NUDE Magazine 006
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<strong>NUDE</strong>: Is acting something you always wanted to pursue?<br />
Michael: I've always been inclined to create and perform. I started with singing, and<br />
acting presented itself later as a way to tell stories. I now look at them as symbiotic and I<br />
can't separate them.<br />
<strong>NUDE</strong>: What’s something not everyone knows about you?<br />
Michael: They might not know that I come from an artistic family and I prefer not to limit<br />
myself to one creative medium. I have always used art as a way to speak my mind and<br />
express my inner world.<br />
<strong>NUDE</strong>: We heard you also have an EP out and there is more to come. Can you tell us about<br />
that?<br />
Michael: I've created a concept album that will be released in three "phases" as a way to<br />
experience the journey of my personal evolution through music. It begins with<br />
rambunctious youth and potentially dangerous behavior in Regeneration: Phase I (available<br />
now). It ends with complete enlightenment and "Clarity" in Regeneration: Phase III. Each<br />
track has a diferent vibe, sound and narrative to document the changes in the continuum<br />
of the human experience.<br />
<strong>NUDE</strong>: Do you ever watch shows or movies that you’re in?<br />
Michael: I do, but only in the beginning, when the project is first released. I don't find<br />
myself re-watching past projects very oten. This industry is constantly reminding us to<br />
think about "what's next?" I can't help but be focused on that.<br />
<strong>NUDE</strong>: How do you prepare for the role of a character?<br />
Michael: While learning and memorizing lines is essential to playing any character, I have<br />
found it most efective to convince the viewer by embodying certain authentic qualities<br />
the character would possess and working within that mindset. I used to get upset about<br />
saying a line incorrectly, but then realized no casting agent is looking for a "memorizer" or<br />
a “reciter." They want to believe you are the person you're pretending to be. I'd like to<br />
believe I've done that.<br />
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<strong>NUDE</strong>: If you wanted people to know you by only one thing, what would it be?<br />
Michael: That I was an artist, that I existed and my compulsion to create changed the<br />
world in some way.
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