That’s a good question.
I’ve been fortunate enough to be continually inspired.
In this world, we need our inspirations.
Speaking of inspiration, the world feels particularly heavy as of late.
Many people are looking for stories to uplift them.
Your first guest was Jimmie Allen.
What was your relationship with him, if any, beforehand?
Was this a very fresh experience?
I was fortunate enough to meet Jimmie almost a year ago at the Indianapolis 500.
We connected he was a fan of “All American.”
I hadn’t heard of his music.
I had heard of his name but never heard of his music.
Like I said, we just connected.
The relationship has become a friendship, which is great.
But I talked about it on the show.
He’s an inspiration to me because he works so hard.
He has his family; he’s got so much on his plate.
He moved from Delaware to Nashville with 20 bucks or something and decided to make it happen.
[Jimmie’s] an impressive personto me.
He killed it on “Dancing With the Stars.”
Yes, he did.
He’s got a new album coming out, so I’m excited for him.
Did you find yourself challenged?
I’d love to know in what ways you learned more about yourself throughout the experience.
Here’s the thing I was talking to my manager about.
That whole interview, I was sweating underneath my shirt, I’m not going to lie to you.
The overall experience was challenging.
The more and more I’m doing, the more comfortable I’ll become, as with anything.
How is [interviewing] for you?
It’s a unique experience.
I’ve been lucky throughout my career to have interviewed some amazing people.
I consider it to be quite a thrill to be interested in people’s lives and their stories.
What is Michael hoping Clubhouse viewers will take away from his new series?
So that’s exciting for people.
It’s overall a learning experience for a lot of listeners.
I’m very excited for her.
She’s on the come up very, very quickly.
We have a musical artist, Alec King.
He’s an inspiration to me.
That’s very exciting.
I want to dig deep with everybody at the end of the day, but you have eight weeks.
You got eight slots [where] you want captivating, inspiring content.
Hopefully, the guests that I have lined up will be able to encapsulate that.
On the professional side, the work is tough, but the work occurs before work.
The most challenging thing for me was my personal life getting into the mix of my professional life.
But having those low moments in Season 3 propelled me to work that much harder for Season 4.
What was your experience like with the cast members and on set?
I thought, “Wow, is this real life?
‘Grey’s Anatomy’?
I have an audition for ‘Grey’s’?
That’s so weird.”
It’s a big show.
My mom used to watch it all the time.
I’d had a year of being on a set, so I wasn’t terribly green anymore.
The set itself was like a well-oiled machine.
Bill, the director, knew what he wanted.
The other actors knew their lines like it was nothing, all of this medical jargon.
It was very impressive to see.
That was a really fun thing to do.
I can’t even imagine.
Overall, it was a very eye-opening experience.
It made me strive for more.
Did you ever expect for it to reach the heights that it has?
I did not expect that.
After that first season, things were a little rocky.
To see those come to fruition four years later, it’s beautiful.
But from the jump, I can’t say that I expected all of this not at all.
You’re looking at an increasingly successful career.
And while you just said, “We’ll take it one day at a time” … My family really wants me in the Marvel movies.
That’s what they want.
Five years from now I want to have …
I don’t know.
I want to be secure [and] I want to continue to be secure.
Whether that’s a TV show, whether that’s a film, whatever it may be … That’s what I’m looking forward to in the next five years, but we will see.
But I’m happy, and I want to see what comes in.
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This interview was edited for clarity.
