<p>QUOTE FISH: “However, from what I gather, a good paying job with health insurance benefits (you’re lucky to not have to worry about that) in corporate America will probably take a lot more than you want to give if you’re trying to pursue an acting career. I know that if I were a management type under the gun, I’d probably think twice about hiring someone who was obviously pursuing other interests. It costs time and money to train people.”</p>
<p>Absolutely, hiring an actor is certainly not a popular opinion held. 
However, there are always loopholes and ways around things, although admittedly yes, obviously having a role like a bank manager is very hindering to any acting related work! I guess what I was trying to say was that there are other options than just waitressing to pay the bills - many of which you mentioned in your last post. </p>
<p>As for the health insurace - sadly the NHS system (National health insurance) is really not all that up to scratch, so many of us have private insurance anyway. Like myself. Which is also very expensive, like in the US. An example - I am partly privately insured (excluding dentist, psychologist and some other things) and get 10 free physio sessions a year, if I call up I can get an appointment the next day. My friend is on the NHS, where you get unlimited physio for free - however she had to wait 3 months (!) to even get to her first physio session for a very painful back issus. On the NHS there are looong waiting lists for everything, you wait something like a year to see a psychologist, people wait a year or 2 for important vital ops…the idea of the NHS is a good one but sadly the actual practicality of it is currently needing a big revise… </p>
<p>But back to MT and acting. :)</p>