Studio Notes

Da jeg flyttede til Los Angeles for at studere skuespil på Lee Strasberg Theatre & Film Institute, kendte jeg ingen i byen. Jeg kom fra Danmark med erfaring foran kameraet og en stærk interesse for amerikansk film, men også med meget at lære om at arbejde som skuespiller i et andet land og på et andet sprog. Los Angeles var ikke helt fremmed for mig. Som 16-årig havde jeg været udvekslingsstudent i Californien, og siden da havde tanken om at vende tilbage ligget et sted i bag

My first time in the United States was as a sixteen-year-old exchange student in Northern California. When I returned to Denmark, I kept thinking about going back—this time to study acting in Los Angeles. I applied to the Lee Strasberg Theatre & Film Institute and, after I was accepted, began sorting out the visa and everything else the move required. When I finally arrived, I didn’t know anyone in the city. First Steps in Los Angeles Landing at LAX, I was struck by the scale

Leaving Denmark At sixteen, I boarded my first international flight: a trip to Northern California as an exchange student. I had saved the money by delivering newspapers. Until then, travel had meant family visits, country drives, and the occasional trip across the Swedish border. California was a different scale of departure. The Orbit Hostel on Melrose Avenue in Los Angeles. I didn’t know then how much the experience would affect my life. My American accent gradually became