SQUEE BARRIER: BROKEN.
OH MY GOD MY SCREEN NAME IS IN PROXIMITY OF JAKE AND VAN’S NAMES AND I THINK I JUST DIED A LITTLE.
Oh, duh, here:
Trascendenza: What’s the funniest practical joke pulled and/or anecdote from on-set? (Bonus if you're the one who pulled the joke :)
Van Hansis: I’ve never pulled a practical joke except on Alex Chando’s last day when I knew the camera wasn’t on me. I made faces at her to try and make her crack. She never did. She’s a pro.
Trascendenza: What is your greatest dream as an actor, the role of a lifetime that you'd like to aspire to?
Jake Silbermann: My greatest aspiration as an actor is too keep pushing myself and to take on challenging roles that fool people. I'm so impressed with performances that make you say "Wow! That was him/her? I can't believe it."
Trascendenza: Jake, you've mentioned that you "doodle". What sort of subject matters do you most often find yourself drawing, and do you know why those particular images stoke your creativity?
Jake Silbermann: When I doodle it's usually one of two things: I grew up in the city, so sometimes I doodle in graffiti style. Otherwise, as a comic book fan, I'll draw a superhero. Occasionally the art student in me will take over and I'll find myself doing a still life.
Lacon: [...] Do the two of you rehearse together to decide which facial expressions you will use to convey these emotions in a given scene?
Van Hansis: No. We rehearse together to make sure we have the lines right. But it’s not usually about the acting, its just running lines. The acting comes when the cameras are on. We are comfortable with each other as actors, so if one of us does something new during taping the other just rolls with it and it usually creates some nice moments.
Marcella: How much of Noah's back story have you been told by the writers and/or producers, and how much have you created your own narrative? [...] Specifically, have you thought about Noah's past experience with guys and whether or not Luke is his first?
Jake Silbermann: I have thought a lot about Noah's backstory. I try not to get too attached to any specific ideas, as the writers may suddenly bring in an element that contradicts with something I've created. I like to think that Noah kissed a boy when he was much younger but pushed that memory away to the point where he is hardly aware of it. Luke is really his first.
Yeah, I’m a total cheeseball who asked cheeseball questions. But I’m okay with that.
And hottest thing ever y/y?
They really look fist-eatingly good in black.
Oh, duh, here:
Trascendenza: What’s the funniest practical joke pulled and/or anecdote from on-set? (Bonus if you're the one who pulled the joke :)
Van Hansis: I’ve never pulled a practical joke except on Alex Chando’s last day when I knew the camera wasn’t on me. I made faces at her to try and make her crack. She never did. She’s a pro.
Trascendenza: What is your greatest dream as an actor, the role of a lifetime that you'd like to aspire to?
Jake Silbermann: My greatest aspiration as an actor is too keep pushing myself and to take on challenging roles that fool people. I'm so impressed with performances that make you say "Wow! That was him/her? I can't believe it."
Trascendenza: Jake, you've mentioned that you "doodle". What sort of subject matters do you most often find yourself drawing, and do you know why those particular images stoke your creativity?
Jake Silbermann: When I doodle it's usually one of two things: I grew up in the city, so sometimes I doodle in graffiti style. Otherwise, as a comic book fan, I'll draw a superhero. Occasionally the art student in me will take over and I'll find myself doing a still life.
Lacon: [...] Do the two of you rehearse together to decide which facial expressions you will use to convey these emotions in a given scene?
Van Hansis: No. We rehearse together to make sure we have the lines right. But it’s not usually about the acting, its just running lines. The acting comes when the cameras are on. We are comfortable with each other as actors, so if one of us does something new during taping the other just rolls with it and it usually creates some nice moments.
Marcella: How much of Noah's back story have you been told by the writers and/or producers, and how much have you created your own narrative? [...] Specifically, have you thought about Noah's past experience with guys and whether or not Luke is his first?
Jake Silbermann: I have thought a lot about Noah's backstory. I try not to get too attached to any specific ideas, as the writers may suddenly bring in an element that contradicts with something I've created. I like to think that Noah kissed a boy when he was much younger but pushed that memory away to the point where he is hardly aware of it. Luke is really his first.
Yeah, I’m a total cheeseball who asked cheeseball questions. But I’m okay with that.
And hottest thing ever y/y?
They really look fist-eatingly good in black.