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The person is asking for advice about their future in the entertainment industry and the future of actors after the actor's strike. The responder encourages them to pursue their passion and not give up, emphasizing the importance of hard work and determination. They suggest accepting work at any level and creating connections with other professionals. They also mention the need for young people to replace the older generation in the industry. Hi, I want to ask you a couple of questions about The Actor Strike. I want to know, do you think that I have a future in the entertainment industry? Do you think that I could make it? Well, the fact that you're asking that makes me think that, you know, you're obviously looking at an industry and seeing its struggles, but I think if you are an actor, then that's it. You're an actor and you're going to find some way to make it work for you. Like, you're not going to compromise, you're not going to back down, you're going to do what you need to do, you know, and that's rain or shine. Okay, okay, um, do you have a couple of words for, you know, any other actors? Do you think, do you, in other words, do, where do you see the future of an actor's career after The Actor Strike? Do you think it's ever going to end? Do you think that us actors will ever get paid the same as writers? Honestly, I don't, I can't really speak to, you know, the pay rates of actors v writers or something like that, but I think if you just want to, you know, do the work, if you want to be known, if you want to be a great, then you'll work through any ordeal that's going to come your way. Whether artificial intelligence replaces actors or replaces writers, everyone wants to have the human feeling, the human condition, so don't just lay it down and say, well, I guess that dream's over. I'm not a thespian, but if I was, I wouldn't let an actor strike get in the way. I would accept work. I've never looked at it like that. From my past work, do you think that I'm headstrong? Headstrong? Yes, headstrong. Do you think I can handle going into this industry? Handle all the... Well, first of all, I need to know a little bit more about you. Like, what, where do you see yourself? Who do you want to be actually working with? I want to work with Tyler Perry. I want to be in his studio. I don't want to just do black Hollywood. I had to tell somebody one time, like, you can't just put yourself in a box. You have to put yourself out there. You got to be versatile. You got to do everything. Well, you know, it's like, but even to say that I want to work with Tyler Perry is kind of putting things into a box, you know? I think you should accept work at any level. And that through that work, you'll eventually get to where you want to be. You'll be in the same sectors or the same circles as other people. That's a good way to handle it. And you should create your own world with your own friends that are writers, directors, things like that. Not just go with a system of who's known, but who's to be known soon. Who's going to be in the coming attractions? I agree with you. Yeah. So I do think you're headstrong. I just think that, you know, you should see these things that look like problems as opportunities. I've seen people who have been interns that go out to Hollywood during this writer's strike. And some of them were actually yelled at for proclaiming that they wanted to work at certain studios while the strike was going on. But would you rather be there and just twiddle your thumbs? Would you rather just be there and do nothing? Or would you actually want to take the opportunity to be known and be like, yes, I'm here. I'm here to work. I'm here to perform. And I think that's it's going to take young people versus the old guard. The old guard needs to get out of the way and make room for the new performers and the new people in the new studios, etc. Yeah. So anyway, that's my thoughts on it. Okay. Yeah. Thank you. Thank you.