{"id":3163,"date":"2021-11-16T21:56:10","date_gmt":"2021-11-17T05:56:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.scot.fun\/damentals\/?p=3163"},"modified":"2021-11-16T21:56:13","modified_gmt":"2021-11-17T05:56:13","slug":"dont-do-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.scot.fun\/damentals\/dont-do-it\/","title":{"rendered":"Don&#8217;t Do It"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-attachment-id=\"3165\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.scot.fun\/damentals\/dont-do-it\/dsc00599\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.scot.fun\/damentals\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/DSC00599.jpg?fit=2000%2C1500&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2000,1500\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;3.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;CYBERSHOT&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;6.6&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.025&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"DSC00599\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.scot.fun\/damentals\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/DSC00599.jpg?fit=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.scot.fun\/damentals\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/DSC00599.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3165\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.scot.fun\/damentals\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/DSC00599.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.scot.fun\/damentals\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/DSC00599.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.scot.fun\/damentals\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/DSC00599.jpg?w=2000&amp;ssl=1 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When people ask me generally if I have any tips on how to make it in showbiz, I generally answer them &#8220;Don&#8217;t do it.&#8221; If a person doesn&#8217;t really really want to do it, it&#8217;s not worth it. I definitely wouldn&#8217;t recommend my path in my career even though I love it and I&#8217;m grateful for it. It&#8217;s rough and I tried to be DIY with everything for a long time. Here&#8217;s a picture of me in 2003 with my haircut and clothes that I did myself.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When people ask me generally if I have any tips on how to make it in showbiz, I generally answer them &#8220;Don&#8217;t do it.&#8221; If a person doesn&#8217;t really really want to do it, it&#8217;s not worth it. 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