Out For Vengeance Analysis

The director of the film Out For Vengeance--he's the writer and the director--his name is Salar Zarza. Two things that struck him. First, this is shooting overseas. So one thing that struck his interest was my special skills in my resume, and that was martial arts. Because this is an action film, and if you read the synopsis about it, it's an action film. In fact, one of the producers is Michel Qissi, and he played Tong Po in Kickboxer. He was fighting {Jean-Claude} Van Damme in the ring--he was the bald guy. So what struck their interest was my martial arts background. And, of course, they saw that I had paid some dues on set with all my credits that were smaller roles and bit parts. It's one of those times when you could say I got lucky or that they gave me a break. They gave me my first big break. My role is
I'm like a sponge, and when I get on set, there's a lot of people who are like, "Hey, bro, how ya doin'? Nice to see ya." And they're runnin' their mouths, and they're giving me agent information and giving me manager information, and so I'm just stickin' it on the notes in my phone. These people get on set, and they think it's a party, and it's not. It's a job. And if you sit back and you observe what's goin' on, you can learn so much. And that's what I do. That's one thing I've always done. I've always been the quiet guy in the room. People are always sayin', "Are you mad?" or "What's wrong with you?" There is nothing wrong with me. I'm listening to what's going on. I'm absorbing the surroundings around me. And I'm learning. And that's one thing I tell these young people, "Quit goin' on set and actin' like it's a party. Go to the job and learn--even if you're waiting." You could be reading an acting book. You could be writing your own storyline for a short film. You could be planning for your next production. You could send out headshots to agents. There's so much you could do. But people don't utilize their time, you