Unfortunately for Robertson, even the world of television is becoming a place harder to find legitimate work thanks to the reality TV craze. In fact, Robertson cites this craze as one of the reasons "Girls Club" was never given a chance to succeed, a statement that seems fitting considering its replacement was the mega reality hit "Joe Millionaire."
"It's weird. I think part of the reason the show wasn't given the chance to find itself was because it was a David E. Kelley show. Everyone just expected it to be a hit right off the bat," Robertson states. "The other reason though is because the TV world now is just so crazy. I mean, all FOX cares about is money-- they don't care about anything else. And our replacement was "Joe Millionaire," their biggest hit ever, so what were they going to do? Keep paying us actors and give "Girls Club" a chance or go with "Joe Millionaire?" What gets me though is that people actually believe reality TV is real. Everyone on those shows is an actor. Joe isn't really a construction worker. I hate it. I hope reality TV crashes and burns."
So what is a serious and talented young actress like Robertson to do? Easy. Take control of the industry herself. Like many other young actors these days, Robertson plans on eventually one day jumping behind the camera and directing her first feature film. Robertson says that directing is something she's always been interested in and seems like a natural progression after watching how things are done for so long.
"As an actress I'm always there seeing what works and what doesn't first hand," she says. "Plus I have always been interested in cinematography and the whole visual aspect of filmmaking-- I don't always want to just act."
