Anthony Charles Interview Part 3-Acting
How did you transition from musician and podcaster to
actor?
Well
originally I was a musician in my teens and transitioned into acting during
college. I figured that the recording
skills I picked up through music and the knowledge of performance with actor
could merge into a descent show host.
What kind of classes and training have you gone through
to become an actor?
I went
through a performing arts program not unlike the bulk of them out there. It was pretty much standard theater, acting,
history, classes with performances capping off the years studies.
What were some of your earliest acting gigs?
They were
all various theater roles in which I was a guy that wore a top hat.
Tell me about your first role?
My first
acting gig was in pre-school where I dawned a top hat and cape. I was the master of ceremonies and all the
students were different animals. I
remember being so gung ho about being the lead in the play.
Out of all the acting gigs that you had, take me through
your most interesting and memorable one.
One of the
most memorable moments I’ve ever had as an actor has to be when I played a
character called Brundibar in a play by the same name. The play was originally performed in WWII to
the red cross by children in the Jewish internment camps. The aim of the play was to convince the world
that the camps were innocuous instead of the death camps that we know today. The character Brundibar was supposed to
represent Hitler and his domination of Europe. Most of the cast did not survive the Nazi
death camps, but I met one of the original cast members that did.
I had
turned the character into a very external malevolent character that still drew
the attention and adoration of the townspeople. I was getting into character backstage before
a performance when the director came around introducing this woman to the
cast. When she looked at me, our eyes locked and without knowing anything
about me, the look on her face brought her back to those camps. I felt such sympathy and loss in that moment. I still carry that moment with me.
Past, Present, Future: If you could play any character
from (books, movies, TV, or music) who would it be and why?
Batman.
Without a doubt. I would love to tell a very human side of Bruce Wayne’s story
and what drives him to become the Dark Knight.
What would your dream role be (action star, villain,
super hero, drama, horror, etc) and why?
I would
like to try my hand at comedy. I feel
like I have a real knack for it, but a lot of the projects that I get seen for
are dramatic in nature. A good comedic
role would be a lot of fun for me.
Okay, crystal ball time. Where do you see yourself
in 5-10 years?
Ah man, I
really hate looking into the future because there’s so much to consider and
worry about. Ideally I’d be making a
comfortable living as an artist. I also
want to keep having fun and going on adventures with other artists creating new
things.
Time to sound a bit creepy. Where can people find
you/follow you/or find out more about you?
That’s not
creepy at all. Creepy would be something like, “So where can people watch a
live webcam feed of you sleeping?” I
would say that www.anthonycharlespodcast.com would be the best bet. You’ll find all the social networking sites on
there, my blog, and episodes of my podcast. If there was any one place to go for more
content, that’d be it.
Any last words?
Yes, I have
no idea what I am doing. I am just making this whole thing up as I go
along.
Try not to
succumb to the forces of entropy. We are
all temporary beings in this construct, and the fact that we exist at all is
infinitely fascinating. We are made of
the same materials that form the cosmos, and the radiance of eternity dwells
within us all. So don’t waste that precious
gift working some stupid job that you can’t stand.
Join us Monday as I preview our next guest Melissa Bowersock, Stone's Ghost
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