Juliette Lewis Shares Dark Side of Acting While Supporting IATSE Strike: 'Overworked and Exhausted'
Photo: Roy Rochlin/Getty On Friday, the 48-year-old actress penned a lengthy message in support of theInternational Association of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE), a labor union that represents 150,000 people across the entertainment industry, including electricians, camera operators, costumers, makeup artists, special effects, hairstylists, script supervisors, and more. Noting that she is “actually thankful for this work ethic” as it has “served me in many areas of my life,” Lewis added, “but I am an actor so when I think of the crew who shows up hours before actors do and leaves hours after actors do and are asked to work miracles daily that’s a whole other story that goes beyond a solider like work ethic and that’s why all you have to do is read some of the stories....