The basic answer is that I wasn't happy or fulfilled by the job I had and I wanted my life to mean something to me, so I searched my life experience and realized that acting and performing were activities that I enjoyed all aspects of.
“I am still in love with couture because it is just two months from drawing pad to runway so everything on the catwalk is hot from the oven.”
“Know yourself. Don't accept your dog's admiration as conclusive evidence that you are wonderful.”