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Evolving was something I needed to do. If I was serious about moving to LA, about living in Venice Beach, about focusing on art, then I had to put my money where my mouth was. The art that was driving me west wasn’t just about drawing or painting—it was acting. I wanted to explore storytelling, to step into new worlds, to express myself in ways I’d never tried before. The problem …

To me, this was living large—but of course, it wasn’t. At 20 years old, I’d pull up to my apartment in my 2000 Cadillac STS, sitting on 24” Giovanni rims with a 15” drop-down TV in the ceiling. Just sit there. Engine humming. Smoke curling from a blunt. I’d find myself thinking about life, staring at the faded paint on the building or watching the light catch th …