![]() So, who is this type of character that these people are going to want to be inspired to be led into battle with?Īnd I realized that we, as human beings, have the ability to create whatever character we need to create for ourselves in our daily lives, in order to accomplish whatever it is we want to accomplish in life. ![]() And I would realize that, you know what, me, Colin, growing up, maybe wasn't the most confident, but if I'm going to go into this audition and I have to play the most confident soldier, that's going to lead these 3000 men into battle, I've got to dial that up and I've got to dial up those qualities and those characteristics. And it's one thing to go into these hospitals and be there and be with these kids, but it's another thing to have been through what they are going through, because I feel like when I tell them, "You know what, I've been through, what you've been through," I think there's something that helps them feel more hopeful and positive about, "You know what, well Colin got through this, then I can too." And so if I can be that pillar of hope and inspiration and strength for these kids, when they're going through that experience, that's what really makes having gone through that scary experience in my life, worth while.Īnd then I have them do a character biography breakdown, which is what we would do for every script and every audition, we have to go in as actors and what I learned through that experience of going on over 2000 auditions, was that in order for me to be able to successfully walk into this audition, to play this lawyer or this World War II soldier, or this doctor who's dealing with health issues or whatever, I would literally have to dial up certain parts of my personality and my own characteristics to play these certain characters. I do marathons and triathlons to raise money for these causes and I've actually volunteered at the hospitals themselves, where I read books to some of the kids in the wards. And I also work with kids who have been diagnosed with cancer because I'm a cancer survivor myself, so I've done quite a bit of volunteer work with Children's Hospital Los Angeles and St. I wrote a book last year called Agile Artist and it's all about my experiences working in Hollywood and overcoming the challenges to pursue your dream and what that entails. The causes that I'm really passionate about are pretty much anything related to self development and providing opportunities for people to achieve their dreams and their goals.
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