Yeah, I started when I was 6 years old. My brother and sister would get all of these presents at Christmas time from the cast and crew of their show and I was jealous. So I decided that I had to become an actor.

Gilbert frames her entry into acting as a child’s practical, emotionally honest response to family dynamics rather than a lofty “calling.” The jealousy she describes is less petty than motivational: seeing siblings rewarded by a show’s community (cast and crew) makes the profession tangible and desirable, associated with attention, belonging, and material tokens of appreciation. The quote also hints at how entertainment work can become normalized within a family—acting appears as an attainable path because it is already present in her household. In this telling, ambition is sparked by proximity and incentives, underscoring how early environments shape career imagination.