We’re excited to introduce you to the always interesting and insightful Chloe Campbell. We hope you’ll enjoy our conversation with Chloe below.
Hi Chloe, thanks for joining us today. I’m sure there have been days where the challenges of being an artist or creative force you to think about what it would be like to just have a regular job. When’s the last time you felt that way? Did you have any insights from the experience?
I have had regular jobs. In high school, I worked at a coffee shop. I would greet customers as they walked in, and I was one of the fastest baristas they had. I would sit over the hot grill in the back for hours as we went through our breakfast and lunch rushes. I would bond with the lively team members I was around, watching several new faces join and leave. There would be moments where I justified the job that I had, claiming it would potentially get me the exposure I wanted. I was never the type of person that believed that someone would bust through the doors and point me out screaming, “You! You’re the one that we need!!” After some time, I found myself trying to implement my passions into my work. I would ask my boss to hang my art pieces, and I would try to organize open mic nights for the community. During one shift, I sat down with one of my co-workers and spent hours properly formatting my resume. These actions made me realize that I was opting for comfort. I was in high school trying to get by. I wasn’t pushing myself in every area of life. Not I truly can say that I am happier than I have ever been. I have indulged in my passions and only accepted jobs that served my career. I don’t put my dreams on the back burner. I let them shine brighter than ever before, and I love myself for it.
As always, we appreciate you sharing your insights and we’ve got a few more questions for you, but before we get to all of that can you take a minute to introduce yourself and give our readers some of your back background and context?
I started acting in middle school. It actually started with rejection. I had auditioned for my middle school’s production of Beauty and the Beast, and I did not make it in. I was crushed. I cried the whole morning, and my friends had to sit by my side and calm me down. I went home and told my mom about my rejection. My mother not wanting to see me this upset, signed me up for a musical at our local amphitheater. I went to audition, and I was lucky enough to make it in. I made it into the ensemble of their production of, Honk, and I worked so hard for it. Every day, I ran through my songs, and I fell in love with what I was doing. I loved rehearsing. I ate up every song, dance, and direction I was given. This was the happiest I had ever been, and I knew that this was a passion I would never let go. I now attend college for acting and do some freelance modeling work. I go onstage intending to leave it better than I found it. I aspire to make people feel connected to the content I’m performing and provide them with a character to picture as themselves. I want to use my acting to encourage people to question their choices and make bolder ones. I want people to feel as empowered and inspired as I do every time I’m given the chance to perform.
What do you think is the goal or mission that drives your creative journey?
I aspire to provide a new perspective. I think it’s healthy for people to step outside of themselves and truly experience the lives and opinions of others whenever they can. In all the performances I do, I set out to encourage people to look for a new perception.
What do you find most rewarding about being a creative?
It’s the satisfaction of knowing that you have the power to bring a new story to life. Even if the story’s been told, it hasn’t been told by you. You can capture someone’s experience without even knowing it. You can allow someone to finally find themselves in a story and by relieved by the representation.
Contact Info:
- Instagram: cece.ccampbell
- Youtube: Cece Camille
- Other: TikTok: cececammiee
Image Credits
Emily Diamond, Kemet Alston, Casey Gardner Ford