Conversations with Ross

Tweet This episode of Conversations with Ross features David Rodriguez. David is a screenwriter and director. His latest film Last I Heard stars Paul Sorvino, Chazz Palminteri, Michael Rapaport, and Renee Props.  David discussed how he made Last I Heard from script-to-screen. He also talked about his writing process and compared writing solo to writing with a partner. David also talked about how...

Tweet This episode of Conversations with Ross features Harvey Guillen. Harvey is an actor who has appeared on numerous shows including Huge, and Raising Hope. Among the topics that Harvey and I discussed are how he broke in, his worst audition experience, and overcoming stereotypes of being a big actor. Harvey also discussed his role in The Internship. Harvey spoke about how Shawn Levy  runs his...

Tweet This episode of Conversations with Ross features Angeline-Rose Troy. Angeline is an actress who is currently starring in the Lifetime movie The Good Mother. Among the topics that Angeline and I discussed are how she broke in, her worst audition experience, and how she transitioned from modeling to acting. Angeline is also a producer. She spoke about the challenges of getting  financing for...

Tweet This episode of Conversations with Ross features Jackie Geary. Jackie is an actress who has appeared on numerous shows including NCIS, Weeds, and Suburgatory. Among the topics that Jackie and I discussed are how she broke in, her worst audition experience, and what attracted her to acting in the first place. Jackie also discussed her role in the soon to be released film White House Down. Ja...

Tweet This episode of Conversations with Ross features actor Joseph Gatt. Joe is currently appearing in Star Trek Into Darkness. He talked about how J.J. Abrams runs his set and gives notes, acting in a movie when the expectations are high, and the first time he stepped on the Enterprise Bridge. Joe is perhaps best known for his motion capture work as Kronos in the popular God of War video game s...

Tweet This episode of Conversations with Ross features Matt Sax. Matt is a playwright currently working on the musical Venice. Matt discussed how he made Venice from script-to-stage, his writing process, and how the project initially came together. Matt also talked about how he broke in, his experience at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, and his worst moment in front of a live audience. This is a b...

Tweet This episode of Conversations with Ross features Annet Mahendru. Annet is an actress currently starring on The Americans. Annet and I discussed how she broke in, her worst audition experience, and what attracted her to acting in the first place . She also spoke about her role as Nina on The Americans. I asked her if she feels like Nina is the moral compass of the show, and how her character...

Tweet This episode of Conversations with Ross features actor Christopher McDonald. Christopher discussed his role in the Broadway play Lucky Guy, which he is starring opposite Tom Hanks. He talked about how the play came to be, what it’s like to work with Tom, and how getting notes from a theater director differs from a film director. Christopher also discussed his life as a working actor. ...

Tweet This episode of Conversations with Ross features Shanola Hampton. Shanola is an actress currently starring on Shameless. Shanola and I discussed why she always knew she wanted to be an actress, how she broke in, and her worst audition experience.  She also spoke about her role as Veronica Fisher on Shameless. She talked about getting that part, the nude scenes, which plot point grossed her...

Tweet This episode of Conversations with Ross features actor Raphael Sbarge. In addition to focusing on his role as Jiminy Cricket on ABC’s Once Upon a Time, Raphael gave an honest account of his life as a working actor. He talked about how show-business has changed in the thirty years he’s been working, his worst audition experience, and how social media is changing things for actors...