Here are my favorite takeaways from the Hudson Williams Grump Thespian interview:
1. Hudson was intentional already at Langara. Choosing roles that are all over the place and pushing his comfort zone in all direction. And now that he has choices, he’s still doing exactly that - choosing roles deliberately and wanting to go for meaningful projects.
2. He knows he can still improve and wants to do theater to sharpen his skills, but is even more picky about plays than film scripts.
3. He doesn’t compromise on quality. He prepares for roles and will not accept a project where he doesn’t have the time he needs to deliver the performance he expects of himself.
4. He’s a snobby picky bitch and he knows it. He invests heavily in the art and kind of looks down on people who want acting for fame/money and don’t want to learn about the craft.
5. He has strong views on what he likes and doesn’t like and is not shy to say it, even inside the CAA Death Star. He didn’t let the agency steamroll him but rather managed to get a team who aligns to his goals and supports him in his ambition (filtering crappy scripts from the get-go).
6. He gets more scripts than he can go through but he is trying to build his schedule in a way that leaves space for the projects he really wants
7. There is a script out there with zero money or studio backing that he already committed to bc he loved it 👀
8. He has a great support system, with Connor (for industry stuff), his family, friends and team. Different people provide grounding different ways
9. He values brutal honesty (Zack mention!) over Yes-Man. There is a Scandinavian-Korean pipeline in his life telling him as is.
10. He has a healthy view on fandom and knows his true fans outweigh the haters. He also tells us to chill and just move on from the hate, not put screaming losers on the jumbotron.
11. He loves every part of filmmaking, but acting is his truest love. He wants to direct, but only if it's his own script (Orson Welles mention). Everything about the profession is valuable - be in it for the art.
12. 6 hours in the Louvre is perfectly normal imho
13. New film recs: Citizen Kane, The Place Beyond the Pines, Portrait of a Lady on Fire
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