Believe it or not, there are good people in Hollywood. There are also sincere Christians in Hollywood.
Yvette Nicole Brown happens to be both.
I’ve been acquainted with former star of NBC’s “Community” — now appearing on CBS’ remake of “The Odd Couple” — for several years now, seeing her during set visits and network parties. She’s never been anything but warm, welcoming, unfailingly gracious and kind.
This past summer, we sat down for the first chat we ever did specifically about faith, which I posted at PJMedia’s faith section. Here’s a taste:
“The best thing about being a person of faith,” she said, “for me, in Hollywood, is that I know where my line is. I know where my boundaries are. I’ve been blessed to work with agents and publishers and other people in the industry that understand what my line is, and here my boundaries are so I never have to have those awkward conversations, like, ‘Well, Yvette, we want you to be …,’ and I’m like, ‘Y’all know I can’t.’
“They understand. They’ll call me and say, ‘Hey, this offer came in, but you’re probably not going to want to do it, because it’s …,’ and I’ll go, ‘Thank you. I am going to pass. thank you for thinking of me.’
“Basically, it gives me a nice little area to reside in. I know what my lane is, and that’s good. In this industry, you need to know where your lane is, because otherwise you’ll find yourself way off track.”
One of the hardest things about being an actor is rejection, and faith also helps Brown there.
“You are never enough,” she said, “you are never just right — and Jesus shows me that I am. There’s pieces of the world saying ‘No,’ but God’s saying, ‘Yes,’ and knowing that my purpose on this earth is not to be famous or to be beautiful or to be thin. My purpose in this world is to help others and to shine a light on Christ, and to be a source of refuge on set.
“That’s why I’m here, wherever I am. Source of refuge at this party; source of refuge in line at Starbucks. When you’re clear on what your purpose is, you’re not tossed to and fro by the ups and downs of a business like this.”
Click here to read the rest. It’s all good stuff.
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