You ALWAYS deserve to be treated with respect!!

Everyone deserves to be treated with respect at all times.  This should kind of go without saying, right?  Well, in Hollywood (and everywhere for that matter) it's not always the reality.  I often see actors being treated  "better" or "worse" all depending on how much money they make, and what "level" they are at in the industry.  It's ridiculous!!  I truly feel that as a society we must learn to be more compassionate to each other, and stop basing SO much of how we treat each other off of superficial things like money and success.  As I've mentioned before,  I don't have a lot of money, and I'm certainly not at the "top" in terms of the entertainment industry.  But that doesn't mean that I will accept being treated disrespectfully-  by anyone.  

YOU have the power demand to respect from everyone in your life.   We teach others how to treat us.  If someone is being disrespectful to you, do not allow it!  I recently spoke to a group of students at my old university, Concordia University, (see video below!) about a few examples of people who have been disrespectful and have bullied me since I've been in Hollywood.  One such example is a casting director who treated me very disrespectfully.  At first, I felt as though I "had" to accept this type of behavior as this woman was "above" me due to her title as a "casting director". But you know what?  I don't really care who it is- a casting director or not.  No one will treat me disrespectfully.  No one has that kind of power over anyone else.  WHOEVER it is that may treat you badly, bully you, or disrespect you, always rise above it.  You're WAY too good to let anyone bring you down!!  There's only one of you. Go live it up and be YOU!!  ;) xx

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