We caught up with the brilliant and insightful Hannah Lori a few weeks ago and have shared our conversation below.

Alright, Hannah thanks for taking the time to share your stories and insights with us today. Learning the craft is often a unique journey from every creative – we’d love to hear about your journey and if knowing what you know now, you would have done anything differently to speed up the learning process.

Well, money was a big obstacle. It was hard affording training at first. But It got a lot better once I realized there were cheaper options that actually taught you more too. For instance, actual classes are more afforable than a workshop when you break it down by how much coaching you get and the hours spent in the class. Plus you can dive deeper when you have a class for 8 weeks with the same coach than a one day workshop.

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 background and context?

I have been acting for 10 years. I have been in a few true crime shows, indie films, commercials, and many many short films. I’m very proud of how far I’ve come and how much I’ve grown not only in my career but also how my career helps make me grow as a person. I think the project I’m most proud of is a film I was lead in “Bryn Gets A Life” because I worked extremely hard on it. I did my homework, studied out my character, knew the script like the back of my hands, and I endured tough enviroments. And I think all my hard work shows in the finished product. I also like modeling, but only when its creative. I don’t enjoy the photoshoots that I call the “look at how pretty I am shoot.” I want to be creative and tell a story or be a character. I want to make people think and feel things deeply when they see my work in both acting and modeling.

Have you ever had to pivot?

The pandemic really messed things up for me, like it did most people. I had to really question whether I still wanted to do this. Then an unexpected death in the family really made me shift my perspective on things. I realized that this career (and all careers for that matter) should be treated as a job. Yes, you can be passionate about it. Yes, you can work your butt off for it. But you should never make it your number one priority. When times get tough, your career wont be there to comfort you. Your career lift you up when you get knocked down. Only connection can do that. Connect with God, family, friends, nature, and whatever else you can. But you can’t connect with a career.

How can we best help foster a strong, supportive environment for artists and creatives?

Buy their art! Go see their film! Share their film, music, art, whatever! Spend money supporting your friends. Your support means a lot more to them than your support means to Beyonce.

Contact Info:

• Website: www.imdb.me/hannah.lori
• Instagram: www.instagram.com/hannahlori94
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/actresshannahlori
• Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCn4SHq17NbuAIsNU9LrXNMw