We caught up with the brilliant and insightful Sara Quiriconi a few weeks ago and have shared our conversation below.
Sara, appreciate you joining us today. Can you open up about a risk you’ve taken – what it was like taking that risk, why you took the risk and how it turned out?
Living in Miami during the pandemic, I was comfortable in the city, to say the least. It started to be “the” city to be in, with many moving from the Northeast — my original home — to the southern point filled with year-round warmth. I took a moment to stop and ask myself, where do I see myself being the most fulfilled 5- 10-years from now? Was I on that right path to get me there? I was already acting, hosting and producing living in Miami. However, I knew there was more. The Hollywood sign wasn’t moving to Miami anytime soon, so I decided it was time to start planning to position myself in the best possible place to make those goals in 5-10 years take root and come to life. Off to Los Angeles in pursuit of being a full-time actor, host and producer I went!
Awesome – so before we get into the rest of our questions, can you briefly introduce yourself to our readers.
Cinderella. Scrooge McDuck. Maleficent. The Little Mermaid. School teacher. Figure skater. Richie Rich. I played them all,, since I can remember at a young age. Dress-up, make believe, accents, story creation, set design, building and creating sets out of were in my nature since I was a young child.
I did take up some acting classes in college, but ended up deciding to be an Art Director out of college, majoring with high honors in communications and journalism. Life turn a turn for learning and teaching yoga, and later focusing on production and expertise in well-being and travel.
However, all of this led me back to one thing: story.
I realized all of the characters and skillsets I was taking on and learning were like different tools for each character I was building. Naturally performing on camera for the “role” that was presented, and knew it was time to fully step into that “skin” as an actor pursuing a career in Hollywood.
What’s a lesson you had to unlearn and what’s the backstory?
I’ve always been very good at completing checklists. For much of my life, I created checklists to organize my thoughts and get tasks done. That worked for a good part in the business world when I worked corporate. However, when it comes to creative endeavors and artistic pursuits — and life in general — completing checklists don’t equate to the goal and intention at hand.
Is there something you think non-creatives will struggle to understand about your journey as a creative?
Having a mind that is 50% business oriented and the other 50% creatively-inclined, I understand both perspectives fairly well. Although I would argue we are all creative in some way, what non-creative’s may struggle to understand on this journey is that a creative artist’s path is that there is not a linear, nor logical, approach.
An hour of creative time does not equal an hour of personal pay. There is an indirect equation, because often times creative pursuits are the collective combination of years of experience, or worldly travels. I can study characters for hours and years in my craft, bringing a story to life. That may have come from an experience 15 years ago in my life, or perhaps earlier that day. That success and part of the journey could be a multi million dollar pursuit.
Whoever knows when the time will come. It’s to continue following the love of the passion of storytelling and creating and believing and trusting. When it does come, it’s when you expect it the least, when your destiny begins to set sail and to live and fly free.
Contact Info:
- Website: https://saraquiriconi.com/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/livefreewarrior/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/livefreewarriortv
- Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/squiriconi
- Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/c/LiveFreeWarrior
- Other: https://www.imdb.me/SaraQuiriconi
Image Credits
All other images: Live Free Media LLC Headshot: Alex Golshani