Meet Andreea Lazar | Actress

We had the good fortune of connecting with Andreea Lazar and we’ve shared our conversation below.

Hi Andreea, have there been any changes in how you think about work-life balance?
Growing up in the industry taught me how to prioritize my career despite life distractions. I do consider myself to be a workaholic, especially when I get excited about a project, and that comes at a cost- usually, socially or at my own expense. I don’t really feel the effects of hard work on my body because when you work on your passions, it doesn’t really feel like work, but when I do take a break, I emerge in it fully. At the moment, I try to maintain a healthy work life balance but I am aware it won’t come easy considering my nature.

Can you open up a bit about your work and career? We’re big fans and we’d love for our community to learn more about your work.
I believe the greatest power we have comes from deep down in our roots. What sets me apart from others is my origin. Moving to a new society as a teenager wasn’t easy and it came with lots of self doubt. I also tried so much to conceal who I was because I thought where I come from isn’t good enough and I should be more “American” in the way I dress, act and speak. It took me two years to discover that being truthful to myself was so much powerful than trying to be someone I will never be. I was okay with looking different, sounding different- but I didn’t want that to be the reason why I am pushed aside. I dedicated my time into acquiring an American accent just so I can be who I am but have the mastery to do what American actors do. And I am ambitious enough to try acquire a British accent as I would love to do a period piece one day- even though my British accent is currently rubbish and without much hope.

Let’s say your best friend was visiting the area and you wanted to show them the best time ever. Where would you take them? Give us a little itinerary – say it was a week long trip, where would you eat, drink, visit, hang out, etc.
I am going to be honest. I dream all the time about the moment my friends and family would come visit me and I already created full days itineraries for them. I would pick them up at the airport, drive them home and allow them to relax a bit while we order a nice bowl of warm ramen from Kai Ramen or (my personal favorite) Kaz Soba Noodles. The following day, we would have brunch at Urth Caffe in Santa Monica, visit the pier and Montana Avenue which is the street I first lived on when I arrived in LA. We would have brunch on Abbott Kinney, maybe some nice poke bowls, then watch a movie in Westfield Century City after a bit of a shopping spree. At night, we would go for drinks in West Hollywood, maybe Ep&Lp. I am a West LA girl through and through and I am not sure I would even get to show my people the East side of town, but if I do get the chance, I would spend our afternoon in Los Feliz or Silverlake.

Shoutout is all about shouting out others who you feel deserve additional recognition and exposure. Who would you like to shoutout?
I would really like to use this section of the interview to thank my parents , especially my dad who convinced my mom to allow me to pursue an artistic career ever since I was a kid. My dad is a documentary director and editor who comes from a family of artists who were all photographers, opera singers or cameramen. Therefore, it is not really a surprise that he installed this artistic calling in me and my sister. On the other hand, my mom is a chief accountant, who comes from a very rational and hard working family who have always overcame their social status by giving it their all in whatever they’re were pursuing. Needless to say my mom did not initially agree with me pursuing an artistic career, more so as an adult. But my dad’s persuasive ways throughout the years beard fruit and they have both been so supportive ever since. The hardest request I ever made to my mom was to allow me to leave home in the pursuit of something greater for myself. And I had to cry for a whole year during my senior year in Highschool to achieve it. I did so by taking my mom to my room, where I used to practice all the time my monologues, and performed for her a few poems and monologues. She started crying and felt so uncomfortable and I didn’t know why. She told me it was because she felt as if I was actually talking to her, not performing, and she didn’t know when or what to respond. She has invested everything she could in my dream ever since.

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Anthony Anastasi