Foto: Richard Kelly
On the other hand, I’m a strong believer that you cannot rush the process. Finding your niche might take a while, but you need to trust yourself and trust in what you’re doing; there will come a day, same as for me, when you’re walking on the street and go “Aha!”.
All the pieces will fall into place.
I kind of made a set of rules for myself I didn’t even know I had, like, for instance, not looking at other people’s Tv series.
I mean, you’ll always have things popping up on Instagram or YouTube, but I’ve tried to steer away from them as much as possible, mainly because I already had an idea of what I wanted.
I just had no clue of how to get it out there and properly explain it to the public. That’s why I turned to some talented friends who, I thought, might find it intriguing and could offer another perspective.
But if you think for one second that it was easy, you’re dead wrong! I had to battle with the impostor feeling a lot when I’d talk to others who were, in my mind, “better” in more ways than one.
Eventually I grew out of it. Everyone has at least one person who empowers them, but when I became that for myself I was ready to take on the world, you know?! I mean, if you can find the reason behind whatever it is you’re doing then doing it becomes easy.
When it comes to acting, I don’t do it as much as I should, I guess. I still go to auditions all the time – like today for instance: I had one that didn’t go so great and I felt so out-of-place, but yeah, the first rule to succeed is to constantly put yourself out there.
Obviously, you’re going to have not-so-awesome days, but you need to persevere if you’re passionate about something. You can’t give up at the first mishap.
Can you name someone who has been a true inspiration to you?
I’m very fortunate to have many inspiring people around me which, in most cases, also happen to be friends. Jason Chan has had a great influence on me; he built The Batch Espresso Café in Melbourne from the ground up and won “Barista of the Year” in 2005 way before World Competitions started taking place.
He also helped design the espresso machine Barista express (Bes870) from Breville so you can imagine how lucky I feel to have had the chance to work side by side with him and manage his café back when I was living in Australia.
Chris Turner is another important name I have to drop here; he’s basically my mentor and an amazing human being. I really love his work and whenever me and Chris get together creatively we’re really in tune.
