Oct 14, 2026 · 50 min · 13 segments
Vertical drama actress Bella Mraz (Hollywood Starlet, My Book Boyfriend Came to Life) on dropping out for LA, saying no on set, and AI in verticals. Bella trained in opera in Connecticut, got pushed…
Bella MrazGuestMike WinsonHostdon't have anything to do with no i'm just kidding no no no no um so okay has there ever has there ever been a a uh a vertical that you have either chosen to do or not or decided not to do like that there's something in it that just made you feel so uncomfortable that you either like had to try and get it changed or, or just said, no, I'm not doing it at all.

Um, I, over my past two years, um, of learning this industry and this specific world, um, I have learned a lot.

And for the first year or, yeah, first seven months of doing this, I wasn't even repped.

I'm glad I did because I've become so good at advocating for myself in a way that I'm honestly very proud of.

Every time I get a script, the first thing I do is I go through all of it and I make notes if there's anything I want to or what I want changed or if there's a line I don't like.

And there have been a few times where I've done this, because I'm very careful about what I pay to do.
don't have anything to do with no i'm just kidding no no no no um so okay has there ever has there ever been a a uh a vertical that you have either chosen to do or not or decided not to do like that there's something in it that just made you feel so uncomfortable that you either like had to try and get it changed or, or just said, no, I'm not doing it at all.

Um, I, over my past two years, um, of learning this industry and this specific world, um, I have learned a lot.

And for the first year or, yeah, first seven months of doing this, I wasn't even repped.

I'm glad I did because I've become so good at advocating for myself in a way that I'm honestly very proud of.

Every time I get a script, the first thing I do is I go through all of it and I make notes if there's anything I want to or what I want changed or if there's a line I don't like.

And there have been a few times where I've done this, because I'm very careful about what I pay to do.
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