Tenacity Wins STORY BY BRITTANY SMITH & PHOTOS COURTESY OF BOBBY HILL
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ou’re not good enough.” “You don’t fit the role.” “You do not speak well enough.” “You are dyslexic. You’ll never be able to
learn a script.” “You have a learning disability.” “You’ll never make it in this class.” “You don’t have what it takes.” Time and time again, Bobby Hill heard these words. He heard them from superiors, from people in the entertainment industry, from friends and family. There was even a point when his mother, the woman who ignited the fire for the arts in his soul so many years ago, didn’t think he would be able to pull it off his biggest dream of having a full studio. But for Hill, there was always a knowing. He was determined to live his passion. His love for the arts started when he was just two years old. He and his twin brother Casey were in a music video together in New York. From that point on, the two worked together throughout their childhood on numerous projects. They took acting lessons and participated in other opportunities, like commercials and print work. But Hill’s true passion was art. Hill wanted to be an artist. He loved to draw and fell in love with the aspect of creating. Then his family relocated to Alabama, and everything came to a screeching halt; No more acting classes. No more music videos. No more print work. Even the drawing became less important; however, Hill’s love for the movies began to grow. “It was when I was graduating from high school that I decided acting would be a cool thing to do,” Hill said. “And my cousin, who is a professional dancer, said, ‘you need to go ahead and try to do acting. You can get a full-ride scholarship to Southern Union.
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