Tammin Sursok Instagram – I was 21 years old.
I arrived in LA with two suitcases and a dream.
I was a plucky adolescent who believed in something that needed the universe to sprinkle a bit of magic on.
I rented a studio apartment for 3.5 years while I auditioned relentlessly, trying to get a job, which would mean I’d be able to stay and continue my childhood dream of being in film and tv.
I was rejected more times I could count and was two days away from leaving and having to give up.
At 9pm, two days before leaving, I received an audition. I didn’t know how to prepare for it, was overwhelmed and afraid this was my last shot.
Without asking, my friend showed up, with takeout, while my other friend rehearsed lines with me until midnight.
My landlord let me borrow something from her wardrobe and another friend dropped me to my appointment in the morning so I would have more time to prepare on the way.
And guess what..
I got the job.
The job that meant I could stay, where I would meet my husband, have my two children and end up being the beginning, where I’d be cast in some of the coolest tv and film projects that my wildest dreams would never have thought possible.
If it wasn’t for those people this would never have happened.
That’s the thing about LA.
People show up.
They fight for you, even when you don’t feel like you’re worth fighting for.
They spend their lives creating art for other people to feel seen.
Everyone has a story in LA.
And I can promise you, that story wasn’t ever created alone.
My heart is broken for the people from a city that has given me so much.
They come from magic
They will continue to create magic
They made me believe in magic.
And they will rise from the ashes. 💔
#la #lawildfires #losangeles | Posted on 14/Jan/2025 01:09:26
