I bought an apartment building so I had a place to live and I wouldn’t need to worry about rent, which has always been one of the major factors that has driven aspiring actors to take crappy jobs that weren’t part of the vision they had for their careers. I didn’t want to be a working actor. I wanted to be an action hero and a leading man. Having a roof over my head meant I could be patient and say no to all those offers for bit parts as a Nazi soldier or a skinhead bouncer.
