TheWrap.com interviewed Peter Facinelli (aka Dr. Carlisle Cullen) recently. Peter Facinelli talked about pursuing acting, his My Cousin Vinny accent, and almost becoming a lawyer.
For a long time I kind of convinced myself I wanted to be a lawyer. I never did any plays in high school. I was quite shy actually.
And then I went to one year at St. John’s University, and I’m studying pre-law, and I take an acting 101 class and I love it.
I remember there was a kid in the class and he said, “This is fun, but what are the chances of us actually ever being an actor?” I kind of got mad at that, and that’s when I made the decision that I was gonna be an actor, and I said, “I don’t care if it takes me six years to start getting work.” I was just that passionate about actually doing it, and I didn’t like the fact that this kid said that we couldn’t.
I think I had natural instincts, but I was also stiff as a board when I first started out. I also had a really thick New York accent at the time. I was like “My Cousin Vinny,” so that was very limiting, but you know, NYU knocked that right out of me.
People always ask me if I have any advice about going into acting, and I say, “Don’t have a backup plan, because you’ll use it.” I didn’t have a backup plan. I was 15 credits shy of graduating college, so for me it was sink or swim.
Extremely happy PFach didn’t become a lawyer. We love him as Daddy C!!! However, he does look great in a suit. I’d love to hear his My Cousin Vinny accent though. “Hey, How ya doin’?”
Check out the rest of the interview here!
[Source: TheWrap.com, TwilightMoms ]
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