Mark
I know I shouldn't be bothered by it, but I just can't help it. It bugs me when people say I'm not doing something for the "right" reason, especially when they hardly know me. And who's to say what reason is the "right" one anyway? A reason is a reason. Even if it isn't the same as someone else's, it seems right to the person it belongs to.
And yes, I've seen your show. Several times, in fact. And I know that most of you are performers in your own way. Roger with music, you with film, Mimi with dance, Maureen with performing in general, and Angel with... well, everything about Angel was so fabulous that it's hard to not list her along with the rest of the performers. But you all are and you all have passion for it. It's almost like he's saying I don't have the passion because I haven't gone broke due to trying to find my way in performing. (No offense intended, by the way.) I'm just eighteen, I've had my dad's support for my entire life until I got here, then I found a way to have all the money I could need to take care of myself. And here it's tricky, I can't go public with myself because I would raise too many eyebrows.
It just sucks. I'm passionate about this, I know I am and I know it shows when I sing. It is who I am, if it wasn't then I wouldn't have been in the glee club for as long as I have been, especially considering how many people back home look down on us for being a part of it. He just can't see that it's who I am.