Conversations with Ross

Tweet This episode of Conversations with Ross features Caitlyn Larimore. Caitlyn is an actress currently starring on Heartbeat. Caitlyn 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 on NBC’s new drama Heartbeat, her interest in screenwriting, and her love of dinosaur factoids. I hope you l...

Tweet Celeste Thorson is an actress and filmmaker. She answered some of my questions about her life and career. What initially attracted you to acting in the first place? When I was a child, I saw my mother play Mae West and it blew me away. She was so spot on and such a different person than the woman I knew, it was ridiculously cool. She enrolled me in community theater and I played Peter in ...

Tweet This episode of Conversations with Ross features Shahin Sean Solimon. Shahin is the writer, director, and star of Sinbad: The Fifth Voyage. Shahin spoke about breaking in, his worst audition experience, and the “three paths” actors can take. He also discussed his new movie Sinbad: The Fifth Voyage. He detailed his writing process, how he found investors, and what it was like to ...

Tweet This episode of Conversations with Ross features Jimmy Dore. Jimmy is comedian, radio host, and author of the book Your Country is Just Not that Into You. Jimmy spoke about breaking in as a comic, his worst moment on stage, and compared writing for radio, stand-up, and print. I hope you listen to and enjoy our conversation.  This interview is also available to download for free on iTunes a...

Tweet Ana Isabelle is an actress and singer. Her latest project is the Lifetime movie Seasons of Love. She answered some of my questions about her life and career. – Ana, what initially attracted you to singing and acting in the first place? Ana Isabelle Well I think I have that in my veins. My parents are musicians so I grew up with music as part of my life. Since I was 5 years old I was te...

Tweet This week is the 10th annual New York Television Festival. I’ve had the opportunity to cover the festival the past few years and was invited to do the same this year. Last night I attended the Jenni Konner creative keynote.  The event was moderated by Willa Paskin who is a TV critic for Slate. Konner is a writer and the co-showrunner of Girls. Below are some highlights from the interview....

Tweet This week is the 10th annual New York Television Festival. I’ve had the opportunity to cover the festival the past few years and was invited to do the same this year. The first event I attended was the Carlton Cuse keynote.  The event was moderated by Andy Borowitz. Cuse is a longtime TV writer and producer best known for his work on Lost. He is currently working on The Strain, and Bates ...

Tweet Nicholas Gyeney is a writer/director/producer. His latest film is Matt’s Chance. He answered some of my questions about his life and career.   –          Tell me what initially attracted you to writing & filmmaking in the first place. Nicholas Gyeney   My father. He introduced me to movies as a kid. After he died, I dove head first into movies, and never lo...

Tweet It’s been awhile but there is a new episode of my Replacement Level Podcast up on replacementlevelpodcast.com and on iTunes. The episode features author & sabermetrican Mitchel Lichtman. Mitchel revealed how he first got into sabermetrics, what findings surprised him when he was researching/writing The Book, and if GM’s can properly be evaluated. Mitchel developed the defensive ...

Tweet Jean Brassard is an actor who is currently co-starring in The Fault In Our Stars. He answered some of my questions about his life and career. Q: What initially attracted you to acting in the first place? Jean Brassard A: As a kid I loved to make up stories and escape through my imagination. I had puppets as a child and I used to make scenes between them, sometimes performing for my neighbors...