Ep 9: Rachel Kylian's Roadmap to Success!

In today's episode, Eve Richards, the host of The Discovery Pod With Eve, and Melissa Niece Smith, the cohost of this episode, are joined by Rachel Kylian, a French American actress, writer, and producer. Kylian has starred in a variety of films, including the comedy "Almost Christmas" (Universal), "The Wrong Man" (Lifetime), and "The Climb" (Sony Pictures Classics). Rachel Kylian shares her powerful insights on her experience being in the movie Almost Christmas, the people who inspire her, how she started the performing arts, how she managed to get an agent in L.A, the acting classes she signed up for, her modeling to acting transition, her thoughts on her role as a German assistant on MacGyver and challenging role that she would love to do. Rachel also sheds more light on her current and future projects, shows she would love to be on, is she is still a model? what it felt like to be Danny Glover’s love interest in the movie Almost Christmas, the movie Voodoo, facts we don’t know about her, who she would love to do a movie with, if her American dream is worth it, how she deals with rejection and three people she would have dinner with and why. Notable Quotes (02:03) “If you have a dream, just go out and pursue your dream.” (02:18) “When you set your mind to anything, you can achieve it.” (11:19) “If you have a dream, make it happen.” (13:01) “The more training, the better.” (15:34) “Everybody has an opportunity; there is so much work, so much content with the platforms.” (26:28) “That’s how you grow when you challenge yourself doing things you’ve never done and you learn.” (31:50) “It’s not that hard if you want it.” (36:33) “Acting is all about networking.” (38:06) “It’s harder to be an actor than to be a champion.” Resources Mentioned The Dream The movie “Almost Christmas” Lipstick Trailer Connect with Rachel Kylian Website: www.rachelkylian.com Instagram @rachelkylianfilmandtv X: https://twitter.com/rachelkylian YouTube @rachelkylian Facebook @rachelkylianofficial