Actress Lee Joo-been opened up about the process of enduring a long period of obscurity and recent worries in her heart.
The appearance of Lee Joo-been having a deep conversation with Venerable Beopryun was revealed on the SBS variety show Monk and guest broadcast on the 25th.
That day Lee Joo-been recalled the difficult times before becoming an actor. She said, "I lived alone for 10 years and was an aspiring actor for 10 years," and confessed, "I auditioned a lot for plays, short films·independent films, but I kept failing." She continued, "I think I endured out of stubbornness. I thought I would try just one work and if it didn't work out I would do something else," and recalled, "I thought I should go another way, whether running a business, working at a company, or getting married." But she added, "What I thought would be just 1 to 2 years suddenly became 10 years, and as I endured I was lucky to meet a good project," and "since then I have worked continuously without resting."
She also candidly shared her feelings after establishing herself as an actor. Lee Joo-been said, "I didn't want to miss opportunities. I worked really hard because I didn't want work to stop," and said, "I took on major roles and even became a lead."
She then raised concerns about a reality that differed from expectations. She confessed, "I thought if I didn't worry about phone bills, ordered delivery food, and lived without worrying about monthly rent, I would be happy," and admitted, "Even though it was the life I always dreamed of, it wasn't overwhelmingly satisfying nor did the anxiety completely disappear." She went on, "I don't feel fulfilled," and confessed, "These days I keep wondering what I want and what I should do to be happy."
In response, Venerable Beopryun offered meaningful advice. The monk said, "Before success, people think they will be happy if they succeed. But if you succeed and aren't happy, it's because you try to find 'what I want,'" and said, "What you want keeps changing from moment to moment." He added, "Leaving that aside, when you try to find 'what the real me wants,' there's no answer," and explained, "At one moment you want this, and at another moment you want something else; that's natural." It was Lee Joo-been's honest confession after deep reflection and Venerable Beopryun's realistic advice.
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