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 Josh Folan, actor (USA), 29/08/2009
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Josh Folan is an American actor. Born 1981, he has been seen in movies such as '4th and Forever', 'BS Confidential', 'Natale a New York', 'Path', 'Death on Demand', 'The Graduates'. He also has a recurring role in 'All My Children' TV-Series in 2006-2009. The next appearances of Josh will be in '2k3', 'Paradise East', as well as in his own film 'All God's Creatures'. |
When you cried last time and, if no secret, for what reason? Ironically, just as Katie mentions in the site's recent interview, the last time I recall shedding tears was while watching 'Seven Pounds' a couple of months ago. The only difference is she claims the tears came after the film's conclusion, and I was balling for nearly the entire thing.
There are some events during our life, when it seems as there is no way out. That could be tragic circumstances or such assessment of them. At that time, what's the thing to do? Unequivocal perseverance. I believe one of the most debilitating flaws in the human condition is an inherent inclination to give up - the ones that 'make it' in life are the individuals that are able suppress that urge, no matter how hopeless the situation may seem.
Could you please choose any event of last days, weeks or months, that has distressed you? It can be any happening on a local or international scale. How could you comment on it? I just got back from working on a film in and around Midyat, Turkey. Aside from the obvious physical rigors (130-plus degree heat, eighteen-hour work days, etc.), the region is terribly impoverished and its proximity to the Syrian and Iraqi borders makes it a fairly unstable political climate for even the residents. Needless to say, that volatility was a bit heightened for the four American actors, me included. It wasn't a typical work environment. As I internally griped and groaned about all this in typical self-absorbed American fashion, the people that lived in the remote villages (Izbirak and Nurlu) we were filming in dealt with the daily labors required to procure the basic human needs necessary to stay alive when there's no Whole Foods on the corner to do it for you. A couple of my co-stars and I spent an afternoon off of work with a family that owned one of the homes the production filmed in, and seeing their overwhelming hospitality and pleasantly simplified way of life was a staggeringly eye-opening experience.
There's always a new danger watching for humanity in its way, always a new temptation we're ready succumb to. What's the danger of our days? And what's the way to avoid this trap? The realization that the things we tend to worry about in this country are grossly insignificant relative to those our Turkish hosts were forced to navigate was a VERY 'distressing' one, and that seems to be an off-putting trend in modern day humanity - a focus on the insignificant. As for how to avoid it, it is no doubt easier said than done, but just look around. The guy sleeping at the end of the subway platform probably has considerably tougher things on his to-do list today than you do.
What are the main obstructions to apply humanities principles at our today's life? Could they be solved? The main obstruction is our self. Your latte not being just right isn't that big a deal. Smile at the girl across the counter and say thanks... They don't even HAVE skim at the Starbucks in Turkey.
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