>> I knew that I wanted to do this ever since I was in middle school, but I always had my doubts
and my insecurities because it was a very competitive business,
my parents were old school, they never really thought that I could make in the business.
So there was always a lot of self doubt.
And then when I got to Temple, I encountered a professor by the name of Bob Bradley who was
in a broadcast performance class.
And he gave me not only the knowledge that I needed in terms of how to shape myself
as a performer, but also the confidence, his positive reinforcement, and all the things
that he said about me when I did perform that led me to believe, you know what?
I could do this.
So while I'm not at Temple anymore, and while Professor Bradley is no longer with us,
both Temple and Professor Bradley are surely with me in spirit.