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Stories and Poems -
Optimism In My Life -
(Spring 1999)
Tu-tum, tu-tum, tu-tum, tu-tum. Your heart races, your palms start
to sweat, you feel anxious and worried and hopeful at the same
time. And then you hear the answer. She was great, really amazing,
incredibly talented but a little too young, or a little too old.
Rejection. It's something everyone has to get used to. Especially
when you are in the entertainment business. Being an actress, I
did my very first commercial when I was 3 years old. Part of my
success I can attribute to my best friend, my mom. She has always
taught me to believe in myself, to have a bright and positive
outlook on life, to always aim for the best and abolish all
negative influence. That is what optimism means to me. Let me
share with you how many times optimism has guided me to the doors
of success. When I was 7 years old. I auditioned for a movie
called "When A Man Loves A Woman." I went to meet with the casting
director, then on to the director and producers, and finally I had
a screentest. They flew my mom and I to Los Angeles, because I
lived in New York. I was of course, very excited. I loved the
project and I had my heart set on it. It came time to do the
screentest and everything went great, everyone loved me and
thought I did a really great job. They thought I was really
talented and very sweet. We flew back to New York and the
following day we were told that I didn't get it. The girl who did
get it was a year and a half older than I was, being older, she
was able to work longer and she was more mature in her appearance.
I right away assumed that they just didn't like me, that I did a
bad job. My mom explained to me why the other girl got the part,
that it was not because of me, but of things I could not control.
She told me not to worry because something bigger and better would
come along. Sure enough she was right. A few years later I got a
movie. My mom had helped me to look at the brighter side, to stay
optimistic through a tough experience. Having heard that advice I
really understood the value of being an optimist. Secondly, being
successful in this business meant that I had to go through a lot
of rumors being passed around about me, made up by people who are
jealous of my hard work. Having a good attitude helped me to
realize that they are just words, as I used to say when I was
younger, sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will
never hurt me.
Being a professional actor especially requires a great deal of
optimism. Through rejection and rumors, and everything else. For
my education, when I am on set I have to work twice as hard to
keep up my grades. Optimism inspires and helps me to do that.
Having a healthy and positive outlook on life helps me to achieve
goals I have set for myself. The values that I carry through my
life, the respect that I have for other people around me, as well
as the respect I have for myself all lead up to one vital key
element, OPTIMISM.
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