Desi Lydic
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Appearances Over Time
Podcast Appearances
You stood out.
And the show did give you a huge, it was a huge launching pad for you.
But it wasn't just about you accepting the success of that show.
You took that and you went out and you started doing speaking engagements.
You turned that into a bigger opportunity for yourself.
Where does that kind of drive and perseverance come from?
So, yes.
I was very, well, when I booked Orange, I was 40 years old.
And I had, yeah, I moved to New York in 1993.
Orange is New Black came out in 2013.
So 20 years after I moved here.
Thinking I'd be a star in two, three years tops, it was 20 years later that like the big break came.
So, I had been in the business.
I had been studying the business.
I had done a little TV here and there.
So, I studied the business part, and I had been working on my craft.
And I knew that you didn't have a lot of time, maybe.
I didn't know how long.
I didn't know it would be seven seasons.
I didn't know if people would like it or watch it.