| Hi Jayne...here we go... 1. From Jayne :) What would you do for a living if you were not an actor? And, what was your dream job (besides acting) when you were younger? 1. Jayne ...Actually, as a kid I got really excited about the making of films and photography and acting, though in the town I grew up in (a small town in Ontario) there was no professional outlet save for being a local portrait photographer (the examples of such seemed uninspired). I loved any school activities that touched on any of these fields. I also enoyed that wonderful class called "Art". Alas, it was not until much later, having completed a post graduate drgree that I even began to consider a way into the field. Better late than never however. Glad I jumped in. So, if it weren't for the acting, it would be...photography, writing, directing, painting, music composition and recording, teaching, or working with animals. 2. From Pinkkashmere I read that you will have a role in Mr. Rocks new show/production of "Mutant X". Congratulations! And, now for the big questions...do you have a recurring role? Are you a good guy or another SOTW type of guy? And, when do we get to see this show? Thanks for giving us a fantasy in our real lives! 2. Pink...Well it seems I will probably be back to Mutant X though I fear the role does not yet fit into the romantic happy guy catagory...I am still being required to inflict some physical pain on those who make the unfortunate decisioin to be difficult. It has been a terrific set to work on however, and despite portraying the SOTW role, behind the scene I have had some incredibly warm and fuzzy interactions with all involved. 3. From josephine215 There was a discussion on another board about you being into B F Skinner, who was a behaviorist. One woman thought that Jung might be up your alley also. Would that be the case? And if you are into Skinner, how did that help in your approach playing David Fanning? 3. Josephine...a vast question. Part a) Jung...though I am tempted to revisit and comment on this psychologist in great detail, I am too lazy at present. Will it suffice to say that my memory of Jung's theories is fuzzy though I do remember relationg to "the stages of development" in a positive way? As for Skinner, I am now not so fatalistic and final in my view of the vast effect of causation and negative and positive reinforcement. Through the effects of such are without a doubt incredible I am focusing more now on the manifestations of will, meditation, prayer and the evolution of one's path through the conscious observation of choice. It's all chicken or the egg, and what meanings we choose to affix...so a journey within and into the eyes of another seems the place to venture for truth and commune with God. Does that makde any sense to anyone? It seems to be the time, to me, to look for how humans are all unique yet the same and how we can effect the world positively...live and let live. How does this tie in with ol' David Fanning? Well, Dave thinks he can own people and control them. He is a slave of his own power, by being untrustworthy, he therefore cannot turst. By being a possessor, he is afraid of loss. By having great appetites, he is a slave to his needs. There is no peace for David Fanning because he knows deep down that nothing he takes or owns is really his and he is well aware that it will be taken away. He is inside the game he has created and must pay the price for the wheels he has started into motion. He only becomes aware of the universal balance after he has offset it terribly. He needs love but he steals it rather than paying for it in a fair exchange of love, and for that, the price is always owing...and he will pay. |
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