Interview with Ashley Wren Collins, an Up-and-Coming Professional Actress

This is an interview with a friend of mine, Ashley, whom I've known since grade school. I haven't talked to her in years until I found her on MySpace and noticed that her acting has really taken off. I decided to ask her for an interview about her experience as an up-and-coming actress and she agreed to do it.

Ashley Wren Collins is truly a great person to interview, as she's living her dream. She has had a lot of stellar training at the University Of Pennsylvania, Harvard University, and with many teachers and coaches. Her performing career has been just as exciting. Ashley has done it all from live stage, commercials, radio, voice acting, TV shows, like Sex and the City, to soaps, movies, and more.

The future is bright for this gifted actress.

Without further ado, let the interview begin!

Thank you for your time, Ashley.

Why did you decide to pursue acting?

Ashley: I was a dancer almost from the minute I was born; constantly in ballet, tap and jazz classes. In the 4th grade, my mother saw how much I loved giving oral book reports in school and decided to sign me up for acting classes at a new community youth theatre. My stage debut was as a boy munchkin in The Wizard of Oz - we had too many girls and I was on the taller side. I was immediately hooked and knew it was what I would do with my life. I had never known anything so simultaneously invigorating and challenging.

Do you think that the ability to act is more inborn, more learned through education, or a combination of both? Also, could you briefly describe your training?