I think that internal conflict works very well, because, after all, all the best drama is fuelled by conflict.
It is possible to work out of New York on film and television and still not lose your connection to theater.
I confess I've got a yearning to go to Los Angeles, but I can't work out if it is because a lot of British actors seem to go or because there's this perception that the bottom has fallen out of British drama, so therefore, it's the place to head for.