Get Out! GAY Magazine – Issue 320 – June 14, 2017

So are you currently working on
any new projects?
Yes, the writer and I that worked on
“Cherry Pop” are writing a TV show.
We have the pilot ready, so we are
trying to sell it. I have a few music
videos and commercials coming up.
Nothing too crazy.
Assaad, exactly what is it that you
do? In other words, what would
you consider your work-related
title to be?
I don’t write; I’m a horrible writer.
Actually, everything I’ve done I’ve
directed and produced. I do not like
producing. I’ve always had to do
it, but after “Cherry Pop,” I never
want to produce again. I really enjoy
directing, and I love working with
actors. I hate being the producer,
because you are always the bad
guy. You have all the problems, and
then everyone hates you. I always
get sucked into doing it though. I
did a video for the season 9 girls,
and I got sucked into it again. That’s
mainly what I do. I was in school for
the past six years of my life, and I’m
really happy to be done with my
masters. I’ve always been in school
as long as I’ve lived in America, so
I’m really excited to be done with
that.
What did you actually go to school
for?
I went to school for filmmaking.
The first thing that Bob said to me
was that you were so young and
sweet that she couldn’t say no to
you when you used to visit the
bars and beg the queens to be in
your movie.
That is exactly what I did. The thing
is, I was illegally entering the bar,
because I was 20. I used some other
person’s ID. When I approached
Bob, she probably thought, “Who’s
this kid in the bar?” I didn’t know
what to do. I was underage, and I’d
beg them all to be in my movie, one
by one. Bob always likes to tell that
story. I was determined. I was going
to get them to be in my movie
whether they liked it or not!