"I was really, really jealous of all my friends that were going to college. Number one, because I felt really insecure about not going to college. I have a whole, you know, complex about it,"
"I was 17 or 18. It's really hard to make friends in LA because of, like, the way the city is laid out, but especially when you don't have a fake ID. Even if I did, I looked about 12, so that wasn't going to work anyway,"
"'But on the other side of it, holy shit, I did not think like, what a blessing to just know what I want. I was like watching all my friends go, 'Oh my god, I don't know what I want, what to do,'"
Anna Kendrick felt jealous and insecure about not attending college while watching friends form communities through classes and sororities. She experienced difficulty making friends in Los Angeles at 17–18, compounded by lack of a fake ID and youthful appearance. Fear and doubt made her wonder whether pursuing acting was a mistake, and carving out a place in the industry felt daunting. As friends reached sophomore year and began questioning their futures, she recognized the advantage of having a clear goal. Knowing she wanted an acting career transformed doubt into appreciation for early certainty despite initial isolation and familial expectations about college.
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