Following a showbiz career was nothing but "pipe dreams" for a young man Koni BritonThe

"I used to say to my best friend on the phone in the deep night, 'If I can do anything I can be the actress,' '' Briton, 57, exclusively shared on the latest issue Our weeklyThe Fate interfered in the form of an advertisement as he became "the fifth American" with his nurturing in Virginia Brothers McMulen In Backstage Magazine

"It was a Sunday audition, and I was going to see my sister in Washington, DC, so I thought 'Well, if I decided to come back early, I would probably go to that audition next to that audition," he explained, Decided to return to New York. ”AD Burns He was auditioning in his father's office, which is why he had to do it on Sunday. He couldn't do it in the week. "

After Burns dropped him to the scene, he remembered that "Oh, if they were just offering me the job it was going to be really bad." Incorrect: His feature film Debou has won the Grand Jury Award at the 1995 Sundance Film Festival and started his career.

Friday night lights, Puddle And the other four star projects are in demand for Briton. One that escaped? Of 1996 JerryThe Losing The role that went on Renny He was a "main heartbreaking", he said OursThe "In the previous case, I love my career and (it) just took a different way - after its initial sting and heartbreaking, I have no regrets."

Then, he exceeds a "bucket list item" by joining Robert de Nero For the conspiracy thriller Zero dayStreaming now in Netflix. It looks like the wildest self of his youngest self came true: "I am one of those lucky people who dreamed of," and against all adversities and logic, I saw myself going for it. "

Scroll to find out what has happened since then.

College days (1980)

Now spent the new year with US-US Senator at Beijing Normal University Cursin gilibrand "Eyes open" were Britain, who was head in the Asian study at Dartmouth College. “It was still a lot of Communist China. Everyone was wearing a Mao suit. "Despite the exhaustion of the arrival (" I think of landing and my primary thought was, "No one has prepared me."), The actress has given that academic year to change her attitude, calling it a "converting experience."

'Spin City' (1996-2000)

Nikki Fabar at the NYC Mayor's office snatched his regular role in his first series as Fabar Michael J Fox 'S Spin city He acknowledges a "big deal". "I grew up in the seatcom, and I was the biggest inspiration for watching TV." ABC GG doubles as a masterclass: "literally I was learning in the job," he said OursThe "It was such a steep learning curve, but Michael was the best."

'Friday Night Light' (2006-2011)

Tami and coach Taylor forever, you are all! Briton received two Amy nodes as half as a related couple, one of the most loving, related couples on the TV. Of Kyle chandlerHer husband of the beloved sports drama, "The baseline of our work was that we knew we could take risks and go down, and the other would be there to pick us up," she shared. "We had absolutely unconditional belief in us and we were still amazing friends."

One of his favorite scenes was at Season 1, when a party was cleansed while cleaning the house during a party, he whispered and screaming towards Eric. "We had a lot of fun to do it," Briton shared, referred to their reft as semi-developed. “It felt like the initial moments like me, 'This is what I want for this (the characters).'“ If these two are the way they will re -match: "We continue to talk about what we can do together."

'American Horror Story' (25)

Script for Ryan MurphyFirst Egotistical The installment, Murder houseWas good, a push. "I was, 'I was,' It will never be on the show, 'especially The Rubber Man,' Briton said, he considered this content" too crazy for TV "and Marphi was said" so much ". Vivienn Harmon, who was born in Christ, removed British from its comfort territory, but he believed in this philosophy. "(Ryan) said, 'It is going to be completely different from what you have done for the past five years).' It applied to me as "the touching plot twist, where the visitors found Violet (Violet.Tississa fermiga) Died? "I thought it was great."

'Nashville' (2012-2018)

The play has identified the first project of Briton as a single mother. (The Foul Anecdote Adopted son Yobby, now 14, At 20.) "I started working 18 hours a day, and I was a new mother to a baby," she remembered. "It was in front of me this opinion was very in front of the eye, 'Oh, it's different.' It was definitely the challenge, "Country Queen James, died in the 5 -season, it was like" real death, and it needs to be. " When the audience mourned the musicians, Briton also mourned the character's loss. "I hope this may be different," he said. "It was very heartbreaking."

'The White Lotus' (2021)

Shooting of the first season of the fantastic antology series during the Covid -10 epidemic need, daily examination and food supply. Briton acknowledged, "This is very scary and was very different from any of my experiences." Silver lining in addition to the Hawaiian location? Cast and crew "we had to bond together because we had to be separated." Despite the "horrible time" filming, Briton is looking back at that "great" project with great affection. “We were working with the director of a great author of our time, Mike WhiteAnd the elements and Cast (was) incredibleThe "

Amy Rewards Missing (2024)

An impending snow storm on the east coast, where he was shooting Zero dayEmis and forced Briton to avoid planned Egotistical Reunion with Dylan McDermotThe His Tony Matshevsky gown was still a moment ... on Instagram. "We loved that dress so much that I was like, 'We're taking a picture!'"