My mother never gave up one me. I messed up in school so much they were sending me home, but my mother sent me right back. I made a commitment to completely cut out drinking and anything that might hamper me from getting my mind and body together. And the floodgates of goodness have opened upon me-spiritually and financially.
Luck is where opportunity meets preparation.
Acting is just a way of making a living, the family is life. A film is just like a muffin. You make it. You put it on the table. One might say it's the best muffin ever made.