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ACTOR, WRITER, MARTIAL ARTIST & CHRISTIAN
CHOICE SKINNER
STAR
INTERVIEWS ONLINE MAGAZINE ASKED: First
of all, what is a day in your life like?
What do you do from waking to hitting the
hay each day?
CHOICE SKINNER REPLIES: In the morning
I have to sometimes do certain things not
pertaining to the industry that upsets me.
Working and training martial arts with my
students is one of my favorite joys. Unless
there's an audition I'm usually writing.
It's the same thing everyday unless I book
a role on a film or television.
STAR
INTERVIEWS ONLINE MAGAZINE ASKED: What
would you say is the highlight of your career
so far and how does it compare to your overall
career goal?
CHOICE SKINNER REPLIES: The highlight
would have to be working on the lead role
in the film "Cryptz". It was a
thirteen day shoot and I was the lead actor.
It gave me a taste on what I will be dealing
with in the future in regards to my objectives.
I don't really like the word goals. Working
on film after film is what I want to do.
STAR
INTERVIEWS ONLINE MAGAZINE ASKED: Who
was the first person to tell you getting
into this profession was a crazy idea? At
what point did you agree (even if it was
momentarily)?
CHOICE SKINNER REPLIES: My mother.
She always wanted me to be a lawyer or computer
programmer or something. I think it was
mostly because she worried about my future.
I guess the time I thought it was a crazy
idea was when I went to my first audition
and I saw how many people were auditioning
for the same role. It was kind of intimidating.
STAR
INTERVIEWS ONLINE MAGAZINE ASKED: Have
you made some contacts using the internet
that you know you wouldn't have made if
it weren't for the web?
CHOICE SKINNER REPLIES: No, not really.
I've just recently got DSL. So I've been
surfing lately. I guess that time will come.
STAR
INTERVIEWS ONLINE MAGAZINE ASKED: Funny
how it usually works. We grow up wanting
to be firefighters or nurses, then due to
the glory of media, rock stars, actors,
or millionaires and then reality sits in.
What's your story? How did you get into
what you do?
CHOICE SKINNER REPLIES: I owned a
Martial Arts school in Georgia. I was also
into doing music production at the time.
An R&B artist named Rome was doing a
concert in my town. I met with him and let
him listen to some production tracks and
he liked them. He flew me to LA to become
one one of his producers in his camp. Not
too much became of it though. I never had
a desire to act, but I had to do extra work
in order to pay the bills. I decided to
learn fight choreography and took some courses
from Eric Lee and Art Chamcho. Art told
me I needed some acting classes. So from
listening to Art, my brother Keith, my friends
Barry Bowles and ND Brown I just jumped
in.
STAR
INTERVIEWS ONLINE MAGAZINE ASKED: What
would your dream project be?
CHOICE SKINNER REPLIES: Working with
Denzel Washington, Anthony Hopkins, Cate
Blanchett, Giovanni Ribisi, Charlize Theron,
Mekhi Phifer, Laurence Fishburne and Angela
Bassett all in the same film.
STAR
INTERVIEWS ONLINE MAGAZINE ASKED: Tell
me one of the negatives aspects of your
field. Do not say there are none!
CHOICE SKINNER REPLIES: Agents that
don't recognize real talent bother me. I
can't tell you how many people I met that
had a story on how they heard Denzel Washington
or somebody got turned down beacuse they
didn't think they could do anything for
him. Come on guys. Greatness recognize greatness.
STAR
INTERVIEWS ONLINE MAGAZINE ASKED: What
are your 5 favorite websites?
CHOICE SKINNER REPLIES: There are
two of yours that I like. Don Lemmon's "You
Gotta See This" and The Jesus web site.
Imdb because of it's valuable information.
aintitcoolnews.com and christianfilmaker.com
STAR
INTERVIEWS ONLINE MAGAZINE ASKED: Tell
me something people do not realize about
you, maybe it's not a secret, maybe it's
not anything special, but it could be something
no one else has ever asked you about until
now.
CHOICE SKINNER REPLIES: How loving
I am. If anyone comes up to me the first
time we meet each other I will hug you.
I firmly believe in the commandment "Love
Thy neighbor".
STAR
INTERVIEWS ONLINE MAGAZINE ASKED: What's
the craziest thing you have experienced
in the industry? Maybe it's something you
witnessed and didn't participate in that
would shock us, make us laugh or show us
another side to things besides the obvious.
CHOICE SKINNER REPLIES: It's real
weird to see how some actors act like babies
on the set. I remember working with one
actor who cared more about getting to Vegas
to play a basketball game than to finish
the shoot he was in. Mind you this was on
a major network television show. He also
came to the set thirty minutes late and
asked if he could go to the bank. Then he
came back from the bank an hour late after
they let him leave. What?!
STAR
INTERVIEWS ONLINE MAGAZINE ASKED: Anything
embarrassing happen when YOU were trying
to look cool? What?
CHOICE SKINNER REPLIES: Never. I'm
working on constantly being me. There's
no room for embarrasment in life for me
anymore.
STAR
INTERVIEWS ONLINE MAGAZINE ASKED: The
biggest lie about your industry ever is:
CHOICE SKINNER REPLIES: Acting is
about technique. It's about being real.
STAR
INTERVIEWS ONLINE MAGAZINE ASKED: The
biggest PLUS FACTOR about your industry
is:
CHOICE SKINNER REPLIES: Getting paid
to do what you love.
STAR
INTERVIEWS ONLINE MAGAZINE ASKED: Have
the people around you changed since you've
gotten recognition for your work? Sometimes
those who weren't so supportive in the beginning,
suddenly became supportive or possibly vice
versa; they became less supportive. Do fans
freak you out?
CHOICE SKINNER REPLIES:Not relly.
I tend to only keep real people around me
at all times. I kind of weeded out the bad
ones. I never have a problem with a fan.
Without them there wouldn't be anyone to
buy tickets to our films or buy records.
Word of wise to other actors... Be nice
to everyone!
STAR
INTERVIEWS ONLINE MAGAZINE ASKED: What
is your most frequently asked question and/or
what question makes you crazy whenever asked
but you somehow remain composed enough to
answer?
CHOICE SKINNER REPLIES: I haven't
been asked the question yet. Figure it out
and ask me.
STAR
INTERVIEWS ONLINE MAGAZINE ASKED: Who
do you see in the media, on TV or hear on
the radio that just makes you wonder how
in the hell they got there or who in the
hell does this person know?
CHOICE SKINNER REPLIES: Sixty if
not seventy percent of the film industry.
STAR
INTERVIEWS ONLINE MAGAZINE ASKED: Tell
me a joke!
CHOICE SKINNER REPLIES:Did you know
that sixty to seventy percent of the actors
in this insdustry cannot act their way out
of a paper bag?
STAR
INTERVIEWS ONLINE MAGAZINE ASKED: What
is your favorite music album and what music
group do you listen to most often?
CHOICE SKINNER REPLIES:Anything 80's.
Anything of Prince before 1997. Anything
Gospel. Especially "Voices of Praise"
STAR
INTERVIEWS ONLINE MAGAZINE ASKED: Who
should hang up their hat in this business?
Why?
CHOICE SKINNER REPLIES: Ben Affleck
and Luke Wilson. They try but they just
can't get it.
STAR
INTERVIEWS ONLINE MAGAZINE ASKED: Tell
me your favorite movie genre, name a few
titles, and the video or dvd you have watched
the most:
CHOICE SKINNER REPLIES: I love Dramasand
action adventure. Films like "The Gift",
"The Color Purple", "The
Silence Of The Lambs","The Matrix",
anything Bruce Lee, "Training Day"
and "Aliens". I can't tell you
how many times I've watched those films
at the theater and on video and DVD.
STAR
INTERVIEWS ONLINE MAGAZINE ASKED: What
is the TV show do you miss from childhood...
I used to love Land of the Giants and Dance
Fever (kidding)....
CHOICE SKINNER REPLIES: "Three's
Company", "Dynasty", "Happy
Days", "Mork and Mindy" and
"New York Undercover".
STAR
INTERVIEWS ONLINE MAGAZINE ASKED: Ever
had someone from school or an odd job back
in the day try and track you down after
realizing what you do for a living now?
CHOICE SKINNER REPLIES: No. I can't
even find anyone from my old high school.
STAR
INTERVIEWS ONLINE MAGAZINE ASKED: If
you were anyone else besides yourself, who
would you be (even for just a day, on a
good day) and did you emulate them growing
up?
CHOICE SKINNER REPLIES: I would be
Jesus Christ. Can you imagine what it's
like to love perfectly? I tried to emulate
him when I was growing up but couldn't live
up to his standards. Funny thing is I'm
still trying to be like him.
STAR
INTERVIEWS ONLINE MAGAZINE ASKED: Who
is the most intriguing person in your business
today besides yourself? Why?
CHOICE SKINNER REPLIES: There are
several: Denzel Washington because of his
acting ability, Anthony Hopkins because
of his intensity, Giovanni Ribisi because
of his internal power, Mekhi phiffer because
of tersness, Bobbie Chance my acting coach
because of her love of actors and the craft,
Kiko Ellsworth for his pursuit, freedom
of truth, and self and Allen Maldonado for
being so young and appreciating his gifts
as an artist.
STAR
INTERVIEWS ONLINE MAGAZINE ASKED: What
did we forget?
CHOICE SKINNER REPLIES: Hi mom, Jerome,
Jermaine and Keith and everyone else. I
love you!