ACT: a new podcast series with host Dawn A. Westbrook about the craft of acting, the art of directing and embracing the process

WEEK TEN "It's All About Commitment" an interview with Brad Greenquist (film, tv and horror aficionado)

August 01, 2020 Dawn A. Westbrook Season 1 Episode 10
ACT: a new podcast series with host Dawn A. Westbrook about the craft of acting, the art of directing and embracing the process
WEEK TEN "It's All About Commitment" an interview with Brad Greenquist (film, tv and horror aficionado)
Show Notes

I met Brad in 1981.  He was already a star in the theatre department at Virginia Commonwealth University and his commitment to the craft of acting was inspiring and unwavering even back then.  He is funny, kind and has become a master (and I don't use that word lightly) on how to manipulate the camera in your favor.  His studio in Santa Monica is called Brad's Class and I would give anything to be a student on a regular basis so much so that - I am "committed" to taking his on-line class.  (See the ACT FB page for more information and his reduced rates.)  He has worked with such greats as George C. Scott, Jack Lemmon, Elizabeth McGovern, Isabella Rossellini and the late Philip Seymour Hoffman.  Turn on any tv show and you'll see his face, whether it's on Star Trek, Medium, Bones, Grimm or Cold Case, Brad is sure to creep you out.  LOL.  For actors in the business today, Brad reinforces during the interview, that it's all about submitting that perfect self-tape, and in order to do that the actor must be willing to draw the viewer in.  Because, he believes that film and tv is about personality with a touch of sensuality and very little movement, whereas the stage requires expressive skills such as big voices and loud gestures. (You'll hear his skill during the podcast when he gives us a sneak peak into his audition for the serial killer in CSI Miami.)  Its ridiculously creepy as his one simple movement towards the microphone transforms his voice into a vibratory resonance that stimulates both excitement and terror within seconds.  Brad is a thrill-seeker both in life and on the screen.  I loved catching up with Brad and I hope you enjoy your hour with "Mr. Horror" - the master of creating the movie monster!