Drea de Matteo: 'I Did Acting to Pay Bills, Never for the Passion

Drea de Matteo, a star of the hit TV series 'The Sopranos', revealed that she only pursued acting as a way to pay bills, stating she never had an interest in it before landing the role. After her success on the show, she lost enthusiasm for the industry. De Matteo expressed her experience working on what she called the 'hamster wheel' of Hollywood, implying the constant cycle of auditions and projects that leave little room for personal fulfillment.