There is an ongoing conversation I have about who has a harder time in Los Angeles as an actor: Men or Women. I always figured it was harder for women since their seems to be such a constant demand and requirement for them to be both stunningly beautiful and willing to act as such. For guys you are aloud often to be kinda funny and ordinary looking so long as you sell it. Often the lesser attractive men become “character actors” but not always.
Then I had a conversation with my friend Rhona Mitra who is starring in just about everything these days including the new Jim Carey film(to visit her official home page click here). She said something that changed my perspective completely. She explained that men have an innate need to succeed to both themselves and their peers within their social environment. Immediately I thought of my own need to be successful to both myself and to support my family some day.
Interesting stuff. Either way it seems that the hardest working/smartest and savvy actors always achieve a decent level of success. I think the key is discipline.