Gold medals aren't really made of gold. They're made of sweat, determination, and a hard-to-find alloy called guts.
Reed College required a thesis for a Bachelor's degree. Normally a Bachelor's is sort of like being stamped 'Prime US Beef.' They just walk you through, hand out the diplomas and you fill in your name later on.
Because I'm now successful, what I'm being offered as an actor is more and more of the same.

