The Imperfect Podcast

Thanks to the lovely people over at The Imperfect Podcast, I have been able to connect with some amazing independent filmmakers, actors, directors, and more. In the case of Tonya Kay, I asked for her an interview the moment I saw that they were interviewing her. Thankfully, Tonya had some time recently to chat with me about the evolution of her career as well as her perspective on life and the pursuit of one's dreams, including her prospects for the future.

RH: Why did you choose entertainment as a career?

TK: Well, I got arrested when I was a teenager, and I decided that the way I was living my life was not really working out. Me fitting into the "nine to five," traditional, small-town world made me kind of a loser, but when I'm in the …show more content…
Bryan had been my fan, he told me, for years. He had actually called me in on projects, but I hadn't booked any of them yet. And he called me in, and he was like, "I'm gonna get this girl a role." I owe so much to Bryan and Scotty. They are wonderful people, and I have auditioned for them a lot. That was a great audition. I didn't even have make-up on. Sometimes you spend all this time getting ready for an audition. You have the right clothes, and you have all your sides memorized. You know you've got this. You hair is coiffed, and it looks great. You walk in, and it's five minutes in the room, and then you go back to your normal life. But this time, I was running late. I think I was on a road trip, and I was actually coming from San Francisco to get to the audition. I went in there--I kinda had the sides memorized. I'm pretty good like that. My memory is excellent. But this time, I only kinda had them memorized. I went in there, and I relied on my gut and added in what I could bring to it. Bryan loved it. Apparently, the producers loved it. They cast me, and ever since, I've been a big fan of that office. They cast a lot. They cast like Z Nation, Sharknado, and a lot of great stuff like