The star of a hit Netflix show has revealed why he decided to ditch Hollywood for a new career.
Dylan Minnette caught his biggest break in the hugely popular 2017 series 13 Reasons Why , in which he played Clay Jensen for four seasons. Two years after the show wrapped in 2020, the 27-year-old starred in another couple of productions.
He featured in thriller film Scream and the Amanda Seyfried-led miniseries The Dropout, which were both released in 2022 . But, despite his success, Minnette, who has been acting since he was eight, has decided to quit to pursue other goals.
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Speaking on the YouTube channel, Zach Sang Show, the US actor revealed why, despite his career peak in 2017, he had decided step back from Hollywood productions.
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“I was fortunate to find success in [acting],” Minnette said.
“I was on 13 Reasons Why and it was really popular and definitely reached a peak in what I’ve had in acting. But it also started to feel like a bit of a job.
“And I was in a very fortunate position, it was always fun for me, always really inspiring, but then it was just starting to feel like just a job.”
He then shared that his main priority now is his alternative rock band Wallows. They started releasing music independently in 2017 and later signed a contract with Atlantic Records in 2018.
The actor started a band with his friends back in 2011. He sings and plays guitar, while Braeden Lemasters also sings and plays guitar, and Cole Preston handles guitar and drums.
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“I feel like I’m in a position now where I can just kind of like do that [music] for a while and get this the farthest it can be,” he added.
“The only way that’s gonna happen is if I put my 100% time and energy into it and take it very seriously and show the world that we all take this very seriously.
“This is a real band, we’re going to do real band things.”
But Minnette hasn’t completely dismissed the idea of making a comeback on the screen in the future.
“I do feel like I have something to give, and that’s probably acting. … I feel like I’m starting to feel inspiration for that again,” he said.
“At some point, when we’ve fulfilled our Wallows duties and we’re all ready to take a break as a band, that’s when I’ll have the perfect inspiration to do something.”
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