Tom Pelphrey

Goes back to that Eckhart Tolle book, reading that and him saying that over half the battle is won the second you're aware that there's even something happening.

that there's even something to change, that there's even something you don't like, that there's even something you're battling.

Because at least I can relate.

When I was drinking and stuff, I could make jokes about, oh, I'm an alcoholic.

I didn't understand until I understood.

And once I understood, it changed.

I didn't really understand until I understood.

And that sounds silly.

It even sounded silly to me three weeks sober looking back being like,

How is this a revelation to you?

This is so obvious.

I did have that.

I had the, I want to be doing Broadway and blah, blah, blah.

But I also thought that I was fantastic and I was being shown all the evidence of how great I was and that the world would be rolling out the red carpet.

When I left the soap, the great shock to my ego, leaving the soap and everyone didn't have a red carpet rolled out for me.

80 scripts lined up being offered to you.

They didn't bring a pallet over of offers.

Not only did I not have 80 scripts being offered, but the things I was desperately trying to get, I couldn't even get.

Do you remember what actor you wanted to be at that moment?

Who was your idol?