Hello folks. It’s been a long time since I posted anything to my site, so when I looked at it recently, I realised exactly how dated it was looking. I decided on a revamp in the hopes it would be more aesthetically pleasing. Stick around, go read my blog posts, (don’t be alarmed if you … More New site, new me
Last Sunday was the Superbowl. Did you watch it? I didn’t as I was working but I really wanted to because I had a Superbowl commercial airing. First time i’ve been on a TV commercial here in the USA and I hear that a Superbowl commercial is a big deal in the industry. I can … More Superb Owl!
My love of horror movies is long documented. From the ‘video nasties’ I collected in the UK back in the very late 80s, right up to now with the plethora of ‘torture’ horror movies out there. I love the gory stuff, whether it be zombies feasting on human flesh or people getting their just deserts … More Can You Feel The Tension?
Back in the UK, ‘when I were a lad’, we had a few comics. The standard kids affairs of ‘The Beano’ and ‘Dandy’, which were good, clean, wholesome fun, and things like ‘2000AD’ (from whence Judge Dredd came) and some DC comics, like ‘Batman’ and ‘Superman’. Reading has always been a passion of mine, so … More A Super Hero In My Own Life?
I haven’t really posted about this much but I do a podcast semi-regularly. Admittedly, not as regularly as I would like but my co-host and I both work very irregular hours as we are both actors and he’s also a successful Mariachi guitar player too (I’ve heard him play, he’s incredible). We try to do … More Hollywood Geeks
Dear Rutger I owe you quite a bit; let me explain why. As a child, back in 1982, I found this movie called Blade Runner. You have no idea how much it affected me. I always had a very vivid imagination anyway and used to spend a lot of time by myself playing with lego … More An Open Letter to Rutger Hauer
I got asked a wonderful question in a private message from a friend called Joshua on Facebook earlier today and it really made me think. After spending several hours thinking and writing this out in a series of long private messages to Joshua, I asked him if I could post it on my blog. “I’ve … More I Can’t Count
Today I was fortunate to help my good friend out casting her paid SAG short at the Cazt studios in West Hollywood. As an actor, I jumped at the chance as this offers a unique and unparalleled insight into the other side of the table; a side that actors seldom get the chance to see. … More The View From The Bridge
I’m not sure I always feel like I’m in the seat. Sometimes I’m only holding on by one hand and flying out behind the roller coaster. I don’t know anybody who doesn’t feel that way.” – David Morse This blog entry isn’t written for you, dear reader, it’s written for me. It’s written so I … More Rollercoaster
I’ve just been watching some actors’ showreels on YouTube and there are loads that don’t have any dialogue in them at all (just awful loud music over the top), or if they do, the dialogue doesn’t start until almost 40 seconds in. So many reels start with a montage too. No Casting Director is going … More REELing With The Feeling.
Damien Gerard 