Louisville radio personality Wayne Perkey has launched a series of video interviews with Louisvillians (and those who used to be..).
I’m one of the interviewees, and he and I spoke in the new auditorium of my high school, St. Xavier. The interview is here, and my segment starts at about 14:45.
As in most fields, the craft of acting is composed of multiple skills, anything from accents to hitting your mark to incorporating physicality. One skill I get asked about a lot is memorization. For some actors it’s a real bear.
So I’m shooting here in chilly Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, Canada, just a quick swim across the border from Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan. The movie is Citizen Gangster, about the infamous Canadian bank robber and prison escaper, who operated from about 1949-52.
Scott Speedman (Felicity, Underworld, etc.) is playing Edwin, and Kevin Durand (Martin Keamy of Lost, etc.) is playing one of his gang members. My role is Detective Rhys, who arrests Eddie and then pursues the gang after their escape.
I’ve had little time to explore the area, but it’s beautiful (the pic is from my hotel window), and the people are preternaturally friendly — as one expects from Canadians..
Your government, hard at work: The Big Four Bridge, a former railroad bridge which crosses the Ohio River between Louisville, KY and Jeffersonville, IN, will finally be renovated for pedestrians and bicycles. It’s been unused and an eyesore for decades, so the two states’ recent announcement is overdue but very welcome.
An article on it is here.
