Three years ago, Jackson considered giving up acting entirely to focus on his music career instead.
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By then, Jackson had already put in many years of work as a performer.
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It never really felt like work, he says.
I remember there was [one] show….
I looked at the front row and everybodys faces were lit up smiling, watching me dancing.
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I was like, Wow, this is an awesome feeling.
I want to do this forever.
When one passion wasnt working, he felt he could always shift focus to the other.
I do so many things because I love so many things, he says.
His boundless ambition hasnt gone unnoticed by hisSuperflycostar and good friend Jason Mitchell.
Hes such a bigger-than-life character, Mitchell tells EW.
The sleek (and expensive) wardrobe helped him get into character.
Everybody on set said I walked differently when I was in [Priests] clothes, Jackson says.
Director X thinks it comes naturally.
Trevor just has a star power to him, a swag, the It Factor.
Its just something special about him.
I really, really want to do that.
Superflyhits theaters June 15.
