. ♪ (aaron) we got to sit down with malcolm mcdowell.urse, starred in "a clockwork orange", "o lucky man!"... hi, i'm liz, nice to meet you. what was your name again? liz, and these are my friends. hi, i'm aaron. hi, aaron. so what was it like when you first began acting? was it really hard to get into it? well, hard work and luck, because that's what it takes. most actors earn less than $10,000 a year acting. that means you're waiting tables or you're...whatever it is. you're doing another job. but, you know...i had to do it. i was a messenger boy, supposed to be delivering messages around london on a bike. which was great because it meant i could take the bike and pedal and go to all the auditions. and whatever it takes to pay your rent so you can act. and you have to have that dedication if you're going to succeed. and really, of course i didn't know whether i was going to be successful or not. there's always an element of luck in any success and i think anyone will tell you that. of course, you have to be ready for it. so, when i was