Rainn Wilson
๐ค SpeakerAppearances Over Time
Podcast Appearances
I got it.
Ah.
OK, what did I do?
Oh, I took my eye off the ball or oh, I didn't go low to high or I I got ahead of myself.
You know, just keep breathing.
OK, I got this one.
And then you're back and you're and you're ready to go.
But his philosophy is interesting to grieve the mistakes.
How did you process frustration, pain, anger?
Not very well.
Yeah, I didn't process it very well.
I had a lot of addiction issues in my 20s and went through a drug and alcohol phase, porn phase, kind of anything that could kind of help me cope and help kind of medicate the discomfort and pain I used for a long period of time until I really have been in active therapy and recovery and all that nonsense for a good while now.
And
you know, it's so interesting because when you choose to be an actor, you're signing up for disappointment.
So if you're an accountant, not much disappointment, every, every life comes with disappointments, but you're going to have your, you know, 27 clients or your 12 clients or whatever.
And you can have a successful business for 50 years and just be a good accountant.
And you won't, but actor, you're constantly putting yourself out there.
Like
Hey, I'm auditioning for this.
Choose me.