Tina Majorino, the reason for acting

Tina Majorino did an interview with Stumped Magazine and was asked about her reasons for being in the acting biz. Here is here response:

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Linked from http://stumpedmagazine.com/Interviews/tina-majorino.html
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TINA MAJORINO: I try to remember every day the reason that I got into the business in the first place. The reason that I started was because I like the idea of being able to portray people that if I had met them in real life, because I know that a lot of my characters are real people, I wanted to be able to make them feel like they weren’t invisible in the world. I know what that’s like when you are sitting there and nobody really cares and nobody really sees me. I feel that if those people watch one of my films or whatever project I’m doing and they can relate to me, it will probably make them feel better about just being themselves and being alive. I think that’s really important for humanity that we connect in that sense. So instead of worrying too much about what people are going to be thinking about me on an every-day basis in auditions or in the crap that you get every single day or the jobs that you don’t get. I try to remind myself of that and I also try to remind myself that whatever is meant to be will be and that there is enough work out there for everyone. So the projects that I’m meant to be doing can never be taken away from me; that’s just how it’s going to go. So even in the dry spells or when I feel completely flabbergasted by the things that I hear from producers, directors, casting directors, just try to put it in perspective and say, "Hey, whatever because there is something better."