I went whole hog at the actor’s lifestyle - really embraced it. I had by then known how much I loved acting already, because I discovered acting from a teacher in the seminary - that’s the first place I ever did it, in the seminary.

Jurasik frames his commitment to acting as both total and surprisingly rooted in a religious setting. “Whole hog” signals an all-in embrace of the profession’s demands—identity, habits, and social world—rather than treating acting as a sideline. The second half complicates the stereotype of acting as purely secular or hedonistic: he credits a seminary teacher with introducing him to performance, suggesting that vocation can emerge from unexpected institutions and mentors. The quote also implies a retrospective certainty (“I had by then known”)—a narrative of discovery that turns early exposure into proof of enduring passion.