Colman Domingois opening up about his past experiences in his attempt to break into film and television.

In an interview withThe New York Times, theEuphoriaactor detailed a callback for HBOsBoardwalk Empire.

This is the one thats going to change it up for me, Domingo thought at the time.

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This is the one thats going to finally be my big break.

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There was just one problem, his agent said.

Domingo added, Thats when I lost my mind.

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I cant take it anymore, I think this is going to kill me.

This moment had Domingo thinking of quitting acting for good.

Fast forward ten years and Domingo is at a different place in his career.

I became an actor that was offer-only probably sooner than the industry thought I should have, he said.

But I decided I have a body of work.