I’ve always been interested in the history of the West, our country and particularly as it relates to the Native Americans – the original Americans.
BEAU BRIDGESWe come in. We don’t know anybody or very few people that we work with, but the nature of the job pulls us into a sort of an intimate kind of relationship and communication and then they’re gone and it’s kind of melancholy.
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We all feel really blessed to have been with my dad for these 85 years.
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I think, I would guess most people keep secrets.
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Yes, I took up the guitar when I was about 14 or 15, in high school.
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You miss that guy but then suddenly you’re working with him again maybe somewhere.
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Some actors, and especially the younger actors, they come into the job with a lot of attention on how they behave and everything when they’re not working.
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But on the other hand I believe I’m a private person too, and I enjoy that aspect of my life as well.
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Sometimes it’s hard to know why networks will stick with something. Sometimes the ratings won’t happen, but there’s excitement at the network, so they’ll stay with the show.
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Steve and I saw eye to eye on the story and I got the part, but I think in the beginning it was due to my brother’s instigation. So I owe him for that.
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If your focus is there, then the actual doing of the job will be fun and enjoyable. But if you’re so involved in trying to be interesting and a character and everything when you’re not working, it can get in the way and people get goofed up.
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My mom is many times responsible for getting us all together, but we trade off at each other’s houses. My brother and I are actors and are traveling a lot of our job.
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I’ve always seen making movies as a bunch of little births and deaths.
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None of the people are what you think when you first meet them, who you think they are, and they turn out to be maybe something a little different.
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Yeah, I’m very impressed with Lifetime, this is the first time I’ve worked with them. I really like the kind of programming that they’re into, so I’m hoping that I will.
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But when I’m done with the job I can take it off pretty easy, it’s like a suit of clothes, put on something else.
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I’ve done a number of these My Name is Earl shows. I play Earl’s father. It’s a half-hour comedy. And I’ll be doing some more of those.
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