Ben:Hi Jax
Jax:
HI!
Ben:I just got back from indoor rock climbing
Jax:
WOOHOO!Your night sounds like much more fun then mine
Ben:
It's now 3:30pm Friday. I'll be training Aikido tonight
Jax
Woah,really?It's 11:30pm here,where are you?
Ben:
Australia. Didn't you know?
Jax:
OH,ok,that makes sense :)
Ben:
I should be going for a surf today but I've been
pretty busy
Jax:
You have too much fun.
Ben:I live in Sydney and you
can usually find good waves to have fun on.
Jax:OK...the first need to know,Did you do all of
your own stunts?
Ben:I did all the stunts except a few of the summersaults
Jax:Wow,impressive...how long did that fight scene take to shoot?
Ben:About two days. We were only scheduled in for one. So
it was very pressing for the crew to get it done
Jax:What was it like working with Daniel ?
Ben:Well. At first I worked on the fight scene with his
stunt double. It was a very different fight from the
one you saw. His double warned me that Daniel would
change a lot of what we worked on. So when Daniel saw
what we had come up with he got really excited and
decided to rehearse on the weekend with me and shape
the fight in a different if not better direction.
Daniel is good fun to work with.
I like working with him because he has his own
opinions which you can bounce off
Jax:That must've been weird to work with a stunt
double.
Ben:Yes it was weird to work on it at first without
Daniel. But it was a good way to come up with ideas
and meet the stunt crew while Daniel had other scenes
to shoot.
Jax:Do you two keep in touch ?
Ben:He told me to keep in touch and I will I think he is a
good bloke. I have been very busy. I was in Korea
fighting so have not spoken to him since.
Jax:So you were competeing over there?
Ben:Yes. I got my butt kicked by the winner. Just kidding.
He only beat me on points.
Jax:haha
Jax:Who would you say is the prankster on
the set?
Ben:The prankster has to be almost everyone who has to
spend long hours amusing themselves on set. So seeing
as Daniel has the longest hours!
Everyone is pretty fun on the set. Its very relaxed.
Jax:Was that mud cold?
Ben:Not really. But when Daniel put a bucket of Ice cubes
in, it was lumpy and cold
Jax:Oh no!
Ben:It wasn't that bad it was for his stunt guys
shot. Daniel had to do it after anyway.
Jax:HAHA...
So do you think you will be back on for another
episode?
Ben:I hope so. But I don't know. If I did I would have to
top the last fight. And I would just love to do that!
Ben:Well its open for me to come back! Who knows.
Ben:But I knew Jackson before getting the role. He was
with the same director in Sydney at one stage. He is a
top bloke!
Jax:Whats a top bloke?pardon my ignorance...I gotta get an aussie slang book!
Ben:Top bloke. Means he is a terrific person.
Jax:OK*making mental note*
Alright,onto the personal questions...
Ben:ooh
Jax:How old are you?
Ben:I am 22 years old
Jax:See,not too personal,I bet I scared ya for a sec
though.haha
Ben:lol
Jax:When and how did you
first get into acting?
Ben:Okay. let me see. I guess I've always enjoyed acting
from a young age. I used to live out in the Australian
Bush with my family, without electricity My brothers
and I used to tell each other stories by candle light.
When we moved to the city at age ten I started
Taekwondo which is mainly a leg fighting martial art,and I have been training ever since.
I also started acting at school from that age and have
always enjoyed it.
Jax:Ok,what are your hobbies...favorite sports?
Ben:Well I have always liked bush walking ever since
living there and walking a 6km track up the drive way
to get to the bus stop. And now that I live in Sydney
I enjoy outdoor and indoor rock climbing, surfing, and
the various martial arts that I train. I write and
create a lot of my own acting work so I enjoy reading
and writing. But nothing beats hooking up with actor
friends to work on something.
Jax:What can we see you in next?!
Ben:Well here in Sydney I'm working on a David Mamet play
called "A life in the Theatre". But I have the show
Tae Kwon Shakespeare which has been sponsored to tour
to the US early 2001. I've only just started getting
into film and TV so I hope I will be in something
soon.
Jax:Oh man,you are coming to the US!?
Ben:Yep. See ya there?
Jax:HELL YEAH!
Jax:So what type of music do you listen to?
Ben:I listen to all types of music. Which reminds me! I
really like break dancing.
Been doing a lot of it.
Jax:REALLY!?Rock on
Jax:You gotta know who Jeff Buckley is?!(sorry guys,had to ask!)
Ben:Yes I had a french girl friend who was mad about him and gave me all his music...great singer.
Jax:How tall are you?very curious about that...
Ben:I'm 181cm ... 5'11?
Jax:Oh wow,ya got me beat by an inch,lol
Ben:he he
Jax:...but with my
cloggy heels on I am 6 feet,HA
Ben:Damn those high heels!
Jax:LOL
Ben:I have to be off to training(Aikido,Its Japanese)
Jax:How often do you train?
Ben:Almost every night
Jax:I think I would be good at that...I have 4 brothers,I
can kick some butt
Ben:ha ha.
Jax:Thanks so much,I appreciate you taking the time to chat with
me,you are too kind
Ben:Thank you
Ben:No prob. Pleasure.Take care
Jax:You too,Ciao!
Ben:Ciao!
*For more on Ben Seton check out his website
