inside me was, "Hell no!"

So, here I am. Ready for everything 2011 has in store for me! It's never too late to act!