Mark Hildreth Q&A

[hedanicree]

Mark Hildreth has agreed to do a Q&A interview similiar to what Tobias did for his Web site.

I thought I would post this here as well to open up the opportunity for you guys to post questions you would like to ask Mark to include in the interview.

Please PM me with any questions regarding this.

Dani

[hedanicree]

Deadline for question is Saturday, Sept. 30

Dani

[vigilanti]

Yay, awesome! Dani is great... just in case noone's bothered to mention it in a while.

[hedanicree]

vigilanti said:

Yay, awesome! Dani is great... just in case noone's bothered to mention it in a while.

thank you, Vigilanti.

[hedanicree]

i'll be locking the thread before I go to bed tonight. So anyone who wants to post a question for Mark's Q&A will need to do so today. ;D

Dani

[hedanicree]

Already, question taking time is done. I'll keep you all posted about the Q&A stuff such as when I get it back etc. Until then, I'm going to lock the thread. Thank you to everyone who contributed. We have a lot of really good questions. Unfortunately, I have to edit it to a reasonable number.

Dani

[hedanicree]

HERE IS THE LIST OF QUESTIONS I SENT TO MARK TODAY. I'LL KEEP YOU POSTED WHEN I GET IT BACK. THANK YOU EVERYONE WHO CONTRIBUTED.

DANI

Music related:

1. According to your bio, you taught yourself to play the piano when you were a kid. What initially sparked your interest in music and why has it stayed a dominate force in your life?

2. Where do you feel more comfortable or inspired to write your music, alone locked in the studio with the piano or do ideas come to you more freely when you are out and about in your travels jotting things down as you go?

3. Which of your songs are you the most proud of? What’s your favorite?

4. What was your "welcome to the music business" moment?

5. What about New York inspired you to write “Heart of the City”?

6. If you could collaborate with one person as a musician or as an actor, behind the scenes or out front, who would chose and why?

Acting related:

7. What set off your wanting to become an actor/entertainer?

8. What was your favorite acting role, live or voice work, and why? Which one stood above all and why? Do you have a favorite line?

9. "What attracted you to the role of Grant in the film “Everyone”? Was it difficult to play a homosexual character?"

10. Did the YB writers gave you any inside info or background about Siroc’s as yet unveiled past that helped you portray the character? Did you come up with anything on your own, and if so what was it? How would you have liked Siroc to develop/change if the series continued?

11. Was playing Jasper in “Earthsea” in any way comparable to playing Finger in Odyssey — from the little bits seen, they both seemed to have issues balancing power and authority. What is your take on the two characters?

12. In your opinion, where do your characters go when you’re through with them? Do you just close the cover on that individual’s story or do some tend to linger, cropping up at odd moments or in daydream? Do you ever just stop and think "What if..."?

13. I was wondering if having had acting rolls portraying real soldiers in real situations, including the character for “PVT Wars”, gave you any new/different insights into how you portrayed Hero’s character in “Gundam Wing”?

14. About “PVT Wars”: Can you tell us what is it about for those that aren’t familiar with the play (it’s out of print)? Who’s going to play in it and direct it? Can you talk about your character a bit more?

15. What’s the most challenging scene you’ve ever been involved in? What made it challenging? How did you handle it?

Personal:

16. You’ve spoke of always having the habit of wanting to help others before yourself in one of your MySpace blogs, is there any foundations or charities you’re frequently apart of?

17. So many actors I’ve heard interviewed have said that what they do as adults reflects what they used to play as kids — as they were always imagining to be one thing or another. What types of things did you like to pretend as a kid or did getting into the ‘business’ at such a young age push you in the opposite direction so that ‘fun’ was more organized sports and such and less in the realm fantasy?

18. Regarding second language: During your three years in Montreal, did you learn how to speak French? Also from Broadjam, in your comments about the song "Angels" you mention both of your grandparents were from England and they were deaf. Did your grandparents use British Sign-Language when communicating? Hence the line: ‘She never said a word to me, but every one was true’ means you’ve got some knowledge of sign-language too?

19. If you were to briefly describe your character to someone who didn’t know you, what would you say about yourself?

20. What is the most important thing in your life?