1 00:00:00,760 --> 00:00:17,000 Speaker 1: I am all in. Oh, I will kiss you. I 2 00:00:17,079 --> 00:00:21,720 Speaker 1: am all in with Scott Patterson and I Hurt radio podcast. Okay, 3 00:00:22,040 --> 00:00:26,960 Speaker 1: thank you, I got the dead bumps. This thing won't lock. 4 00:00:27,080 --> 00:00:31,319 Speaker 1: This thing won't lock a matter. Good thing is I 5 00:00:31,360 --> 00:00:35,120 Speaker 1: don't want to come in. Okay, good, good. So Truesdale 6 00:00:35,159 --> 00:00:39,680 Speaker 1: is trying to break it. Just just Matt, Matt Suer, Hello, Scott, 7 00:00:40,040 --> 00:00:42,360 Speaker 1: so great to have you. Tru Stale is trying to crash. 8 00:00:42,440 --> 00:00:44,800 Speaker 1: You know, thank you. I just gave him. I'll tell you, 9 00:00:44,920 --> 00:00:48,159 Speaker 1: I'll give you. I'll give you a little backstory. I said, listen. 10 00:00:48,840 --> 00:00:52,560 Speaker 1: Zuker has got a line around the building. He's said 11 00:00:52,600 --> 00:00:54,319 Speaker 1: we can do ten minutes. Come on, let's do one 12 00:00:54,320 --> 00:00:56,160 Speaker 1: on one and he goes, no, I already did your show. 13 00:00:56,160 --> 00:00:59,160 Speaker 1: I don't want to be on it again, just like 14 00:00:59,200 --> 00:01:02,240 Speaker 1: going on a talk show five times. Said yeah, people 15 00:01:02,320 --> 00:01:04,480 Speaker 1: go on talk shows five times. Sure. They want to 16 00:01:04,520 --> 00:01:05,960 Speaker 1: keep their name out there, they want to keep their 17 00:01:05,959 --> 00:01:09,400 Speaker 1: projects out there. So that's why we were bickering when 18 00:01:09,400 --> 00:01:12,160 Speaker 1: you wanted it. We were bickering, yeah, and then you 19 00:01:12,240 --> 00:01:15,039 Speaker 1: walked up. But I didn't need him anymore that right, No, 20 00:01:15,319 --> 00:01:18,479 Speaker 1: I wanted to Hey, we um, I wanted to chat 21 00:01:18,520 --> 00:01:21,080 Speaker 1: again and and um and talk with you again. So 22 00:01:21,240 --> 00:01:23,839 Speaker 1: I'm happy we're doing it solo now. So so here's 23 00:01:23,920 --> 00:01:28,559 Speaker 1: here's the situation. Kang Um, Matt came in for one 24 00:01:28,680 --> 00:01:32,360 Speaker 1: day to this, to this convention. What'd you come in 25 00:01:32,400 --> 00:01:35,679 Speaker 1: from Atlanta? Yeah? Yeah, So you're working on Stop right, 26 00:01:35,760 --> 00:01:39,039 Speaker 1: you're doing your resident and it's it's you're in every 27 00:01:39,080 --> 00:01:42,319 Speaker 1: scene probably in it's wall to wall. You must be exhausted. 28 00:01:42,319 --> 00:01:44,160 Speaker 1: So you come in for the convention for one day. 29 00:01:44,480 --> 00:01:47,160 Speaker 1: You've got tons of people here want your autograph and 30 00:01:47,160 --> 00:01:50,080 Speaker 1: taking selfies and I mean it's just like your line 31 00:01:50,200 --> 00:01:57,160 Speaker 1: was huge. So um, and Matt has so graciously given 32 00:01:57,280 --> 00:02:00,560 Speaker 1: us a time at the end of his day. Uh. 33 00:02:00,600 --> 00:02:02,400 Speaker 1: And I know you must be exhausted. I know you 34 00:02:02,440 --> 00:02:04,640 Speaker 1: have dinner plans, we do two. And I really really 35 00:02:04,640 --> 00:02:07,680 Speaker 1: appreciate this because you're giving us the time and we're 36 00:02:07,720 --> 00:02:09,160 Speaker 1: not going to take up a lot of your time. 37 00:02:09,200 --> 00:02:11,360 Speaker 1: I want to get into like thank you for saying that, 38 00:02:11,400 --> 00:02:13,919 Speaker 1: and thank you. I really do appreciate it because I'm 39 00:02:13,960 --> 00:02:17,280 Speaker 1: I'm dragging myself. I'm so tired. It's like, you know, 40 00:02:17,320 --> 00:02:19,400 Speaker 1: the traveling and the whole thing, and it's just like 41 00:02:19,600 --> 00:02:23,320 Speaker 1: but I want to dig in to who you are, 42 00:02:23,960 --> 00:02:26,480 Speaker 1: why you're so good at what you do? Why do 43 00:02:26,560 --> 00:02:30,359 Speaker 1: you think? Why do you think people respond to you 44 00:02:30,720 --> 00:02:34,160 Speaker 1: the way that they do, Because it's very very very positive. 45 00:02:34,200 --> 00:02:36,480 Speaker 1: You must know this at this point. You know they 46 00:02:36,520 --> 00:02:40,280 Speaker 1: talk about you know, it's beyond looks and all that stuff. 47 00:02:40,320 --> 00:02:43,880 Speaker 1: It's it's it's this depth of talent. So tell me 48 00:02:44,280 --> 00:02:48,560 Speaker 1: how was this something you always had where you studied 49 00:02:49,120 --> 00:02:52,360 Speaker 1: your love of the craft. Talk about that a little bit. 50 00:02:52,400 --> 00:02:55,880 Speaker 1: But thank you for saying that, Um that that means 51 00:02:55,919 --> 00:02:58,840 Speaker 1: a lot to me. You know, I whatever I do, 52 00:02:58,960 --> 00:03:02,200 Speaker 1: I try to give every thing to it, and um, 53 00:03:02,320 --> 00:03:05,280 Speaker 1: whether it be here today with the questions that everybody 54 00:03:05,280 --> 00:03:08,160 Speaker 1: has had, or whether it be my work on any show. 55 00:03:08,320 --> 00:03:12,280 Speaker 1: It it really is something where I'm trying to constantly learn, 56 00:03:12,440 --> 00:03:16,280 Speaker 1: trying to constantly get better, trying to um study the 57 00:03:16,280 --> 00:03:18,680 Speaker 1: craft and keep on working and just keep on working. 58 00:03:18,720 --> 00:03:22,080 Speaker 1: I think it's about putting in that time and trying 59 00:03:22,120 --> 00:03:26,280 Speaker 1: to tap into these characters, UM, into their thoughts, into 60 00:03:26,320 --> 00:03:30,440 Speaker 1: their motions, into their experiences, and and really digging into 61 00:03:30,480 --> 00:03:34,240 Speaker 1: that in on a constant basis. The more that you 62 00:03:34,560 --> 00:03:38,720 Speaker 1: invest in it, then the more I think you can 63 00:03:38,760 --> 00:03:42,680 Speaker 1: get an authenticity to the character, and I hope that, um, 64 00:03:42,760 --> 00:03:46,880 Speaker 1: what fans connect to is to the authenticity that hopefully 65 00:03:46,880 --> 00:03:49,160 Speaker 1: I'm trying to bring to the characters. What are some 66 00:03:49,200 --> 00:03:51,640 Speaker 1: of your favorite movies. What are some of the things 67 00:03:51,680 --> 00:03:55,520 Speaker 1: that left indelible impressions on you? What were the performances, 68 00:03:55,520 --> 00:03:58,200 Speaker 1: Who are the actors who do you love? You know, 69 00:03:58,440 --> 00:04:01,880 Speaker 1: those authentic performances and those raw and deep performances like 70 00:04:01,920 --> 00:04:05,360 Speaker 1: Philip Seymour Hoffman was one of my favorites. Uh. Ryan 71 00:04:05,400 --> 00:04:09,520 Speaker 1: Gosling is is one of my favorites. So I you know, 72 00:04:10,680 --> 00:04:14,800 Speaker 1: I'm I'm more about those those kind of performances where 73 00:04:14,840 --> 00:04:17,760 Speaker 1: I feel like you're actually that person and that character 74 00:04:17,920 --> 00:04:21,600 Speaker 1: is going through an experience and I can connect to that, 75 00:04:21,880 --> 00:04:24,600 Speaker 1: and and I tried to do that in my own work. Um, 76 00:04:25,080 --> 00:04:29,480 Speaker 1: some of the TV shows I love, uh like Luther, Um, 77 00:04:29,520 --> 00:04:31,760 Speaker 1: The Dark Knight is actually one of my all time 78 00:04:31,800 --> 00:04:35,200 Speaker 1: favorite movies. Heath Ledger and The Joker and that, and 79 00:04:35,200 --> 00:04:38,799 Speaker 1: you look at that in a way where that performance, 80 00:04:39,360 --> 00:04:43,560 Speaker 1: uh is so raw and incredible, and he was following 81 00:04:43,560 --> 00:04:46,160 Speaker 1: in people's footsteps and I think in a lot of 82 00:04:46,200 --> 00:04:50,159 Speaker 1: ways he he gave his life to that performance, you know, 83 00:04:50,320 --> 00:04:54,640 Speaker 1: And it's just an incredible thing for an actor to 84 00:04:54,800 --> 00:05:00,400 Speaker 1: go so deep and so into the character u um. 85 00:05:00,440 --> 00:05:03,560 Speaker 1: And then you see that I think on screen with 86 00:05:03,640 --> 00:05:07,000 Speaker 1: who he was as the Joker, and it's just it's 87 00:05:07,080 --> 00:05:11,200 Speaker 1: this this beautiful and painful thing to watch him do 88 00:05:11,320 --> 00:05:14,840 Speaker 1: that as an actor, because it's so just again that 89 00:05:14,920 --> 00:05:21,279 Speaker 1: word authentic, raw, unique, powerful, honest, truthful, and he had 90 00:05:21,320 --> 00:05:24,560 Speaker 1: to go to some lengths to get to that place. 91 00:05:24,680 --> 00:05:28,080 Speaker 1: And that when that movie came out, it made me 92 00:05:28,240 --> 00:05:31,119 Speaker 1: so sad in the in the idea that he didn't 93 00:05:31,120 --> 00:05:34,719 Speaker 1: get a chance to feel all that success. And I 94 00:05:34,800 --> 00:05:38,440 Speaker 1: met him one time, um when yeah, I met him 95 00:05:38,480 --> 00:05:41,080 Speaker 1: one time, and he made an impression on me that 96 00:05:41,200 --> 00:05:43,600 Speaker 1: one time when I met him as a person, um, 97 00:05:43,640 --> 00:05:46,400 Speaker 1: and that performance has made an impression on me. And 98 00:05:46,400 --> 00:05:51,040 Speaker 1: and uh so I try to find a way to 99 00:05:51,120 --> 00:05:53,760 Speaker 1: be raw and authentic and honest in in the work 100 00:05:53,800 --> 00:05:56,360 Speaker 1: that I'm that I'm doing. So do you feel that 101 00:05:56,440 --> 00:05:58,320 Speaker 1: you have That was gonna be my next question. Do 102 00:05:58,360 --> 00:06:00,560 Speaker 1: you feel that you begin given the upper tunity to 103 00:06:00,640 --> 00:06:04,440 Speaker 1: show the world what you're capable of doing, how deep 104 00:06:04,520 --> 00:06:07,240 Speaker 1: you can go. I think I think each of the 105 00:06:07,320 --> 00:06:10,440 Speaker 1: characters that I've played have been at the right time 106 00:06:10,480 --> 00:06:14,360 Speaker 1: for me personally in professionally in terms of you know, 107 00:06:14,440 --> 00:06:19,120 Speaker 1: Amy and Dan um Palladino with Gilmore Girls. They they 108 00:06:19,160 --> 00:06:21,279 Speaker 1: took a shot on me. You know, I hadn't done 109 00:06:21,320 --> 00:06:24,880 Speaker 1: that much, and so personally and professionally, that was really 110 00:06:24,920 --> 00:06:27,440 Speaker 1: my first big job. And like we talked about earlier, 111 00:06:27,520 --> 00:06:29,800 Speaker 1: you know, hitting a mark and finding your light like 112 00:06:29,880 --> 00:06:32,280 Speaker 1: I didn't. I didn't know many of those things at 113 00:06:32,320 --> 00:06:35,760 Speaker 1: that period of time, and so that was the right 114 00:06:35,880 --> 00:06:39,000 Speaker 1: character for me personally and professionally at that time. Then 115 00:06:39,400 --> 00:06:42,800 Speaker 1: The Good Wife, when I did that show, UM, the 116 00:06:42,839 --> 00:06:45,400 Speaker 1: first couple of days, I realized, I don't know how 117 00:06:45,440 --> 00:06:48,599 Speaker 1: long this show is gonna go, but I know that 118 00:06:48,680 --> 00:06:54,320 Speaker 1: I'm surrounded by all these great actors, and UM, I 119 00:06:54,400 --> 00:06:57,120 Speaker 1: need to learn every single second that I have from 120 00:06:57,120 --> 00:07:01,000 Speaker 1: each of these actors. UM. In season two two, actually 121 00:07:01,279 --> 00:07:05,480 Speaker 1: season two, in season three, I watched virtually all the dailies. 122 00:07:06,040 --> 00:07:09,479 Speaker 1: They gave me access to the dailies, and uh, my 123 00:07:09,560 --> 00:07:12,880 Speaker 1: friend Archie Pinjabi was on the show. She recommended that, 124 00:07:13,160 --> 00:07:16,000 Speaker 1: and production was so kind to allow me to watch 125 00:07:16,040 --> 00:07:19,240 Speaker 1: the dailies, and so I would comb through the dailies 126 00:07:19,240 --> 00:07:23,240 Speaker 1: and my own performance, other actors performances and see what 127 00:07:23,320 --> 00:07:26,520 Speaker 1: was working in certain takes and what was not. So 128 00:07:26,880 --> 00:07:30,360 Speaker 1: to your original question, just trying to work as much 129 00:07:30,400 --> 00:07:33,040 Speaker 1: as I can on the craft in different ways, to 130 00:07:33,200 --> 00:07:36,880 Speaker 1: learn different things, whether it be watching um TV and film, 131 00:07:37,040 --> 00:07:39,840 Speaker 1: or whether it be breaking down the dailies, or whether 132 00:07:39,880 --> 00:07:44,000 Speaker 1: it be seeing that Archie Panjabi on The Good Wife 133 00:07:44,040 --> 00:07:46,480 Speaker 1: what she did with the subtext. We were kind of 134 00:07:46,880 --> 00:07:49,960 Speaker 1: each other's acting coaches actually on that job, and she 135 00:07:50,040 --> 00:07:54,720 Speaker 1: could take these, uh, the lines, the words I think 136 00:07:54,720 --> 00:07:56,800 Speaker 1: my character is thinking this. I'm like, okay, you can 137 00:07:56,840 --> 00:07:59,000 Speaker 1: play that whatever, it's not gonna show up in the show, 138 00:07:59,440 --> 00:08:01,680 Speaker 1: and it show it up and I was like, oh 139 00:08:01,720 --> 00:08:04,640 Speaker 1: my gosh, like that just blew my mind. And then 140 00:08:04,720 --> 00:08:08,440 Speaker 1: Josh Charles was great with the rehearsal process and how 141 00:08:08,480 --> 00:08:11,240 Speaker 1: he would break down the rehearsal process. So I tried 142 00:08:11,280 --> 00:08:13,840 Speaker 1: to take things from each of the actors that I 143 00:08:14,000 --> 00:08:17,440 Speaker 1: learned to try to, like kind of Frankenstein the whole 144 00:08:17,480 --> 00:08:20,080 Speaker 1: thing for myself in a lot of ways. And then 145 00:08:20,120 --> 00:08:25,280 Speaker 1: I feel, more to your question, UM with with Conrad Hawkins, 146 00:08:25,360 --> 00:08:29,120 Speaker 1: it's there, It's there's so much material there and we've 147 00:08:29,160 --> 00:08:32,160 Speaker 1: been doing it for six seasons, that this is a 148 00:08:32,720 --> 00:08:37,000 Speaker 1: fully realized character in terms of the journey he's taken. 149 00:08:37,280 --> 00:08:42,200 Speaker 1: And I wouldn't have been able to do this job. Um, 150 00:08:42,240 --> 00:08:44,319 Speaker 1: back when I was doing Gilmore Girls, I just I 151 00:08:44,320 --> 00:08:47,240 Speaker 1: couldn't handle it. I didn't have the the knowledge and 152 00:08:47,280 --> 00:08:49,720 Speaker 1: the understanding to do it. So to answer your question, 153 00:08:49,800 --> 00:08:53,720 Speaker 1: I feel like personally and professionally is lined up for 154 00:08:53,920 --> 00:08:56,959 Speaker 1: me in terms of the right characters and the right 155 00:08:57,040 --> 00:09:00,320 Speaker 1: projects at the right time. And just to kind of conly, 156 00:09:00,400 --> 00:09:03,480 Speaker 1: just keep trying to learn what do you think about next? 157 00:09:03,880 --> 00:09:08,319 Speaker 1: I know the Resident is in six Okay, so this 158 00:09:08,360 --> 00:09:11,240 Speaker 1: is a nice long run. How long do you think 159 00:09:11,280 --> 00:09:13,000 Speaker 1: it can go? How long do you want it to 160 00:09:13,040 --> 00:09:18,480 Speaker 1: go and do? What's what's beyond? What are you thinking? 161 00:09:18,559 --> 00:09:21,199 Speaker 1: What do you want to do beyond that? Yeah, I 162 00:09:21,240 --> 00:09:23,240 Speaker 1: mean it's with its season six now and coming up 163 00:09:23,240 --> 00:09:28,319 Speaker 1: on that hundred episodes, if we it could be closer 164 00:09:28,360 --> 00:09:30,439 Speaker 1: to the end than it is the beginning, because now 165 00:09:30,480 --> 00:09:36,040 Speaker 1: you're getting to that symbolic number there in a hundred episodes. Um, 166 00:09:36,080 --> 00:09:38,480 Speaker 1: So of course I'm not quite sure how long it 167 00:09:38,679 --> 00:09:42,560 Speaker 1: will go. And for me, I I you know, kind 168 00:09:42,559 --> 00:09:46,559 Speaker 1: of is those questions you asked me I'm fully invested 169 00:09:46,600 --> 00:09:50,080 Speaker 1: in those characters and in the time in those characters, 170 00:09:50,080 --> 00:09:53,600 Speaker 1: so my head is really consumed by this guy's thoughts 171 00:09:53,640 --> 00:09:55,400 Speaker 1: in the show and trying to do the best that 172 00:09:55,480 --> 00:09:57,600 Speaker 1: I can. I'm thinking in my head right now about 173 00:09:57,600 --> 00:09:59,920 Speaker 1: certain scenes I'm gonna go back and work on this week. 174 00:10:00,480 --> 00:10:03,960 Speaker 1: So to say it's it's it's tricky to think about 175 00:10:04,160 --> 00:10:07,560 Speaker 1: the next thing. And as I mentioned before, I try 176 00:10:07,600 --> 00:10:11,400 Speaker 1: tolign things up personally and professionally where I'm at with 177 00:10:11,440 --> 00:10:15,240 Speaker 1: that next job. So it's hard to clear my head 178 00:10:15,280 --> 00:10:19,440 Speaker 1: in this moment beyond Conrad Hawkins, beyond the resident, to 179 00:10:19,840 --> 00:10:22,240 Speaker 1: know what that next thing is going to be, right, 180 00:10:22,400 --> 00:10:25,839 Speaker 1: that lines up, whatever it may be. I'd like to 181 00:10:25,920 --> 00:10:30,160 Speaker 1: think that the choices I've made there's some sort of 182 00:10:30,280 --> 00:10:33,400 Speaker 1: universal theme that I think can connect to people. You know, 183 00:10:33,400 --> 00:10:36,360 Speaker 1: we've talked about Gilmore Girls of course a lot today, 184 00:10:36,400 --> 00:10:39,320 Speaker 1: but those universal themes of the mother and the daughter, 185 00:10:39,400 --> 00:10:43,320 Speaker 1: and I mentioned with um Logan in terms of him, 186 00:10:43,640 --> 00:10:47,720 Speaker 1: I felt he was pushing Rory to think outside the box, 187 00:10:47,840 --> 00:10:51,760 Speaker 1: to um live her best life, to push herself. I 188 00:10:51,760 --> 00:10:54,360 Speaker 1: felt like that was a theme that that people can 189 00:10:54,400 --> 00:10:59,080 Speaker 1: connect to universally. With Conrad on the resident of the 190 00:10:59,200 --> 00:11:03,440 Speaker 1: questions of life and death with the health care system. 191 00:11:03,480 --> 00:11:06,079 Speaker 1: These are universal themes that I think will make an 192 00:11:06,120 --> 00:11:09,480 Speaker 1: impact on audiences. So I try to look for those 193 00:11:09,600 --> 00:11:13,239 Speaker 1: those themes that I feel are gonna be a connection 194 00:11:13,280 --> 00:11:17,080 Speaker 1: that I can make. And that's really the again talking 195 00:11:17,080 --> 00:11:20,120 Speaker 1: about the personal and professional lining up. You know, when 196 00:11:20,120 --> 00:11:23,320 Speaker 1: I got the pilot for the Residents and read that, 197 00:11:23,960 --> 00:11:27,600 Speaker 1: you know, I had a close friend in ten who 198 00:11:27,800 --> 00:11:29,840 Speaker 1: passed away and I was there with him on his 199 00:11:29,920 --> 00:11:35,280 Speaker 1: last day. Um My mom was a nurse. Um a 200 00:11:35,280 --> 00:11:37,760 Speaker 1: close friend of mine. Her mother had passed away in 201 00:11:38,640 --> 00:11:41,200 Speaker 1: and I got the pilot in twenty seventeen, and so 202 00:11:41,360 --> 00:11:46,560 Speaker 1: I was in that headspace of of experiencing those heavy 203 00:11:46,679 --> 00:11:50,400 Speaker 1: losses that I thought that, Okay, this is something that 204 00:11:50,440 --> 00:11:53,600 Speaker 1: I can bring in authentic voice too, because I've actually 205 00:11:53,640 --> 00:11:56,400 Speaker 1: experienced some of these losses and these questions of of 206 00:11:56,480 --> 00:12:00,360 Speaker 1: life and death are universal to people. So uh, that's 207 00:12:00,400 --> 00:12:03,079 Speaker 1: why personally and profession at that time, the resident was 208 00:12:03,120 --> 00:12:07,480 Speaker 1: the right choice in So talk to me a little 209 00:12:07,480 --> 00:12:11,480 Speaker 1: bit about the kinds of meetings. Are you getting the 210 00:12:11,600 --> 00:12:14,679 Speaker 1: kinds of meetings that you want? An independent film and 211 00:12:14,840 --> 00:12:21,280 Speaker 1: feature film is the feature side? Um? Um, uh calling out? 212 00:12:21,320 --> 00:12:25,280 Speaker 1: Are they offering opportunities? Are you meeting directors? Are what's 213 00:12:25,320 --> 00:12:28,199 Speaker 1: going on over there? Because I personally want to see 214 00:12:28,200 --> 00:12:32,960 Speaker 1: you in some really classy, gritty indie projects because you 215 00:12:33,040 --> 00:12:35,840 Speaker 1: have such you know, I don't know you that well. 216 00:12:36,160 --> 00:12:39,000 Speaker 1: I spent some time with you and we did some 217 00:12:39,040 --> 00:12:41,080 Speaker 1: work together. I didn't think we did some really good 218 00:12:41,080 --> 00:12:46,040 Speaker 1: work together. I watched you do phenomenal work with with 219 00:12:46,040 --> 00:12:48,680 Speaker 1: with with Greg, with with with your dad in the 220 00:12:48,679 --> 00:12:51,360 Speaker 1: show Mr Huntsberger. I mean it was just extraordinary work. 221 00:12:51,400 --> 00:12:54,880 Speaker 1: As I mentioned before, absolutely the highest level work that 222 00:12:54,960 --> 00:12:57,760 Speaker 1: you can do, and you did it thin ease. I watched. 223 00:12:58,080 --> 00:13:00,120 Speaker 1: I don't want to beat a dead horse, you're but 224 00:13:00,200 --> 00:13:04,600 Speaker 1: I watched that scene twenty times and marveled at the skill. 225 00:13:05,280 --> 00:13:10,720 Speaker 1: Just was like, man, I never realized. So I want 226 00:13:10,760 --> 00:13:13,920 Speaker 1: people to discover you and what you're capable of doing. 227 00:13:13,960 --> 00:13:17,280 Speaker 1: And I think independent film is a good because you have. 228 00:13:17,440 --> 00:13:19,280 Speaker 1: And now that I'm getting to know spending a little 229 00:13:19,320 --> 00:13:21,920 Speaker 1: time with you and really talking to you and see 230 00:13:21,920 --> 00:13:26,320 Speaker 1: how you interact with people, UM, I've gained such a 231 00:13:26,360 --> 00:13:29,600 Speaker 1: new respect for you. Thank you, and I just you're 232 00:13:29,640 --> 00:13:33,360 Speaker 1: such a solid grounded guy. You treat everybody with respect. 233 00:13:33,440 --> 00:13:36,440 Speaker 1: You have this depth of talent and now I and 234 00:13:36,520 --> 00:13:39,840 Speaker 1: but there is a sadness there, you know, and I 235 00:13:40,040 --> 00:13:42,360 Speaker 1: have that too. I feel it too. I've had a 236 00:13:42,360 --> 00:13:45,280 Speaker 1: lot of loss since two thousand and eight and and 237 00:13:45,360 --> 00:13:51,120 Speaker 1: it and it changes a person. And I want to 238 00:13:51,120 --> 00:13:53,640 Speaker 1: see that. And you'll put those in the performance. And 239 00:13:53,679 --> 00:13:55,960 Speaker 1: you are putting and you can't help but put those 240 00:13:56,000 --> 00:14:00,480 Speaker 1: in the performance. So our our independent film to Rector's 241 00:14:00,520 --> 00:14:03,360 Speaker 1: producers reaching out, are you getting these meetings because if 242 00:14:03,360 --> 00:14:05,680 Speaker 1: you're not, you should be well, thank you and thank 243 00:14:05,720 --> 00:14:09,160 Speaker 1: you for those words. I mean that that one it's 244 00:14:09,200 --> 00:14:11,520 Speaker 1: it's just beautiful to hear that. But also that does 245 00:14:11,840 --> 00:14:15,839 Speaker 1: it will be something that um truly will push me 246 00:14:15,880 --> 00:14:18,560 Speaker 1: and inspire me to keep to keep going. You know, 247 00:14:18,760 --> 00:14:22,320 Speaker 1: in terms of being an actor, we all support each 248 00:14:22,360 --> 00:14:24,840 Speaker 1: other in that way so that when you're going through 249 00:14:24,840 --> 00:14:26,920 Speaker 1: a tough time or on set, you know, I'm gonna 250 00:14:26,960 --> 00:14:29,480 Speaker 1: think of this moment with you, or or when I'm 251 00:14:29,520 --> 00:14:31,480 Speaker 1: done with the resident, I'm gonna think of this moment 252 00:14:31,520 --> 00:14:33,360 Speaker 1: with you in the words that you said, because we 253 00:14:33,400 --> 00:14:36,760 Speaker 1: all need that that confidence in that push like I'll 254 00:14:36,760 --> 00:14:39,320 Speaker 1: you know, I'll take pictures of when I'm on hiatus 255 00:14:39,360 --> 00:14:42,280 Speaker 1: with my god daughter, for example, and I'll just look 256 00:14:42,320 --> 00:14:44,560 Speaker 1: at it and our video or she'll send me a 257 00:14:44,600 --> 00:14:47,360 Speaker 1: voice message. You know, we all need those uplifting things. 258 00:14:47,360 --> 00:14:49,960 Speaker 1: So thank you so much for saying that. That's that, 259 00:14:50,120 --> 00:14:58,640 Speaker 1: That's very kind of you to say. And yeah, I 260 00:14:58,760 --> 00:15:03,560 Speaker 1: want to see more Matt Sucre and classy independence. I 261 00:15:03,560 --> 00:15:07,920 Speaker 1: want to see in feature films. I mean, what a package, right, 262 00:15:08,120 --> 00:15:10,720 Speaker 1: I mean you want to comment on this from like, 263 00:15:11,200 --> 00:15:12,760 Speaker 1: I don't want to put you on the spot or 264 00:15:12,800 --> 00:15:14,680 Speaker 1: embarrass you. I'm not trying to know. No, I don't 265 00:15:14,680 --> 00:15:18,200 Speaker 1: feel thank you, but Tara from your perspective. I want 266 00:15:18,200 --> 00:15:22,240 Speaker 1: to get Tara's perspective because I want to hear what 267 00:15:22,480 --> 00:15:26,760 Speaker 1: you and your friends uh talk about when you mentioned 268 00:15:26,760 --> 00:15:30,000 Speaker 1: in Matt Sucre, because Amy, like Amy's just over the 269 00:15:30,000 --> 00:15:32,880 Speaker 1: moon about you, She's crazy about you. Please give her 270 00:15:32,920 --> 00:15:39,720 Speaker 1: my life. We have we have here we well, first off, 271 00:15:39,760 --> 00:15:42,560 Speaker 1: thank you for doing this my pleasure. I have been 272 00:15:42,680 --> 00:15:44,880 Speaker 1: a Gilmore Girls fan from the very beginning and watch 273 00:15:44,960 --> 00:15:47,240 Speaker 1: with my mom growing up. So this is like working 274 00:15:47,280 --> 00:15:52,160 Speaker 1: with you guys is just very surreal. Um, it really is. 275 00:15:52,240 --> 00:15:55,280 Speaker 1: It really is, like I I never thought like however 276 00:15:55,280 --> 00:15:57,080 Speaker 1: old I was when when the show came out that 277 00:15:57,080 --> 00:15:59,800 Speaker 1: I'd be sitting across from you talking to you. Um, 278 00:15:59,840 --> 00:16:03,760 Speaker 1: I will say, though I I started. Yeah, the female perspective, 279 00:16:03,960 --> 00:16:07,760 Speaker 1: I think you bring something that you're just so likable. 280 00:16:07,800 --> 00:16:09,680 Speaker 1: Like you know, there's some characters even I watched The 281 00:16:09,720 --> 00:16:12,600 Speaker 1: Resident as well, and I've I've binged it through the pandemic, 282 00:16:13,080 --> 00:16:15,160 Speaker 1: and there are times where we kind of or even 283 00:16:15,160 --> 00:16:17,680 Speaker 1: as logan like we want to hate you, but we 284 00:16:17,760 --> 00:16:20,200 Speaker 1: can't do you know what I mean? And I think 285 00:16:20,240 --> 00:16:22,400 Speaker 1: that just you as a character and talking to you 286 00:16:22,480 --> 00:16:24,400 Speaker 1: like you know earlier, I just camp to you and 287 00:16:24,480 --> 00:16:26,280 Speaker 1: I will say you are one of the kindest people 288 00:16:26,320 --> 00:16:29,720 Speaker 1: I've I've met today, um, and and things like that. 289 00:16:29,800 --> 00:16:33,080 Speaker 1: I think, um, people remember that, like I'm gonna leave 290 00:16:33,120 --> 00:16:34,880 Speaker 1: and say, like, you know, you're one of the kindest 291 00:16:34,880 --> 00:16:37,680 Speaker 1: people I've met, those little moments. But I will say, 292 00:16:37,920 --> 00:16:41,840 Speaker 1: as a female perspective, Um, if we go back to 293 00:16:41,880 --> 00:16:46,040 Speaker 1: Gilmore Girls, there was that moment where you really pushed Rory, 294 00:16:46,080 --> 00:16:48,600 Speaker 1: and I think Rory needed that in her life. And 295 00:16:48,640 --> 00:16:51,560 Speaker 1: I think that people, um, like myself look at that 296 00:16:51,640 --> 00:16:53,360 Speaker 1: as like, oh I wish I had like a logan 297 00:16:53,360 --> 00:16:54,800 Speaker 1: to my life. I wish I had a boyfriend, like 298 00:16:54,800 --> 00:16:58,200 Speaker 1: like logan, Um. Yeah, so I think is that what 299 00:16:58,240 --> 00:17:00,600 Speaker 1: you wanted? Sky? Is that what you want to That's 300 00:17:01,000 --> 00:17:05,359 Speaker 1: I mean, perfectly said, right, perfectly said. Because these these 301 00:17:05,520 --> 00:17:09,760 Speaker 1: these much beloved characters, the the Laurelai and the Rory. 302 00:17:09,840 --> 00:17:12,359 Speaker 1: I mean, I don't know if there are two more 303 00:17:12,680 --> 00:17:16,359 Speaker 1: iconic characters. And and I mean they're up there in 304 00:17:16,359 --> 00:17:19,800 Speaker 1: the top ten of television history mother daughter or you know, 305 00:17:19,840 --> 00:17:22,960 Speaker 1: maybe in the top five. But to be it, but 306 00:17:23,040 --> 00:17:25,280 Speaker 1: to be a part, to facilitate into aid and to 307 00:17:25,400 --> 00:17:29,840 Speaker 1: help and to try to guide. I am looking forward 308 00:17:29,880 --> 00:17:33,640 Speaker 1: to seeing these episodes. I'm not we're not there yet. 309 00:17:33,800 --> 00:17:37,080 Speaker 1: We're almost we're almost rapping season three, but you're coming 310 00:17:37,080 --> 00:17:40,160 Speaker 1: in in five and it's like that's gonna be another one. 311 00:17:40,320 --> 00:17:44,080 Speaker 1: That's gonna be another six months, So I gotta wait 312 00:17:44,119 --> 00:17:46,480 Speaker 1: six months. I love I love your podcast, man, I 313 00:17:46,600 --> 00:17:48,520 Speaker 1: love how you do that. That's just that's so it 314 00:17:48,640 --> 00:17:52,640 Speaker 1: is great. Thank you. We're having fun. We're having fun 315 00:17:52,760 --> 00:17:56,400 Speaker 1: and people are gonna be very excited that that you're 316 00:17:56,440 --> 00:17:59,840 Speaker 1: on UM. Talk a little bit more about what formed 317 00:18:00,800 --> 00:18:04,480 Speaker 1: um your desire to get into the business and to 318 00:18:04,240 --> 00:18:06,600 Speaker 1: to become an actor. Because I know you went to 319 00:18:06,720 --> 00:18:11,560 Speaker 1: college around here. Uh, in College of Charles, Charleston. You 320 00:18:11,560 --> 00:18:17,080 Speaker 1: you played tennis. I did so a naturally competitive person. Um, 321 00:18:17,160 --> 00:18:19,240 Speaker 1: So tell us a little bit about how the acting 322 00:18:19,280 --> 00:18:22,600 Speaker 1: button hit you. I didn't grow up around it. It 323 00:18:23,160 --> 00:18:25,879 Speaker 1: was one of those things where I thought that was 324 00:18:26,800 --> 00:18:31,720 Speaker 1: not something that I could do that other people did that. Um, 325 00:18:32,640 --> 00:18:36,159 Speaker 1: you know, it's it's it's it's I didn't know it 326 00:18:36,240 --> 00:18:40,440 Speaker 1: was a job. I I any of that. Um. But 327 00:18:40,520 --> 00:18:43,200 Speaker 1: what I always did is I created characters a lot 328 00:18:43,240 --> 00:18:47,760 Speaker 1: of times. And and my my brothers and my sister, Um, 329 00:18:47,840 --> 00:18:51,040 Speaker 1: they all inspired me to keep pushing to make these 330 00:18:51,200 --> 00:18:54,640 Speaker 1: characters when I was at home. But again, never thought 331 00:18:54,680 --> 00:18:57,720 Speaker 1: about acting at all. A major in history and political science. 332 00:18:57,760 --> 00:19:01,280 Speaker 1: I was planning on being a lawyer. My sister when 333 00:19:01,320 --> 00:19:04,240 Speaker 1: I was a sophomore in college, had no plans to 334 00:19:04,400 --> 00:19:07,320 Speaker 1: act at all. And we're walking on the beach here 335 00:19:07,320 --> 00:19:10,440 Speaker 1: and not too far from here in Charleston, and she says, 336 00:19:10,480 --> 00:19:12,840 Speaker 1: you're going to be an actor. And I'm like, what 337 00:19:12,920 --> 00:19:14,639 Speaker 1: are you talking about? And she's like, you're going to 338 00:19:14,720 --> 00:19:17,159 Speaker 1: be an actor. I just I just know it. And 339 00:19:17,200 --> 00:19:20,280 Speaker 1: this was then years after I was a working actor. 340 00:19:20,400 --> 00:19:23,200 Speaker 1: I asked her. I came back and I said, why 341 00:19:23,240 --> 00:19:24,919 Speaker 1: did you think I was going to be an actor? 342 00:19:24,960 --> 00:19:28,760 Speaker 1: And she said, because when you created those characters, you 343 00:19:28,800 --> 00:19:31,600 Speaker 1: made me believe that you were that character. And then 344 00:19:31,640 --> 00:19:34,840 Speaker 1: she said, more importantly, you believe that you were that character. 345 00:19:35,600 --> 00:19:38,800 Speaker 1: So uh, and I hadn't asked that was like five 346 00:19:38,880 --> 00:19:41,280 Speaker 1: or six, you mean was probably around Gilmour Girls time, 347 00:19:41,440 --> 00:19:46,359 Speaker 1: So um, I think you know. I I loved telling stories. 348 00:19:46,640 --> 00:19:49,320 Speaker 1: I loved for example, as a kid, I loved, uh 349 00:19:49,520 --> 00:19:52,520 Speaker 1: The Incredible Hulk a TV show, and after that, after 350 00:19:52,560 --> 00:19:55,680 Speaker 1: I watched an episode, I would go and smash things 351 00:19:55,760 --> 00:19:59,399 Speaker 1: up and punch pillowcases. My mom would uh die my 352 00:19:59,560 --> 00:20:02,920 Speaker 1: underwear purple before there was under rus. So I would 353 00:20:02,960 --> 00:20:06,360 Speaker 1: really watch that and be affected by it and then 354 00:20:06,440 --> 00:20:10,040 Speaker 1: want to become those those characters. And then when I 355 00:20:10,080 --> 00:20:12,919 Speaker 1: was thinking about it as a career, I felt like, Okay, well, 356 00:20:13,200 --> 00:20:15,160 Speaker 1: if I do have an opportunity to do it, then 357 00:20:15,240 --> 00:20:18,920 Speaker 1: maybe I can impact other people. And you know this, 358 00:20:18,920 --> 00:20:22,480 Speaker 1: this convention is a perfect example of We've experienced so 359 00:20:22,520 --> 00:20:25,800 Speaker 1: many people who have been so impacted by the work 360 00:20:25,840 --> 00:20:29,280 Speaker 1: that we've done, and that is the ultimate thing, is 361 00:20:29,359 --> 00:20:33,600 Speaker 1: to to make an impact on individuals that I may 362 00:20:33,640 --> 00:20:36,480 Speaker 1: never meet. Of course, here we've met some, but there's 363 00:20:36,520 --> 00:20:38,920 Speaker 1: gonna be some people I never meet, and you and 364 00:20:38,960 --> 00:20:42,320 Speaker 1: I have had an impact on them. So that's kind 365 00:20:42,320 --> 00:20:46,080 Speaker 1: of the impetus for why I became an actor was 366 00:20:46,160 --> 00:20:49,120 Speaker 1: creating those characters. I had the support of my family 367 00:20:49,240 --> 00:20:52,560 Speaker 1: to go and try it, and the feeling like I 368 00:20:52,640 --> 00:20:57,800 Speaker 1: had it was purposeful for me to make an impact 369 00:20:57,840 --> 00:21:00,280 Speaker 1: on others like other shows had made and care Richer's 370 00:21:00,320 --> 00:21:03,680 Speaker 1: had made on me. Tell us about can you tell 371 00:21:03,720 --> 00:21:08,040 Speaker 1: me one character that what's the most memorable character you 372 00:21:08,160 --> 00:21:10,640 Speaker 1: created when you were getting a little older that your 373 00:21:10,640 --> 00:21:13,920 Speaker 1: sister may be referring to that just was so memorable 374 00:21:14,000 --> 00:21:21,040 Speaker 1: for her. Man Um. You know, my brother and I 375 00:21:21,080 --> 00:21:23,400 Speaker 1: we were on a bunk beds together and we would 376 00:21:23,400 --> 00:21:25,160 Speaker 1: always say at the end of each night, we'd say, 377 00:21:25,600 --> 00:21:28,080 Speaker 1: tell me a story you want to hear, and that 378 00:21:28,200 --> 00:21:29,560 Speaker 1: was our thing. You want to hear the one about 379 00:21:29,560 --> 00:21:31,240 Speaker 1: the motorcycle game, you want to hear the one about 380 00:21:31,240 --> 00:21:32,600 Speaker 1: the gun. You want to hear one about this, And 381 00:21:32,600 --> 00:21:36,680 Speaker 1: we would do that. But oftentimes I went to um Um. 382 00:21:36,720 --> 00:21:38,560 Speaker 1: I went to church a lot when I was a kid, 383 00:21:39,160 --> 00:21:43,560 Speaker 1: and so I would usually come home after church and 384 00:21:44,000 --> 00:21:48,119 Speaker 1: give a whole another sermon, so in the living room, 385 00:21:48,359 --> 00:21:50,600 Speaker 1: and I would, you know, I would, But and I 386 00:21:50,680 --> 00:21:54,800 Speaker 1: wanted everything as much as it could possibly be believable 387 00:21:55,760 --> 00:21:58,840 Speaker 1: from what we just saw, in terms of little pieces 388 00:21:59,040 --> 00:22:02,920 Speaker 1: of head, in terms of the cloth, in terms of 389 00:22:03,640 --> 00:22:07,840 Speaker 1: um my mannerisms, in terms of what I was, what 390 00:22:07,840 --> 00:22:10,680 Speaker 1: what I was wearing in the wardrobe, even at that 391 00:22:10,840 --> 00:22:13,359 Speaker 1: young age. And I'm very much like that now again 392 00:22:13,400 --> 00:22:17,240 Speaker 1: going back to your original a question of just trying 393 00:22:17,320 --> 00:22:21,520 Speaker 1: to capture everything in order to make it as authentic 394 00:22:21,560 --> 00:22:23,880 Speaker 1: as possible. So the one that jumps to my head 395 00:22:24,000 --> 00:22:26,479 Speaker 1: is I would would come home after church and I 396 00:22:26,520 --> 00:22:31,280 Speaker 1: would basically do my own my own ceremony, and and 397 00:22:31,400 --> 00:22:35,120 Speaker 1: uh and and and be a priest, there be a pastor. 398 00:22:35,320 --> 00:22:40,320 Speaker 1: So that that's the one that I remember. Yeah, interesting, listen, Uh, 399 00:22:40,440 --> 00:22:43,960 Speaker 1: you've given us enough time. If there if there's anything 400 00:22:43,960 --> 00:22:46,280 Speaker 1: you want to talk about that we haven't mentioned, or 401 00:22:46,320 --> 00:22:48,280 Speaker 1: you want you want to talk about something, we can 402 00:22:48,320 --> 00:22:51,520 Speaker 1: talk about it. No. No, I'm just uh, you know, 403 00:22:51,600 --> 00:22:55,000 Speaker 1: I'm I you know, when they asked to do this, 404 00:22:55,080 --> 00:22:58,360 Speaker 1: I wanted, I've wanted to do it, and I'm I'm 405 00:22:58,359 --> 00:23:00,920 Speaker 1: excited to see you and be here here, and I'm 406 00:23:00,960 --> 00:23:03,920 Speaker 1: really happy for you for what you have going on 407 00:23:04,080 --> 00:23:06,960 Speaker 1: in your life and your work, and so you know, 408 00:23:07,040 --> 00:23:08,840 Speaker 1: I'm I'm here for you if you want more time, 409 00:23:08,840 --> 00:23:10,680 Speaker 1: if we feel like we're good, we're good. I think 410 00:23:10,720 --> 00:23:13,480 Speaker 1: we're good. I think I can't impose anymore. You're too 411 00:23:13,520 --> 00:23:16,359 Speaker 1: nice a guy, so you'll let me. You're You're the 412 00:23:16,440 --> 00:23:18,600 Speaker 1: kind of guy's gonna stay here all night because because 413 00:23:18,600 --> 00:23:21,240 Speaker 1: you're that guy. Well has been really special for me. 414 00:23:21,960 --> 00:23:26,359 Speaker 1: You know, we obviously we worked together UM a long 415 00:23:26,400 --> 00:23:29,800 Speaker 1: time ago, and and to be able to be here 416 00:23:29,840 --> 00:23:33,600 Speaker 1: with you and reflect on that and reflect on the 417 00:23:33,680 --> 00:23:37,720 Speaker 1: journey we've had since then as people and as actors 418 00:23:38,480 --> 00:23:42,440 Speaker 1: is important. You know, it's special, and it's important. And 419 00:23:44,080 --> 00:23:48,720 Speaker 1: what we did on the show and where we are now, 420 00:23:48,920 --> 00:23:51,919 Speaker 1: there's a certain instant connection there that you have with 421 00:23:51,960 --> 00:23:55,880 Speaker 1: the experiences that we went through. So it's really I mean, 422 00:23:55,920 --> 00:23:58,640 Speaker 1: this is a gift to me in terms of being 423 00:23:58,640 --> 00:24:02,160 Speaker 1: able to mark this as UH an actor and as 424 00:24:02,160 --> 00:24:04,480 Speaker 1: a person, and to be here in Charleston to reflect 425 00:24:04,520 --> 00:24:07,399 Speaker 1: on these things. Here's the lesson that Matt Zukri is 426 00:24:07,440 --> 00:24:11,480 Speaker 1: teaching the world. Uh. If I'm a little dim but 427 00:24:11,520 --> 00:24:16,640 Speaker 1: I'm sure everybody's gotten it before me. Gratitude, respect, been 428 00:24:16,680 --> 00:24:20,560 Speaker 1: grateful for what you have. That's Matt sure and now 429 00:24:20,600 --> 00:24:23,919 Speaker 1: I I really get it now, So thank you for 430 00:24:24,040 --> 00:24:27,720 Speaker 1: giving us your time. I haven't really enjoyed spending this 431 00:24:27,800 --> 00:24:31,280 Speaker 1: time with you, too, And it's really a nice feeling 432 00:24:31,280 --> 00:24:33,520 Speaker 1: connecting with you after all these years and getting to 433 00:24:33,560 --> 00:24:35,440 Speaker 1: know you a little better. Me too, and I want 434 00:24:35,480 --> 00:24:38,440 Speaker 1: to continue that journey. Yeah, it's it's been great with 435 00:24:38,440 --> 00:24:41,680 Speaker 1: with you into for both of us. Hopefully this conversation 436 00:24:42,240 --> 00:24:45,159 Speaker 1: can keep pushing us forward with reflect whether it be 437 00:24:45,200 --> 00:24:49,080 Speaker 1: personally a professional absolutely, man, thank you, thank you very much. 438 00:24:51,480 --> 00:24:54,840 Speaker 1: Does not get better than met Okay, that's thanks, thank 439 00:24:54,880 --> 00:24:58,320 Speaker 1: you so much. But take care and that's it. Uh. Well, 440 00:24:58,359 --> 00:25:02,000 Speaker 1: thanks everybody for downloading. Uh and we will see you 441 00:25:02,080 --> 00:25:04,360 Speaker 1: next time. I'm gonna get all emotional here and there's 442 00:25:04,400 --> 00:25:39,840 Speaker 1: Yannia crashing. Yeah, hey everybody, and don't forget follow us 443 00:25:39,880 --> 00:25:44,360 Speaker 1: on Instagram at I Am All In podcast and Emailie 444 00:25:44,520 --> 00:25:48,680 Speaker 1: at Gilmore at I heart radio dot com. Oh you 445 00:25:48,760 --> 00:25:50,600 Speaker 1: Gilmore fans. 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