what is going to ultimately bring me the most joy, fulfillment? delicious. unlike my own long and winding road to stardom, ari rose to fame quickly as a talented child actor. - i started when i was five. - oh, wow. - modeling. a modeling agency came to my preschool. - that sounds creepy. - no, it was for-- - uh, hey, i'm a, uh-- i'm a modeling agent. let me check out these toddlers. - it wasn't creepy. - in her teens, ari was in a hit sitcom called "kate & allie." - chip, i can't do this. - but you need an image. - yes, but not this image. - and by her early 20s, she was booking gigs on tv shows and movies. - i thought it was a very funny script, so i had a great time. - she was living the dream. well, at least my dream. do you miss show business at all? - no. [laughter] no. - no? - i just was, like, not happy. a lot of it had to do with focus on appearance. i think for women, it's probably a very different thing.