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Actors' New Job Anxiety: 'Everyone's Afraid'
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Actors' New Job Anxiety: 'Everyone's Afraid'

'Better Things' star Rebecca Metz gets personal about how hard it's become to make a living: 'I have a lot of friends who have left town'
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‘BETTER’ DAYS “It’s a war of attrition,” says Better Things star Rebecca Metz on the challenges facing actors today. “Some people just figure out how to survive.” (FX)

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In what Mark Zuckerberg has deemed the “year of efficiency” — corporate-speak for layoffs and cost-cutting — economic pressures are being felt across Hollywood, from writers to producers to below-the-line workers and, of course, actors. Joining today, seasoned actress Rebecca Metz (Better ThingsShameless) reveals how unique circumstances for performers (shorter seasons, exclusivity windows, the disappearance of residuals) have taken a toll, even for those on hit series. As actors, making less now, leave L.A. (“I have a lot of friends who have left town”), Metz puts forth a straightforward career goal for the streaming era: to “like my life while being able to support myself.”

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