I’d like to say thank you to my dad, Rod Cambridge, who encouraged me to get into acting.
When I was a kid and he realised I was into acting, he chose to encourage me all the way. He took me to see endless movies as well as organising acting classes and accompanying me back and forth.
He didn’t know anything about acting himself – he’s a security analyst.
A lot of parents, when their child starts to get excited about the idea of acting, just say: ‘No way!’ And you can see their point. They think it is such a fickle industry and a real roller coaster ride of ups and downs. They don’t want their kids to be part of it, so they discourage them. They’re fearful about the future and try to push their children towards something they think will have more job security, and a more reliable income.
But we all have to do what we have to do with our lives, and my father realised that right from the start. He’s been my biggest fan, all the way through. He believed in me and now he comes to see me in every role I get.
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