![]() Potter: You probably went to college too. Potter: So you’re like really smart in real life, huh? But I had to stop after I did Save the Last Dance because the students were like, “Chenille is substituting!” It was great and hard, and I even did it after I started working in films. Washington: It wasn’t one of my worst jobs, but I used to be a substitute teacher for New York City schools. PHOTOS: ‘Breaking Bad’ Principals Strike a Pose for THR’s Cover Shoot You’d expect it to be a respectful experience, not popcorn all over the floor, and Coke, and … sticky. People are really messy in movie theaters. Though, I didn’t like cleaning the bathrooms as much. Moss: I worked at the silent movie theater here in L.A., but that actually was kind of cool. It was like You Can’t Do That on Television, except the FCC wouldn’t let us into Mexico because we were holding kids’ heads underwater. I also did murder mystery dinner theater in the Poconos. That was when I was really pounding the pavement in New York for acting work. Don’t say it!Ĭonnie Britton: I worked at The Gap and discovered I am not a good folder. That was in Cleveland, back in the day … but go ahead, I didn’t mean to ! Welcome to The Real Housewives. Kerry Washington: Did you get fired or did you leave? Monica Potter: I worked at a restaurant called Chi-Chi’s - for one day. The Hollywood Reporter: What was the worst job you had while trying to become an actress? ![]() PHOTOS: THR Emmy Roundtable: Behind-the-Scenes Photos of TV’s Hottest Drama Actresses Between trading war stories about terrible jobs, wearing Spanx to auditions, their confusion over social media and one’s utter love for Cheez Whiz, these ladies launched THR‘s Emmy Roundtable Series 2013. The six women who gathered to talk on a sunny Saturday afternoon - Connie Britton, 46 (ABC’s Nashville), Anna Gunn, 44 (AMC’s Breaking Bad), Kate Mara, 30 (Netflix’s House of Cards), Elisabeth Moss, 30 (AMC’s Mad Men, Sundance’s Top of the Lake), Monica Potter, 41 (NBC’s Parenthood), and Kerry Washington, 36 (ABC’s Scandal) - chatted with such relaxed candor about their lives and work, it was easy to forget they headline some of the most dramatic series on television. The only thing lacking in The Hollywood Reporter‘s kickoff Emmy Roundtable event held April 6 in Hollywood was, well, drama. ![]()
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