1. Scott Hillier - Start acting late in life to cope with mental health

Actor Scott Hillier is talking about his acting career, sobriety and bipolar disorder. Is it possible to start your acting career after 40? How to land your first agent? Is training important?Beyond Reel Talk is a podcast where I invite entertainment industry professionals to ask them about their journey, their professions, challenges and motivation.

00:00:00 - Coming up

00:01:02 - Intro

00:01:48 - Growing up, creativity, working in sales

00:08:10 - Introduction to acting after being diagnosed with bipolar disorder

00:10:56 - Working as a supportive artist on big sets

00:12:57 - Stepping into acting

00:19:44 - Acting is a form of masochism

00:30:55 - Auditions

00:35:27 - Acting classes, noticing your own progress, getting used to see yourself on a screen

00:41:11 - Preparing for the role and line learning

00:47:33 - Working on EastEnders

00:51:57 - Playing a bad man in Escape

00:54:21 - Actors being their worst critics

00:59:16 - Bipolar disorder, extreme highs, creativity, and how to live with it

01:10:41 - Motivation

01:13:10 - BLITZ ROUND

01:16:30 - One Cool Thing - "Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie"

01:18:38 - The end

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