Dr. Forbes Riley
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Podcast Appearances
And when I looked at the call board, my name wasn't even there, and I thought,
That moment where you're like, I'm not even that, I don't even deserve this.
But the irony, I looked to see who got the lead, Rosalind, and there was my name.
And I walked into the acting professor who was the director of this, and I said, all right, dude, you gotta explain this to me.
Why would you choose me?
I had some serious bullying issues over how I looked.
And he sat me down, he said, you're my ideal, Rosalind.
Here's the crazy thing about Professor David Richmond, the guy looking at me, he was 100% legally blind.
He was a blind Shakespearean director.
He couldn't see everything that everyone else always saw.
And on that belief, the show was a hit.
I was really successful in this.
I called my parents and said, guys, I love you.
And I'm going to New York to be an actress.
And I said, they said, we can't afford to help you.
And I said, that's okay, I got this.
I auditioned for, from Backstage Magazine, I auditioned for my very first movie, one I'm sure you've all seen.
It's called Splatter University.
Oh my God, you were in Splatter U?