#9 - Brian McCarthy’s (Billions, Orange is the New Black, High Fidelity)Journey to Becoming an Actor
This week, we have New York City actor Brian McCarthy (Billions. Orange is the New Black, High Fidelity, Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt, StartUp, Law and Order SVU, The Americans and more). On this episode, we talk about our early days of improv at The Pit and Upright Citizens Brigade, life as an actor in the city, performance anxiety, booking gigs and why you should get an agent.
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Breakdown of Episode:
00:00:00 Intro
00:04:35 New York City improv
00:09:38 When did you know you wanted to be an actor
00:13:08 Acting in DC/recruiting for the draft
00:15:00 Graphic design as a backup plan
00:19:15 Telling your friends you want to be an actor
00:20:10 Moving to New York pre internet
00:23:10 Brian quits his day job
00:27:45 Williamsburg weekend warrior Brian
00:29:41 Alex is accidently used as a catfish
00:31:40 Why you need an agent
00:36:30 The shift/going all in
00:42:24 Get a job at a casting agency
00:44:40 Performance anxiety
00:46:53 Anxiety is fuel
00:39:38 Robert Redford hates Brian
00:55:45 Advice for anyone who wants to move to New York to become an actor