Peter Facinelli talks to The Wrap about how he got started in the entertainment business and unlikely sources he credits with his success.

“For a whole year I was going up on stuff and I was probably really terrible. Every time I walked out of the room, I had this great high, like I was doing what I wanted to be doing, and I was really excited that I was able to go out on things. I was getting some really crappy feedback, but for some reason, my agent stuck with me.

I was horrible. They were saying, “This kid can’t act, he’s terrible.” But you know, it was a great learning curve for me.

I think I had natural instincts, but I was also stiff as a board when I first started out. I also had a really thick New York accent at the time. I was like “My Cousin Vinny,” so that was very limiting, but you know, NYU knocked that right out of me.”

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