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Sex Scenes, Cat Ears and Strobe Lights: My Strangest Day On Set.

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 Sex Scenes.  It's. Not. Porn. I promise.  (This entire experience is a comedy sketch and can be viewed via this link) Director - Hey Danny. How are you doing? Danny - Good, thank you. Great to finally talk to you, Director - Absolutely. Likewise. So, let's get straight to it. I'll tell you my influences for the film and then give you a run down of what it's about - going to look like, etc.  Danny - Sounds good.  Director - Perfect. So, it's a cross between porn and Quentin Tarantino.  Danny - (Infinite Silence).  The above conversation more or less happened. I am 99% sure the last line came from the directors mouth. At least 90%.  But Danny, surely this is the brightest, most reddest flag in the entire effing world!  Al I can say is this...woops.  The above conversation more or less happened in the hot summer of 2013. I am fresh out of East 15, I have an agent (wow), no professional acting experience, and I am eager to to try anything. ...

Who Do I Think I am?

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Hello. I am Danny. That is my face. I have been acting for over a decade. Am I where I thought I would be? No. Do I have as much money as I planned to have by the time I was 34? No. Do I want to do anything else? Absolutely not. Am I delusional? Probably. Most actors who have been ploughing away as long as I have, or longer, will tell you a healthy amount of delusion is necessary to stay in an industry such as this. Not succeed, but stay.  I am going to tell you, dear reader, about what I have learned, what I have done and what I plan to do. There will be advice, both good and useless. There will also be illustrations because I love to draw, and I think we need pictures. I will talk about sex scenes (oh, the joy), being naked on camera, music videos, student films, feature films, touring theatre, money, no money, writing, not writing. All of it.  This narcissistic venture is aimed at myself. I just want to write things down and see if I can get to the bottom of why the hell I ...