Letter to my Younger Self: Work hard and be hungry for success says Nicola Coughlan
evoke.ieCoca-Cola’s This Coke is On Us campaign Nicola reflected on her own success in the acting world, sharing, ‘I think you have to believe in yourself, I know that sounds very trite but it’s very true.’‘If you don’t believe in yourself no one else will so you have to work hard and be very hungry for it because if you’re not hungry for it, there are a hundred people being you that are ready to take your place.’‘I think it’s a thing that you’ve got to truly love it.
It’s a tough career and people don’t see the amount of time actors are not working, but for a lot of people it’s the majority of the time.’‘You could do a movie and that might only be four weeks work and then you mightn’t work for six months so to get used to the time not working and.
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