Hello everyone! Samantha Fury here with part two of our exciting interview with Jason Tobias!!!
Question 1# Thanks again, Jason, for joining us. This may be an unusual question, but if you could remake any movie character or play any role in any past movie, who would your dream character be and/or what role would it be? And, would you keep that character/role true to the original, or would you create it anew with the ‘Tobias touch’?
Jason - Good question ;) I'm a BIG Star Wars fan and I love the story of Darth Vader. So, given the opportunity- I would thoroughly enjoy playing Anakin Skywalker. He's gotten a bad rap I feel, and for as much as I enjoyed Hayden Christensen's portrayal of him, I would change the timeline that we get to perceive him at. A little older, late 20's to early 40's- more grizzled and hardened from the Clone Wars. That would be awesome :)
Question 2# Great answer. I know we have a lot of Star Wars fans in our audience and I hope they’ll all check out the Short that you made. I watched it and it’s a great Short playing to the fans who so love the Star Wars movies. Link here. For our next question, has a modeling job, a photoshoot or a commercial you were in ever segued into a movie offer?
Jason - Not that I can think of, but- what I always believe that staying busy, working with great people and growing your community (networking) is always a good thing.
Question 3# Do you enjoy being recognized in public or do you prefer to dash around unrecognized? Are you recognized more as an actor or a model?
Jason - This hasn't happened to me all that much outside of premieres, or in the random cases at the grocery store or post office to date. When it does, it's flattering for sure and I always do my best to be cordial and provide as much time as I possibly can. Depending on the circles, it can change. Some people have seen a lot of the covers I have done- but, I am in costume (or the lack thereof) and my hair was a LOT longer in some of those shoots. From what I'm told, I look very different with long and short hair. I would say it's 70/30, films to covers.
Question 4# That’s very interesting… so I guess it’s true that clothes really do make the man. :) I have been known to purchase and/or read a book based solely on the title or the cover art. I hope after this interview more people will come to read and appreciate the books graced by your image. With that being said, on to the next question… For you, what is the hardest thing about acting - learning your lines, keeping a schedule someone else makes for you, long hours on the set, extremely early or late shooting, etc.?
Jason - The hardest thing is: Wanting to be working ALL THE TIME :) I love what I do and I don't care how much I need to prepare, how long I'm on set, how early- or late. I am very excited to be a part of every production I'm in, SO the hardest part is the downtime for me. But- I'm a very proactive person. I have a production company and amazing partners to share the workload with, so there's never a dull moment there!
Question 5# It sounds like you lead a very busy and exciting life. If you had, or needed, to be something other than a model or an actor, what career path would you pursue?
Jason - Teacher. I like seeing people achieve and succeed. And who knows, perhaps one day when I'm more satisfied with the goals and finish lines I'm pursuing, I may look into that.
Question 6# Teaching is a noble profession. I commend you for even considering such a position. In your acting career, you have played a variety of roles on TV, on the big screen and in Shorts and starred with many actors and actresses. Do you have a favorite role and a favorite co-star? (Just for my own curiosity, how was it to work with Adrian Paul of Highlander fame in The Fast and the Fierce? Did you like the TV series?)
Jason - I've jumped around pretty heavily in the roles I've played. I've been the good guy, the charming rogue, the shocking/offensive jerk, the dreamer, the underachiever, the dad, the accountant, the voice of reason, the hero and the villain. It's a wonderful feeling to embody all of those things honestly. I believe that's why we *humans love stories in the first place. The ability to connect with the characters in them can take us to so many places. Adrian Paul was great! He was there to handle business and he made it a priority to do so. Everyone kept asking me to say: "There can only be one..." to him... I did not ;)
Question 7# Did your decision to play Jesus in The Second Coming of Christ stem from a church background? If not, why did you choose to play the role and what did you do to prepare for the role?
Jason - This was a very interesting role for sure. One, simply the gravitas of the character and what he embodies. As an actor, the ties that come to playing a character are there- no matter what. People's beliefs, opinions, thoughts, etc., you're going to be in the middle of all of that.
I can honestly say, I was excited to play the role and wasn't prepared for the amount of controversy that came with it. But, it's part of the process. I am not a very religious person, I am however- spiritual. And the experience was nothing short of a spiritual one indeed. Preparing was more repetition in learning Aramaic than I'd ever done before. It was challenging, but amazing to play in that space. At the end of the day- I can say, I am very humbled by the opportunity.
- Jason Tobias
Stay tuned for part three ...
Question 1# Thanks again, Jason, for joining us. This may be an unusual question, but if you could remake any movie character or play any role in any past movie, who would your dream character be and/or what role would it be? And, would you keep that character/role true to the original, or would you create it anew with the ‘Tobias touch’?
Jason - Good question ;) I'm a BIG Star Wars fan and I love the story of Darth Vader. So, given the opportunity- I would thoroughly enjoy playing Anakin Skywalker. He's gotten a bad rap I feel, and for as much as I enjoyed Hayden Christensen's portrayal of him, I would change the timeline that we get to perceive him at. A little older, late 20's to early 40's- more grizzled and hardened from the Clone Wars. That would be awesome :)
Question 2# Great answer. I know we have a lot of Star Wars fans in our audience and I hope they’ll all check out the Short that you made. I watched it and it’s a great Short playing to the fans who so love the Star Wars movies. Link here. For our next question, has a modeling job, a photoshoot or a commercial you were in ever segued into a movie offer?
Jason - Not that I can think of, but- what I always believe that staying busy, working with great people and growing your community (networking) is always a good thing.
Question 3# Do you enjoy being recognized in public or do you prefer to dash around unrecognized? Are you recognized more as an actor or a model?
Jason - This hasn't happened to me all that much outside of premieres, or in the random cases at the grocery store or post office to date. When it does, it's flattering for sure and I always do my best to be cordial and provide as much time as I possibly can. Depending on the circles, it can change. Some people have seen a lot of the covers I have done- but, I am in costume (or the lack thereof) and my hair was a LOT longer in some of those shoots. From what I'm told, I look very different with long and short hair. I would say it's 70/30, films to covers.
Question 4# That’s very interesting… so I guess it’s true that clothes really do make the man. :) I have been known to purchase and/or read a book based solely on the title or the cover art. I hope after this interview more people will come to read and appreciate the books graced by your image. With that being said, on to the next question… For you, what is the hardest thing about acting - learning your lines, keeping a schedule someone else makes for you, long hours on the set, extremely early or late shooting, etc.?
Jason - The hardest thing is: Wanting to be working ALL THE TIME :) I love what I do and I don't care how much I need to prepare, how long I'm on set, how early- or late. I am very excited to be a part of every production I'm in, SO the hardest part is the downtime for me. But- I'm a very proactive person. I have a production company and amazing partners to share the workload with, so there's never a dull moment there!
Question 5# It sounds like you lead a very busy and exciting life. If you had, or needed, to be something other than a model or an actor, what career path would you pursue?
Jason - Teacher. I like seeing people achieve and succeed. And who knows, perhaps one day when I'm more satisfied with the goals and finish lines I'm pursuing, I may look into that.
Question 6# Teaching is a noble profession. I commend you for even considering such a position. In your acting career, you have played a variety of roles on TV, on the big screen and in Shorts and starred with many actors and actresses. Do you have a favorite role and a favorite co-star? (Just for my own curiosity, how was it to work with Adrian Paul of Highlander fame in The Fast and the Fierce? Did you like the TV series?)
Jason - I've jumped around pretty heavily in the roles I've played. I've been the good guy, the charming rogue, the shocking/offensive jerk, the dreamer, the underachiever, the dad, the accountant, the voice of reason, the hero and the villain. It's a wonderful feeling to embody all of those things honestly. I believe that's why we *humans love stories in the first place. The ability to connect with the characters in them can take us to so many places. Adrian Paul was great! He was there to handle business and he made it a priority to do so. Everyone kept asking me to say: "There can only be one..." to him... I did not ;)
Question 7# Did your decision to play Jesus in The Second Coming of Christ stem from a church background? If not, why did you choose to play the role and what did you do to prepare for the role?
Jason - This was a very interesting role for sure. One, simply the gravitas of the character and what he embodies. As an actor, the ties that come to playing a character are there- no matter what. People's beliefs, opinions, thoughts, etc., you're going to be in the middle of all of that.
I can honestly say, I was excited to play the role and wasn't prepared for the amount of controversy that came with it. But, it's part of the process. I am not a very religious person, I am however- spiritual. And the experience was nothing short of a spiritual one indeed. Preparing was more repetition in learning Aramaic than I'd ever done before. It was challenging, but amazing to play in that space. At the end of the day- I can say, I am very humbled by the opportunity.
- Jason Tobias
Stay tuned for part three ...
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