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SpotHerld Actor Spotlight with Actor John Charles Gerald from the Psychological Thriller JOHNNY. 

1.Can you describe what influenced you to pursue a career as an actor?

I always wanted to be an actor when I was a little kid. I dreamt of being on the big screen somehow. My 80s idols were everyone else’s; the typical Sylvester Stallone, Arnold Schwarzenegger and Van Damme. I don’t think when you’re a little kid you wanna be like the actor, I think you wanna be like the actual character that the actor is playing. 

2. What do you feel is more important for an actor, talent or training?

You need both. Talent without training is useless and training without talent is a road to mediocrity. 

3. Which types of acting do you feel you are most suited for? 

I wouldn’t wanna do a character like Floyd again and I don’t see myself doing a villain either. I can see myself as a social victim, a father hero, a homeless and things of that nature. 

4. What steps do you take to fully understand the importance of your character to the story? 

I do lots of research of a character of the same type For instance; if I were to play a homeless, I would have to do some extensive research on homelessness. Research is important in storytelling. 

5. Who do you consider to be your acting role model whose career you would like to emulate, and why? 

I like actors that transform their physical bodies to extreme measures where they become unrecognizable. So I would say Jared Leto, Christian Bale and Daniel Day Lewis. 

6. What is the first thing you do to research and approach a role?

The first thing I do to research is to literally have a visual of a similar character. I like to see it in person and this goes back to the example of the homeless character. I was actually going to make Floyd a homeless at some point in the story so I went and researched over 150 homeless real people and stood in front of them and spoke to some and observed carefully their every move. 

7. Describe your most challenging role to date 

Floyd because it was based on my true story. That’s always challenging because you’re dragging the past to the present time and reliving it. 

8. Which film would you most like to have been in and in which role?

I would’ve loved to play Sam in Ghost played by Patrick Swayze. Ghost is the first film I ever watched in a theater when I was like seven years old. I wasn’t supposed to be in the theater but I was snuck in by my mom. it was quite an experience that I will never forget till this day. I still love that film and it’s one of my favorites. 

9. What music inspires you to create? 

Classical music and artists like The Eagles, Fleetwood Mac and Neil Young. Also, compositions from Hans Zimmer and Gustavo Santaolalla are quite inspiring. 

10. What is next for John Charles? Any new projects in development you want our audience to know about. 

I am making a film about a man who is lacking love looking for it in every corner of the world yet unable to find it. He abandoned his daughter and now she distanced herself from him and this is slowly killing him inside. 

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Indie film supporters, check out John Charles latest film a Physiological Thriller JOHNNY. distributed by Midnight Releasing. 

SYNOPSIS: Floyd is a surviving child abuse victim constantly being tormented by the voices in his head. After numerous hallucinations, Floyd comes across a talking puppet that is somehow linked to his abusive childhood. 

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https://midnightreleasing.com/filmcatalog/johnny/

Attention bloggers and pod~casters, for follow up interviews with actor and filmmaker John Charles Gerald, contact Sharry Flaherty of Samera Entertainment at: SameraEntertainment@Gmail.com 

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