“Scandal“ Actress Chelsea Kurtz

Chelsea Kurtz talks to Cody Brotter about getting from a one-day “guest star” role on “Scandal” and getting asked back for seven more episodes, inspiring words of wisdom she received from LL Cool J (at a party with Nina Tassler and Michael Chiklis), twisting her ankle out of excitement when she booked her first role (on “Criminal Minds”), doing improv at UCB and Second City, her very unique “flexible actor day job” (trust me you haven’t heard this one), and the nitty gritty of going from “auditioning” to “pinning” to “booking.”