INTRODUCING TEXAN MODEL, ACTOR, MUSICIAN AND SINGER -
CAITLYN MOORE
1
Please tell us a little bit about your background.
A: I’m a 20 year old student
from Houston, TX in the United States. I grew up in Houston. I went to Foster
High School and graduated in May 2011. I
will graduate from Texas A&M University in May 2014 with a degree in
Communications and Journalism. I wanted to move to Los Angeles, CA as soon as I
graduated, but I don’t have the money for it. I am hoping to start graduate
school in August 2014 and get a Masters Degree in Counselling. I have a younger
brother and my parents.
2
You are a model, actor, musician and singer. Have you worked with any celebrities?
A: The only celebrities I have
worked with are Daniel Baldwin (Alec Baldwin’s brother), Lorenzo Llamas, Josh
Danziger and Oleysa Rulin.
3
Can you tell us what projects you have worked in?
A: I have done two commercials;
one was for Hope Pregnancy Center and I was a pregnant teen and the other was
for Houston Community College - which I was a student. I have just finished
working on my first feature film called 'Urban
Myths'. I play the lead role named Mary. It is coming into some local
theatres and on Netflix. I was an extra in a Lifetime movie called 'A Little Christmas Business' and on a
television show called 'Hired'. Other
than that, I have been leads in multiple short films and have done over ten
musicals. I played a rape victim in a PSA for the Houston Rescue and Restore
Coalition. I just got the news that I am officially the spokesperson for the
Crisis Intervention of Houston, so now I can share my story.
4
Have you always wanted to be in the entertainment
industry or what else did you aspire to be as a child and teen?
A: I’ve always known I wanted to be in the acting industry. I was an extremely quiet and shy kid, so no one knew that’s what I wanted to do. I would go to dance performances at my school and just sit in the audience bawling my eyes out because I wanted to be on stage so bad. I finally told my parents when I was about in fourth grade and I got into an acting agency. Now that I’m older, I want to become a licensed professional therapist so that I can work as an independent therapist and have my own independent practice.
A: I’ve always known I wanted to be in the acting industry. I was an extremely quiet and shy kid, so no one knew that’s what I wanted to do. I would go to dance performances at my school and just sit in the audience bawling my eyes out because I wanted to be on stage so bad. I finally told my parents when I was about in fourth grade and I got into an acting agency. Now that I’m older, I want to become a licensed professional therapist so that I can work as an independent therapist and have my own independent practice.
5 Are any of your family in ‘showbiz’? Now or in the past?
A: That’s the funny thing. My family has NO performing talent whatsoever.
They don’t play any instruments. I play three. They don’t sing, dance, act or
model. They have zero experience of doing anything of that nature. I have no
idea where all my passion came from for acting!
6
Are you managed professionally or do you represent
yourself?
A: My manager is Shaun McFarland at Neal Hamil Agency in Houston, Texas. He has only gotten me one audition since I have been with him
over the past year. I am currently looking for a new agency. I have gotten
every single one of my jobs by myself, by putting myself out there and going to
auditions.
7 Have you ever been bullied?
A: I have been bullied only emotionally and verbally, never physically. When
I was in high school, people would call me names in the hallway. I was on the
yearbook staff in high school and all of the other staff would write nasty
letters and hang them up in my locker for me to see. When I would walk down the
halls, people would turn their heads and start talking to their friends, while
I could overhear everything they were saying. It was nowhere near a bad of bullying as other people, but it really took a toll on me.
8
Whether you have been bullied or not, do you feel that
the governments and schools worldwide are doing enough to combat this act?
A: I don’t feel like the
government and schools are doing anything to combat bullying. In the movie Cyberbully, the girl who was being
bullied went to the school and they said they couldn’t do anything about it
because she wasn’t being bullied on school property, even though it was her
classmates who were bullying her. I think the schools should have a strict
tolerance for bullying and that people should be suspended or expelled if they
get caught bullying someone. I think the government should do more and make
laws against every type of bullying.
9
What more do you feel they could be doing to either
decrease bullying hugely or eliminate it altogether?
A: I think students should get in serious trouble with the school is they
bully someone while at school. I think cyberbullying is become more apparent
these days because kids are more likely to say things over the internet since
it’s not to someone’s face. There should be more awareness about bullying in
general. Posters and fliers should be up around school and communities.
Counsellors should prepare talks on them and present it to middle school and high school students. I also think the government should play a bigger role in
bullying since it is such a widely-known problem. People should get in trouble
with the law if they are caught bullying someone else.
10
You have also suffered from a medical condition. Would you be happy to tell us all about that
at all?
A: I’ve suffered from an eating disorder for ten years. I’ve struggled with
anorexia, bulimia, self-harm, depression and suicide. I developed anorexia when
I was ten because I felt like I didn’t fit in with my peers and I thought that
being skinny would help me fit in. I have been in multiple types of treatment
and hospitals, but I was forced to go so it would never work because I didn’t
want to get better. I knew that either this disorder would kill me or I would
kill myself, so I made the choice and put myself in a residential treatment
center for eating disorders. I got a scholarship to help pay for treatment,
bought my plane ticket and went to Florida for treatment. It was the best
decision I ever made. I can now say that after ten years, I am on my way to
being fully recovered.
Here is a link to a video about it. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qfl8hkmw- iQ&list=TLC0BgvW7OQaISdF8B5Kgz9yhiJA9aHEs_
11 What and/or who are your inspirations?
A: Demi Lovato is my biggest inspiration. We have gone through extremely
similar things and I can relate to her so much. I am her biggest fan. I see
what she has gone through and watch her staying strong. She is my motivation to
stay strong. When I feel alone, I listen to her music and I don’t feel alone
anymore. Acting is also a huge inspiration for me. It is what keeps me going.
When I am acting, I am at my happiest. When I was really sick, I would try and do acting, but I would never get any jobs because I was so out of it. I couldn’t remember lines to scripts, I didn’t remember where I was supposed to go
half of the time. Now that I am in recovery, I have been way more successful
with my acting career because I am actually capable of performing. I’m not
worried about fainting or passing out on stage or on set anymore.
12 As a musician, do you play any instruments?
A: I joined the concert band at my school when I was in fifth grade. I have
played in a concert band since I was ten. I’ve played the flute for ten years
and continued with band for my first two years in college. I’ve also played the
piano for about six years and the guitar for a little over year. I want to
eventually write my own songs for the guitar and have them recorded.
13 Have you had professional training in any of your
talents?
A: For acting, I have just taken classes at my agency and have taken private
lessons. I just had my first voice lesson yesterday and it went great! I
haven’t really had any major training besides at Mayo Hill Center for Modelling
and Acting and classes with Deke Anderson.
14 What do you enjoy doing in your ‘spare’ time?
A: My best friend Malinda
and I are inseparable. We live together and do everything together. We wake up
every morning at 6am and go to the gym. We work out for an hour and then do a
daily devotional and pray. We also love to go to three or four different restaurants in one day and order a different food from each place. We would get
an appetizer at one, then an entrée, then dessert at another restaurant. I
really enjoy yoga – it is so stress relieving! Painting and running are also
hobbies of mine too.
15 What is next in the pipeline for
Caitlyn Moore?
A: I don’t really know what pipeline means, but I’ll try to answer this
question! HA. I am flying out to Los Angeles, California to film a TV show
called Copycat. It is a reality singing television series. I have to perform Skyscraper
by Demi Lovato and I have a chance of winning $5,000. It will air on MTV in the
spring. Also, my new feature film Urban
Myths comes out on January 30! It will soon be on Netflix.
16 Where do you see your career in ten
years’ time?
A: My ultimate dream for my career would be living in Los Angeles,
California and working as a professional actress. In reality, I hope to just be
more widely known across America. I want to release a cd of my music after I
eventually write some songs down. I hope to be in many more feature films as
well! Regardless, I just hope to be acting in some way for the rest of my life.
17
Do you have a message you would like
to impart to the
world?
world?
A: Sometimes it seems that life won’t get any better. I am living proof that
things DO get better. Things may not always go the way that you planned, but it
all works out in the end. God has a plan for each and everyone one of us.
Always remember that you are beautiful no matter what you look like, and that it’s
what’s on the inside that counts. Do what makes YOU happy. Do what you want to
do- not what other people want you to do. Stay strong.
18
Is there anything further you would
like to add?
A: There is hope for everyone, no matter what you are struggling with. Don’t
be ashamed to speak up and speak out. You are never alone.
LINKS:
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