I've always acknowledged my debt to Hammer. I've always said I'm very grateful to them. They gave me this great opportunity, made me a well known face all over the world for which I am profoundly grateful.
When you work with somebody you have chemistry with, it's easy and it's fun. You hardly call it work.
My personal advice is to go to school first and get a liberal arts education, and then if you want to pursue acting, go to graduate school.