Why Is It Important To Pursue A Career In Acting?

As I still thoroughly enjoy my "twitter treasure hunts," where I discover actors, filmmakers, and the like, once in awhile, I uncover someone who doesn't fit into the neat little box that the world of entertainment attempts to construct for him. In the case of Stephen Jared, that is entirely true. While he is an actor, he is not your typical actor. And while he is a writer, I doubt one would label him as "mainstream" or "run-of-the-mill." Thus, if you follow my blog, you are well-acquaitned with the fact that these are the very kinds of people I take immense delight in featuring. Recently, Stephen agreed to answer a few questions about his career and the myriad of experiences he has had in both acting and writing.

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RH: What inspired you to pursue a career in acting? What kind of training have you received?
It was also unique in that for the first time they were targeting films, after Star Wars in 1977, toward twelve-, thirteen-, and fourteen-year-olds. I don't know how anyone who was growing up then didn't dream of a career in Hollywood. I wasn't sophisticated enough then to watch a movie and think about becoming an art director or a prop guy. Watching Indiana Jones had me wishing to become Harrison Ford. As I grew further into my teens, I developed an interest in all of it, but still held onto the idea of being an actor. As far as training goes, I moved from Cincinnati to Los Angeles at twenty-one years old and got into an acting class and stayed for five