Innocent When You Dream
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| Gender | Male |
|---|---|
| Industry | Non-Profit |
| Occupation | Actor/Writer |
| Location | Venice, CA, U.S. Outlying Islands |
| Links | Audio Clip |
| Introduction | I lived in Seattle for 21 years, San Francisco for fifteen, and Los Angeles for another fifteen...I carry the patina from each city still...and I love them all. An asshole once called me a "professional Asian American"...and now, I don't think that's too far off the mark. |
| Interests | Readin', writin', and actin' |
| Favorite Movies | MIDNIGHT COWBOY, NASHVILLE, THE LAST DETAIL, WINGS OF DESIRE, CHINATOWN, BETTER LUCK TOMORROW, ROBOT STORIES, MUDDY RIVER (an obscure Japanese film that I can't find anywhere - the saddest movie of all time), THE SWEET HEREAFTER, GRAVEYARD OF THE FIREFLIES, HIGH FIDELITY, SAY ANYTHING, A FISH CALLED WANDA, SOPHIE'S CHOICE, DO THE RIGHT THING, SIDEWAYS, SWEET AND LOWDOWN, DODES'KADEN, RED BEARD, DERZU UZALA, ROBOT STORIES, AIRPLANE!, AMERICAN BEAUTY, MILLER'S CROSSING, SMOKE SIGNALS, SPIRITED AWAY, ETERNAL SUNSHINE OF THE SPOTLESS MIND, RAISING ARIZONA, ORDINARY PEOPLE, BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN, THE CONVERSATION, MCCABE AND MRS. MILLER, THE GODFATHER (I & II), LITTLE BIG MAN, AGUIRRE, THE WRATH OF GOD, ONE FLEW OVER THE CUCKOO'S NEST, REDS, CASABLANCA, ALIEN, APOCALYPSE NOW, BREAKING AWAY, CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE THIRD KIND, BOWLING FOR COLUMBINE, FAHRENHEIT 911, NETWORK, SILVER CITY (a really overlooked John Sayles film from 2004 that's as good as Altman's best) SHAMPOO, THE STING, 2001, THRONE OF BLOOD, THE GRADUATE, ED WOOD, THE SILENCE OF THE LAMBS, BLADE RUNNER, FARGO, THE DEER HUNTER, THE EXORCIST, DOG DAY AFTERNOON, ANNIE HALL, YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN, ROSEMARY'S BABY, BROADCAST NEWS, HIS GIRL FRIDAY, HAROLD AND MAUDE, IKIRU, TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD, LA STORY, FAHRENHEIT 911, RAISE THE RED LANTERN, CRIMES AND MISDEMEANORS, BADLANDS, CABARET, DELIVERANCE, TOOTSIE, WHO'S AFRAID OF VIRGINIA WOOLF, FAST TIMES AT RIDGEMONT HIGH, PAPER MOON, TSOTSI, GOOD NIGHT AND GOOD LUCK, THANK YOU FOR SMOKING, AN INCONVENIENT TRUTH, FRIENDS WITH MONEY, THE PARROTS OF TELEGRAPH HILL, UNITED 93, LITTLE MISS SUNSHINE, THE ILLUSIONIST, THE SAVAGES, THE CATS OF MIRIKITANI, THE MOTEL...to be continued... |
| Favorite Music | ALL APOLOGIES (Nirvana), A RUSH OF BLOOD TO THE HEAD (Coldplay), WHEN I WAS CRUEL (Elvis Costello), A SHOT IN THE ARM (Wilco), INNOCENT WHEN YOU DREAM (Tom Waits), BLUE SKIES (Judy Garland), NEAR WILD HEAVEN (REM), COME SOFTLY TO ME (the Roches' version), DOWN TO ZERO (Joan Armatradung, WHERE TO BEGIN (My Morning Jacket), WORN ME DOWN (Rachael Yamagata), SOUL MEETS BODY (Death Cab for Cute), NICE DREAM (Radiohead), LOVE REIGN O'ER ME (The Who), HEADLOCK (Imogen Heap)EVERYBODY'S TALKIN' (Harry Nillson), CLOSE TO THE EDGE (Yes), SOLSBURY HILL (Peter Gabriel), LAMB LIES DOWN ON BROADWAY (Genesis)...and anything by Led Zeppelin, Paul Simon, Elvis Costello, Joni Mitchell, Stevie Wonder, and you know...it all keeps changing. |
| Favorite Books | My Year of Meats, by Ruth Ozeki - brilliant (Also, her All Over Creation)! Native Speaker by Chang-Rae Lee, as well as his A Gesture Life. No No Boy - John Okada. 100 Years of Solitude - Gabriel Marquez. The Remains of the Day - Kazuo Ishiguro. Wind-Up Bird Chronicle - Haruki Murakami. A Prayer for Owen Meany, The World According To Garp - John Irving. Catch-22 - Joseph Heller. Cat's Cradle, Slaughterhouse Five - Kurt Vonnegut. Tule Lake (a novel by Edward Miyakawa). Hunger, Pan, Victoria (all Knut Hamsun, even though he became a Nazi). Lord of the Flies - William Golding. Johnny Got His Gun - Dalton Trumbo. Lies and the Lying Liars Who Tell Them - Al Franken. One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest - Ken Kesey. The Lathe of Heaven - Ursula LeGuin. The Stand - Stephen King. Childhood's End - Arthur C. Clarke. The Curious Incident of the Dog In the Night - Mark Haddon. Beloved - Toni Morrison. Yellow (non-fiction, by Don Lee). M. Butterfly and Golden Child (plays by David Hwang). Ikebana (a play by Alice Tuan). A Language of Their Own (play by Chay Yew), Buried Child by Sam Shepard. |
The love potion you made tastes terrible. How will you drink it?
One swallow.