Oscar winning actress Brie Larson recently opened up about her previous profession which helped her to survive when she was still a struggling artist.
The Room star shared an album of pictures on Instagram with the caption: “I used to DJ. It was the ‘real’ job that floated me while I auditioned for the movies I never got.”
Larson revealed that even during the filming of her breakthrough role in the independent drama Short Term 12 from 2013, she had to work as DJ because she could not survive with the minimum pay rate of Screen Actors Guild. “Even during the filming of Short Term 12 I spun records at magazine parties and hotel bars on weekends because I couldn’t survive off of SAG minimum,” she said.
“I loved rare foreign covers of Beatles songs, Ye-Ye girls, and soul. Drunk dudes would request trap and I’d tell them ‘Sorry I only play vinyl.’ I was hustling, but I got people dancing and hung out with my other DJ friends,” said the American star, who has a pop rock album titled Finally Out of P.E. to her credit.
The 27-year-old actress ended the post with an encouraging message to all dreamers saying, “I’m grateful for where I am now, but want to give a toast to the life I lived before. To all the dreamers with day jobs, I see you, don’t give up. There is beauty in your journey.”
Larson is currently filming to play the lead role in Captain Marvel which is due to release in March 2019.
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