There isn’t a lot of mystery as to why actors quit show business a lot of times since the desire to act kind of has to be present to really enjoy the job and if that isn’t there then the career they lead is bound to be a grind most days since whatever else is said about actors (and there’s plenty) they do have to concern themselves with a lot of aspects that they might rather not have to deal with. But for Morgan York, the realization that she wasn’t going to continue to be a star for a prolonged period of time was always in the back of her mind or was at least an understanding that she’d been aware of when she was younger. Morgan didn’t have any long-term plans to become a career actress, and in fact, she bowed out after a while to become a writer, much as many other young actors did when it came time to do something else. While not all of them became writers, several young actors did step away from the business to take on other interests that weren’t as high-paying but definitely kept them far more grounded than a career in show business might have. There’s nothing wrong with people becoming child actors and then working their way through to their adult years, but the love of the business kind of has to be able to endure whatever the business is going to throw at them, and in Morgan’s case the love wasn’t quite strong enough since she felt the need to leave when she was still young enough to go off and do something that might catch her interest rather than stick around in a place where she no longer felt comfortable.
The misconceptions that a lot of people hold about Hollywood and what goes on there when it comes to the actors is well-documented at this point since a lot of people still feel that being a star is awesome and promises a life filled with plenty of entertainment and amusements that a lot of folks don’t have. The downside is that it’s not always as kind as people appear to think it is since, reportedly, there are plenty of stressors that come with being an actor, not the least of which are the paparazzi and the fans that demand a great deal of the stars. Some might think that the celebrities blow things out of proportions quite often and aren’t being entirely honest about what they go through, and it’s possible that some of them are and want to cash in on the idea that some of their famous peers don’t have as much of a private life as they want. But like many throughout the world, an actor goes through various stressors in their life and work that are either acceptable or tend to become too much for them to handle. For child actors, it’s a bit worse since many of them don’t have the mental, emotional, or life experience to deal with what the business can and usually does throw at them from time to time or fairly often. This can place a great deal of stress on anyone no matter that Hollywood is supposedly far better at dealing with child actors than it was in the days of Judy Garland and Mickey Rooney.
Plenty of people look at acting as something that should be glamorous, filled with fun and the bright lights and sparkle of the city, but there’s a world behind the camera that still needs to be addressed and isn’t always fully seen by the people. This is amusing really since plenty of documentaries, shows, and various other productions have been made over the years to show that the life of an actor is still something that has to be worked at and isn’t all parties and fun. As one of those that don’t mind condemning certain things actors do and say and will still defend them when it’s felt to be necessary, it’s very easy to state that while parts of an actor’s life are definitely improved by their status and fortune, the fact that they’re human beings and do have limits still needs to be recognized before wondering why anyone would bother giving up a career in movies and/or TV since much like anyone else in this world, they might not be entirely satisfied with what they’ve done so far in their life. For Morgan, being an actress wasn’t the greatest thing in the world, but it obviously wasn’t the worst either since she did stick in there for a while. When the time came though she was ready to go, and she did what she could to get out and do her own thing. It’s not hard at all to respect that.
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