ABOUT ME

If you think about it, acting is a fascinating profession. Consider this: A human actively working to be another individual to demonstrate a new perspective, educate or entertain. It's also not a popular job. I sometimes wonder what motivated me to choose it. 

Hi, hola, hey, HELLOOOO

Allow me to introduce myself, my name is Lindsey Castillo. 

Growing up, I never felt like I was cool or pretty enough. I always felt like I had to prove myself to others in order to feel accepted and loved. This drove me for a few years. 

It wasn't until I was 16 years old that I became exhausted and bored with this monotonous lifestyle.  I experienced the last sliver of me that allowed insecurities, envy, the desire to be wanted and the dissatisfaction of myself run my life.

It was then that I realized that being myself was a lot more interesting than pretending to be something I wasn’t. Sticking with the alternative option was boring. I didn't want a mundane existence. As I discovered more about myself I developed a new sense of desire. It was the desire for something unique, special, something most people wouldn't try. This, coupled with the fact that academics were…not a natural interest of mine to say the least— I gravitated towards creative acts like dancing and making videos.

I also fell in love with movies and tv shows so obsessively that characters would become my entire personality for a week. There was something interesting about watching the layers of creativity formulate into a character that represented a human being. I was so intrigued by how quickly and tightly characters would grasp my attention. I wondered how film and television had that level of power.

Years later, “Acting” invited me over for a quick cup of tea.

I accepted the invitation because I thought “why not? I’ll give it a try.” “Acting” kept inviting me back, but I started to deny its invitations. I mean I was kind of creeped out, I moved on. I guess I didn’t fully see “Acting” for what it was. Until one day, I decided to reach back out because a familiar feeling had occurred: the powerful intrigue in films and shows I was watching on screen. Deep inside, I felt a strong pull on my heart. Suddenly I found myself immensely curious and fascinated in the art that we call acting.

Like I said earlier, acting is quite fascinating. I find it to be such a mysterious form of art, let alone a job. What an epic, unique and beautiful way to reveal aspects of the human spirit to the audience.