It definitely is important. Most people take other jobs in the industry to keep going. At this point, I make enough to sustain myself, but I have assisted some theatre corporate trainers and done stage shows for corporate events in the past. These were short and didn't take too much time so were doable and I made money. But I've also been lucky to have family support always. Even if I had long phases of making no money, my parents are really so supportive that they'd give it to me without me asking. They've always maintained that they're proud of me for trying something this hard, without any sort of connection. Being an actor is a long process and there’s really no shame in doing something else for money till you can afford to not do it. It’s sad that a lot of times actors are made to feel that this is not ok. That you aren't a real actor till you only act. But if you think about it, even the bigger actors in our industry do other things, invest in different businesses or have production houses.