Sarah Shahi

I came out here to be this, like, gritty actress who talks about or who gets to do things that feel inspiring and period pieces and, you know, just, like, material that resonated within me.

And I actually...

quit working.

Like when I say quit, I say I turned down every offer that came my way for close to two years until I got Sex Life.

Really?

And I was, yeah, I was being offered so much money.

Like showrunners and writers were writing shows for me.

And I was, and they still felt very procedural.

And I just turned down so much.

And my reps were having a heart attack daily.

And I was just like, if I do this, I am climbing back into that same hole I am trying to get out of.

Like, I have to trust.

I have to trust myself.

I have to trust God, universe, whatever you want to call it, that it's coming.

And, you know, I was one step away from asking for a TikTok tutorial before I finally got sex life.

Really?

Yeah.

I was like, either I need to come out with like a crystal infused line of energy bars.

Or I need like a TikTok dance lesson because I got to pay some bills.

And then I got a show called City on a Hill.