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Bonus episode of Thirsty Conversations: How a Short Film, Oprah’s Spotlight, and Patience Shaped an Actor’s Journey S2 Ep2
A man walks 18 miles to vote and gets turned away—again and again. That true story sits at the heart of Otis’s Dream, the award-winning short that changed the trajectory of Christopher Greer’s career and galvanized communities across hundreds of churches before a pivotal election. We invited Christopher to unpack the craft and the calling behind portraying Otis Moss Sr., how the film landed on Oprah’s radar, and why a role tied to his own family’s history felt less like an audition and more like destiny.
We go deeper than credits. Christopher shares the years he juggled courier routes with on-set days for Empire, Widows, Captive State, and Chicago Med, and the hard choice to bet on himself while caring for his mother during her illness. He breaks down his approach to acting—blending Meisner, personal memory, and research—right down to discovering a “sharecropper’s gait” by channeling his grandfather. There’s a post-apocalyptic thriller on the way, a slate of scripts in the works, and original music from a multi-instrumentalist who’s written hundreds of songs.
If you’re starting from scratch, you’ll get clear, practical guidance: how to begin as an extra, where to find auditions on Backstage and IMDb, and how to treat every set like a paid classroom. For writers, Christopher lays out smart first steps—register your script, leverage the International Screenwriters Association, and pitch to markets that are actively seeking your genre. Above all, he returns to one lesson he’d give his younger self: be patient. Let relationships, reps, and craft compound.
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Hello everyone, welcome to this week's episode of Thirsty Conversations. I am here with a great friend of mine. His name is Christopher Gritter. Christopher has done a lot of acting. He's actually been praised by someone that most of us know. So I'm gonna let Chris tell you who that person is and give you a little bit of an insight on him.
SPEAKER_03:Okay, well, thank you for having me, Lawrence. It's a pleasure to be here on your show and Kristen.
SPEAKER_00:Thank you. Thank you. Someone introduced me.
SPEAKER_03:She just said it.
SPEAKER_00:I'm not like, yeah, I'm the great friend. Hi.
SPEAKER_03:All these cameras see her. Okay, anyway. I did a movie about a year and a half ago, uh, right before the election. It's called Otis's Dream. And it was about um uh a man, a black man in the 40s, who was trying to vote. And he walked for 18 miles to uh several different polling places, three different polling places, and he was turned around saying that he could not vote. Now, during that time, they were actually giving the right to black people to vote, but they weren't letting them do it. And so um that was a uh a story that of lore in the uh Otis Moss family and uh Otis Moss III, doctor, Reverend Dr. uh Otis Moss III put together a movie called Otis's Dream, in which we've um been on the um the the circuit of uh excuse me, I'm sorry, the circuit of uh different festivals and we actually won, I think, somewhere in the area of about nine or ten different awards. And I actually won.
SPEAKER_02:What did you win?
SPEAKER_03:I won Best Actor in a short film uh for Oh the Sister In. And um it was actually discovered by Miss Oprah Winfrey. Because our cinematographer was Keith Walker, who actually worked at Harpo Studios for for years. And so, and so he just called up Oprah and said, Oh, you need to check out this movie. This is the movie that you've always been talking about. Does he call her O? I think. Okay, anyways, continue. That's that's what I call her. I said, Hey, O. Well, but um um they're very close. Um and uh he gave her a call and she did an interview with Reverend Dr. Otis Moss about the movie, uh Ovis Moss III, because it's actually three of them. I played Otis Moss Sr. And Otis Moss Jr. is a pastor who was instrumental in the civil rights movement, uh, along with Dr. Martin Luther King. Oh my gosh. Yeah. And so that is that that's that's the history behind that whole story. And uh Oprah in a um a couple of her shows, um, one back in I think 1984, I think it was, and what in 1990, during that election, she told a story about uh Otis Maw Sr. doing this trek in order for him to uh vote. And she said that he is the reason why she votes. And so when we brought that to our attention, she called uh um called in uh Reverend Dr. Moss III for the interview, and which was uh featured on Super Soul Sunday, the Sunday right before the election. And also, a little another another little tidbit, um it that movie was sent out to over 500 different churches and that helped turn the uh state of Georgia from blue to red or red to blue, from from them from uh uh Republican to Democrat. And so not only did it actually touch a touch people heart their hearts and uh show them the importance of voting, it also helped turn an election. That's awesome. Yeah.
SPEAKER_00:As an actor, I have to ask this. There's a lot of history to that movie. Those are those are like some big shoes to fill. How did you feel about that?
SPEAKER_03:Well, um there was a uh a director, his name is uh Christopher Nolan. Uh Christopher Nolan sent me a email or text or called me, I forgot which one it was. Um he called me up and he said, I put your name in the hat for this particular movie. He said it's a small movie, and you know, it's not paying that much, and you know, blah, blah, blah, blah. And I said, Alright, cool. I I didn't know that Christopher Nolan knew that I was alive. Right, exactly. I've known him for over 30 years.
SPEAKER_02:Really?
SPEAKER_03:But, you know, he's been making, he's made over, oh, half a uh probably more than a dozen films as a director. Yeah. And I was like, man, uh, Chris, can you hook me up with a you know a roll or something? But I didn't even think that he knew me, that I existed. But he had been following me and me not knowing it. Sure. And so what happened was I'm gonna get to your your your answer. Yeah, I've been waiting for your question. Thank you. So um, after he let me know about that, I he said, he said, I'm gonna send you the script. So he sent me the script, and I read it, I got all the way to the end, and I was like, I know who this is. Oh. And so um, because I went back to the story that Oprah told on our show during Rock the Vote with Puffy and uh Christina Aguilera and uh some other stars. And I was like, I have to do this movie. And um once I sent in my audition tape, and then the uh producers and directors um actually took a look at my my my uh audition. They said, we want to see more of this guy here. And so they asked me several questions, and one which actually touched me, which was, Why do you think that you could play this? And so, you know, sometimes I actually get misty about the answer because my grandfather was a sharecropper, and Otis Ma Sr. was also a sharecropper. And so um I had to do some research in order to find out he had something that was called a sharecropper's gate, meaning he had a certain type of walk, right? And so I couldn't Google that. I Googled it, but it was like it's no type of walk. Right. Like, well, what does it look like? What do you look like? Exactly. So so I had I sat back and I thought about it. I was like, hmm, my grandfather was a sharecropper. And so I walked like my my grandfather. And then come to find out, one of my relatives, um, after they saw the movie, uh sent a message to me on Facebook and they said, Do you know that Otis Ma Sr. is buried in our family cemetery in Georgia? Wow. Wow. Gave me chills.
SPEAKER_00:Absolutely. I got chills when you said that.
SPEAKER_03:So that means that the universe It was meant to be. It was meant to be. Oh, yes. And it's like I was chosen for the to play this role.
SPEAKER_00:Oh, that's wonderful.
SPEAKER_03:Yeah, so I hope that answers your question.
SPEAKER_00:I mean, it's gonna you know that's funny. Yeah.
SPEAKER_03:It took a while to get to the point.
SPEAKER_00:No, that's I mean, that's amazing. And I mean, and Lawrence and I talk about similar things all the time when it comes to our show that you know the the things that are meant for you will find you. Exactly. And I feel like that is that role for you, that it was it was meant for you, and the universe aligned itself in so many ways to to to you know that's exactly how I felt.
SPEAKER_04:That's exactly how I felt.
SPEAKER_00:I love that. I love that.
SPEAKER_04:You know, I I I was taking a look at a lot of the work that you did up to this point, and I was kind of curious because you guys actually have some really great films and and great roles that you played. Thank you. Um which roles probably stand out that brought you to this point to put you in this position? Because obviously, you know, every actor has certain roles or certain movies or productions that stand out more than others that, you know, in their mind help propel them to where they're at today.
SPEAKER_03:Right, right. Um wellest's dream was one of those movies that actually uh got me um uh more known than I was before. Um there's a movie that I did um during the pandemic. Um it was during 2020 we actually started shooting, we started shooting in February of 2020, and we ended up finishing in October, I think it was, of 2020. So they had been shooting the movie um two years before they brought me in. And then they added 30 more pages of dialogue because this particular character needed an arc. They didn't just want him to be just the uh wild renegade killer. They wanted to give him a softer side and see how see how he got to where he was before he started. The backstory, absolutely.
unknown:Right.
SPEAKER_03:So what they did was they brought in this character that's kind of kind of like um Denzel Washington in Book of Eli. Okay. He was like he was kind of like a mentor type of guy, but had this type of um this background that no one knew anything about. Now the name of that movie is called Later. It's an apocalypse a post-apocalyptic thriller. And right now they're in post-production and it's at three hours long right now. They wrote the song, I mean they wrote the song, excuse me, they wrote the movie, um, I think somewhere in 2017 or 2018. And to give you a background on it, it was um it was after it's it's supposed to be 2025, and it's five years after the pandemic. And he wrote it in 2017. Wow. Yeah. And so they're editing it, and um, I think Monday he said he was gonna release one clip from it. Um it's called Later, a post-apocalyptic thriller. And that that one actually, I would say that it that it actually I would say showcases a little bit more, no, a lot more of my acting skills rather than uh Otis's dream, which was was pretty good, I think.
SPEAKER_00:Well, when it comes now that you know the details of the pandemic, do we make it out alive? You know what happens in 2025 now, clearly.
SPEAKER_03:In the movie, I can't tell you what it is.
SPEAKER_00:Oh no. Oh no, it didn't sound good. I can't tell you whatever. Um, but I do want to know. Real question now, real question. Did you always know you wanted to be an actor?
unknown:Wow.
SPEAKER_03:Um I knew that I was gonna go either one or two routes. Well, actually three routes. Uh I was either going to become a m musician, a famous musician, um, a pop star or whatever, rock and roll R and B. Um, I was gonna become an actor, or I was gonna become an attorney, but most likely an entertainment attorney.
SPEAKER_01:Okay.
SPEAKER_03:Because I still had that creative blood flowing through my my veins. I'm a musician. I've been I play nine instruments, I compose, I've written over 250 to 270 songs. Oh my gosh. I've been writing since 1977, which is I'm gonna tell you how many years that is. It's a while. Well, I'm gonna tell you how many years. It's a while. Yeah, it was a while. I've been writing for 40 years. So um, other than that, I um I was either gonna be musician, uh actor, or a lawyer.
unknown:Okay.
SPEAKER_03:And then with the lawyer, I was I wanted to become uh governor of the state of Illinois. Which is still possible.
SPEAKER_00:Well, nothing's impossible. Exactly. I think you should become famous though, like really famous. Famous and then become famous. And then become government. You can be like a Schwarzenegger.
SPEAKER_03:Yeah, exactly.
SPEAKER_00:Perfect. We figured out your career path.
SPEAKER_03:I had a joke for that, but I won't give you that. I was thinking about it too. I just changed my last name as well.
SPEAKER_04:Well, everybody, we gotta take a quick break because uh my direct is looking over gonna be kind of crazy here, but don't go too far, we'll be right back. Welcome back, everyone. We are here with a multi-talented Christopher Career.
SPEAKER_02:Hey.
SPEAKER_04:Chris, I was just kind of curious. Um, there's people that obviously uh watch our show, and a lot of people are inspired to do different things, especially with the pandemic. People are really branching out, you know, really following what they want to do in life. And there are people out there that either are thinking about getting into acting or maybe have started acting. Um, what advice would you give someone as far as really trying to make this a serious career?
SPEAKER_03:Don't do it. I'm just joking. I'm just joking. Um of course, anything that you put your mind to doing, you can do. If you think that you can do it, you're right. If you think that you can't do it, you're right. So it's up to you to find that that that that uh spark inside of yourself in order for you to go out there and and do it. Um I started off in movies, I would say at age 16. And right now I'm 57 years old. Of course, by this time I'm supposed to be super famous. I'm supposed to be a household. Right.
SPEAKER_02:Yeah.
SPEAKER_03:Right. But the thing is that in between in between 16 and 57, life happened. Um after starting off in in high school, I was in a a movie called My Bodyguard, not The Bodyguard. Oh, I thought my bodyguard. Martin Maul, Ruth Gor Gordon. And so uh from then on I went to another uh television show which was called Lady Blue, which was an ABC miniseries. It was a detective story. And uh it actually uh starred uh Danny Aiello.
SPEAKER_00:Oh, his name's familiar.
SPEAKER_03:Yeah, Danny Aiello just passed away. He was in um a lot of things. He was in uh Do the Right Thing, um Um Harlem Knights. You know, and so um when I was in those particular movies, that's where it's actually started my career. And so after that, I went away to college. And I was studying uh political science at Bathum Cookman in Daytona Beach, Florida. And so I did that until after I finished my undergrad, came back to Chicago, started a band, started to get back in the movies. And so I was doing a lot of extra uh gigs. I was um I was doing what's the name of that? Turks and stirrup echoes by Kevin Bacon. Um I did some movies with uh Keanu Reeves, Morgan Freeman called Deep Impact. Um just a lot of a lot of uh stuff, but I was doing it behind the scenes. But but doing that, I was learning the craft of how everything worked. And so I would be behind the director, like, what is he doing? Okay, and and you know, how are they doing this? And I'm looking at this and it's like change the lenses. Like, what are you changing lenses for? Let me use it. And then so I would see the after effect once I see it on TV. And so I wanted to be behind the scenes and watch it, and also be in front of the camera and see what directors actually want in an actor and be that. So it was uh it was kind of like a it was a learning curve that I I actually uh participated in. And I look at it as, hmm, it's a school where you're getting paid for because you get paid to be extra and you're learning. So actually, what happened after that? I went went on to um um some other things and regular jobs working for um package car del package delivery uh companies that are not gonna be named at this time because you're not giving me any money. So um the last one that I worked for, where things have to absolutely be there on overnight, you could do whatever you want to do with that. And so I was a um a courier there. And my uh boss told me because I was taken off my my uh vacation days and off days or sick days to actually tape Empire. I was on Empire, did 18, 18 episodes of Empire.
SPEAKER_00:Really? Yeah, that's amazing.
SPEAKER_03:Yeah, and I was and I also did Widows and Captive State with John Goodman and things like that. And so my boss was uh seeing that, and uh we would come in, we would come in after being on the road, and they would say, Hey Chris, Chris is on TV. And I'd be like, Oh man, I I would be on on TV in the cafeteria. And so the managers got hip to what I was doing. And so when I would come and ask for another day off, they say, You need to figure out whether you want to be a courier or you want to be an actor.
SPEAKER_00:Well, that's an easy choice, isn't it?
SPEAKER_03:So I said, hmm, is this particular job going to pay me over a million dollars? No. Is acting gonna do it? Yes. So what I did was uh that along with um my mother became gravely ill. Um she was stricken with lung cancer, and I was her sole uh uh caretaker. And so they kept telling me, you know, um, if you are taking off days to do Empire and all the rest of these other shows, you can't take off time or be late to take your mother back and forth to the doctor. So I said acting career, your mother. So I said, okay. And so it was something that I had planned on doing because I took my letter of resignation, I put it in in my backpack, and I think it was February, and I and it said, and I just I was all I had to do was just fill in the date of uh giving my two weeks notice. And I put it in my backpack and took it to work every single day. On on December 5th, I filled in the date. And I decided, I was like, well, you know what? This particular company does not care anything about my career or my mother. So I tell you what, this is what I'm gonna do. I'm gonna quit or resign. And I'm going into acting full time and take care of my mother.
SPEAKER_01:Yeah.
SPEAKER_03:My mother passed away uh April 27th, 2020. Sorry. Oh, thank you, thank you. And uh she was able, before she she died, she was able to see me on TV. In which she was like, I don't know why you keep doing this. Why are you doing this stuff? Thanks, Mom! You need to just go back to work. And so I was like, mom, it's more than that. It is, it is. And so um, after she finally saw me on TV, I I think that it was I was in I was in Chicago Med and I had a speaking role in Chicago Med.
SPEAKER_00:I saw that I'm on your IMDB. I looked in the air, don't worry. Okay, all right.
SPEAKER_03:And so she got a chance to see that and and uh before she passed away. And so she's like, hmm, this is what you wanted to do. And you did it.
SPEAKER_00:How amazing. It's so wonderful that you got to see that.
SPEAKER_03:Oh, yeah, definitely.
SPEAKER_04:Your mom is such a sweet person. You know my favorite video, and you probably know which one I'm about to say. Wow. When you were playing the music and she was just dancing to the music fun, oh my god, I love that video.
SPEAKER_00:So hold on. You guys know each other, know each other. Yeah, yeah, we do a couple of years, okay.
SPEAKER_04:You know what? I always joke, I said either A, a lot of people like me, or I'm just old. Because I seem to know a lot of people, so you know, we do. You know. Could be both, yes, that's true. But oh my god, I love seeing that video. And and and I mean her eyes just light up. You can see the happiness in her face. I love that video.
SPEAKER_03:And she was sick during that time. I remember that. And uh we lived on the southeast side of Chicago. We lived uh on 79th in Euclid. And uh I wanted to move her from that area and take her out. We're in the south suburbs now. Well, we well when we we moved out into the south suburbs, and uh I wanted to give her final uh years of life. Yeah, I wanted her to be be able to enjoy it, to relax and things like that, not worry about what was going on in the inner city and shit. And so um that um she she went kicking and screaming. Did she?
SPEAKER_02:She was not up for it.
SPEAKER_03:Older people don't want things to change. That's true. Yeah, they do not want to change. And so uh that particular clip that you're that you're uh referring to, um, I remember I was putting things together in the in the new house, and I said, Mom, come downstairs. And so she said, What'd you want? Okay, she came downstairs, and I and I put on that song, dun dun, dun, dun, dun, dun, dun. My mother and my father used to love to dance. And then next thing you know, she was just oh my god. That clip got over 2,600 views. Wow. And every time it comes back around my memories, I said, we get another grand. Yep, that was my girl that still is.
SPEAKER_04:Yeah. You know what? Hold that thought. We gotta take a quick break. I know we're having so much fun. Now yeah, but for you all, do not go very far. We're gonna take a very short break and we'll be right back. Awesome. Welcome back, everyone. We are here with a great friend of mine, Christopher Grimm. And Kristen, I know we had to dip out for a quick break, so I will let you go ahead with your question.
SPEAKER_00:And I had just thought of it at the time. It's probably not a very good one, but here we go. As an actor, do you feel that, well, there are lots of methods, right? Meisner, Stanovskovsky, you know, whatever, short lift. Um do you feel, have you like subscribed to any of those, or do you feel that maybe you just like pull from the human experience?
SPEAKER_03:Actually, uh all three. Uh I've studied the Miser uh method of uh of uh method acting. Um after I got the new teeth and certain stuff, I just can't see.
SPEAKER_00:I don't think I'm ever gonna go bad, honestly. That one dude. That one dude.
SPEAKER_03:Yeah, and and actually, and some things I just I just pull from just just life and and experiences of going through certain things. I mean, um mostly when you come across a story that someone gives to you, uh some of those things mirror things that have happened in your life. So it's like, oh, okay, I remember. So that sounds like uh back uh in 1983 happened to me when I was in high school. No, no, no. Hold on, I went in high school in 1983. But anyway.
SPEAKER_00:When you were teaching high school in 1983. No, I won that only.
SPEAKER_03:I graduated in 82. Okay, got it in college in 83. So that's so you know, I I I just pull from certain things that uh from the experiences and and and just things that have actually happened to me. Um and uh from there I just kind of like put everything together and uh that way um I can apply a different type of feeling or a different type of flow that maybe another actor could uh can't do because I still have that that experience along with the things that I've actually studied. And uh another thing that what I'm gonna be doing soon is within the next couple of months, I'm going to be I'm gonna come out with a method of how to actually get into the business. Oh I'm gonna be teaching a a class, well, classes on on that. And so uh watch out for that.
SPEAKER_00:Um you actors out there.
SPEAKER_03:Yeah, all you actors out there are people that just want to be a star. Chris Greer can make you a star. It could happen, never know.
SPEAKER_00:Never know, yeah.
SPEAKER_03:But other than that, I put I put everything together. I have certain methods that I I I kind of like keep to myself. They're kind of like secretive, but they seem to work. Sure. And uh it depends on you can't apply it to everything. You can't, because um different roles calls call for different types of feels. Yes. And so so with that, yeah, I put everything all into one, and then I mold that character into who I want that person to be, or whoever the director or the producer is trying to get across of what this person is like.
SPEAKER_02:Sure.
SPEAKER_04:Now, you know, looking looking back, because actually what you just said just popped in my head. I wanted to know if you had the opportunity to go back to the young Chris and knowing what you know now, what advice or what would you tell your younger self that maybe you know now that you didn't know back then?
SPEAKER_03:Watch your credit. Um wow, you know, um we'll we all uh learn different things during this journey of life. And uh what I probably would tell um uh young Chris, be patient.
SPEAKER_01:Be patient.
SPEAKER_03:This because that's something that it took a while for me to learn, to be patient, because um sometimes making those rash, quick decisions are not the right decision. And so that's what I would tell young Chris if he was listening, because he had a hard head.
SPEAKER_00:I was gonna say, did he listen? Would he have listened? No. No.
SPEAKER_03:He he was headstrong, he uh didn't care about living. It's weird. You know, all that all that fast driving I was doing and stuff like that. You know, it's something strange, and and I know I come I come up with all kinds of strange stuff anyway. Um, you know, if you're driving down the street and you see like a box in the in the street, you go around it, right? Oh yeah, sure. Not young Chris. Not young Chris. You go over it. That's you go through it. Right. Exactly. Exactly. You know, the young Chris.
SPEAKER_00:And you had no idea if it was empty, right? Like there could have been there could have been a puppy in that box.
SPEAKER_03:Could have been a puppy. Could have been a puppy. So you were a murderer. Could have been right, exactly. Pretty much what we're saying here. Chris, the puppy murderer.
SPEAKER_00:The puppy murderer. Fantastic.
SPEAKER_03:Yep. And just like just like now, I'm I'm the guy that if I drop the ice cube on the floor, I don't kick it on the refrigerator now.
SPEAKER_00:That's so responsible.
SPEAKER_03:Goodle. These things you learn, you learn with maturity. Right. And you know, you I see anything in the road, I'm gonna write. Whether the animal is dead or not.
SPEAKER_00:Switching, switching. Changing language.
SPEAKER_04:Just for the record, we love animals. Yeah, me too. I got several of them.
SPEAKER_00:Um, okay, so um you have always you're a musician. Yes. You uh wannabe attorney. So are you still thinking of branching out into like writing and directing? And then you said you have a you're branching out into teaching a little bit. So what are other other aspirations?
SPEAKER_03:Yes, well, um this coming uh this is March. So I think April or May, I'm in a movie called Sessions, and uh it's gonna be shot in Atlanta, and uh after that I'll be directing a movie called Three. Uh this will be my third directing debut.
SPEAKER_00:If you need a 36-year-old female actress, I know where you could find one. I'll keep you in mind.
SPEAKER_04:Let's let's send this plug book.
SPEAKER_00:I mean, you know what? You have to do it on camera or off.
SPEAKER_03:There you go. Right, exactly, exactly.
SPEAKER_00:So you will be directing though.
SPEAKER_03:Yep, I will be directing. Um when it comes to screenwriting, I am also a screenwriter and I've written about five or six different uh screenplays. And so one of them is going to be finally shot in I think it is June or July this coming this coming year called The Other Side of the Sun. And this one I'm supp or I wrote it. I'm supposed to be directing it, I'm starring in it. Um the soundtrack is 80% finished because this I've been working on this uh I would say for the last five or six years.
SPEAKER_00:So you the soundtrack is a lot is all you.
SPEAKER_03:I wrote I wrote all the music to the soundtrack. Uh-huh. And um and I'm also gonna do craft services. I'm gonna be cooking.
SPEAKER_00:Are you are you a cook?
SPEAKER_03:Yeah, I cook good.
SPEAKER_00:Oh, nice.
SPEAKER_03:Yeah, but I'm not gonna do that part. I'm actually thinking about not even acting in it. I was just gonna direct it, produce it, and do the soundtrack and things like that.
SPEAKER_00:So I know we've been talking about I'm sorry, it's probably your turn, but I have a question. Um so we've been talking about actors and kind of their step one. But if you have a movie idea, if you have a script, where would someone go to s to start? What's their step one?
SPEAKER_03:Hmm. Well, the first thing that you can do, um I uh actually have my fiancee is a screenwriter also. Uh matter of fact, the movie that's going to be shot this coming uh April, May uh sessions, uh she wrote it along with her partner, uh John Alexander. And um they start off by uh first having the idea and getting together with someone else if you choose to. And once you have all of your thoughts and everything together with the with the uh the screenplay, then they pitch it to two different people. And sometimes people are like, hmm, that's interesting. We're going ahead, we're gonna go ahead and and um and film that or we're gonna shoot it, or we have a budget for that and everything. So um that is something that you know you have to really investigate and see, you know, who would want that particular uh script, or if they're looking for certain things, you can go to the International Screenwriters Association and they'll say, like, hey, we're looking for horror films, we're looking for love stories, we're looking for this and that. And then you just reach out to those people. Make sure you copyright it first.
SPEAKER_00:Okay, that's a good thing.
SPEAKER_03:Make sure you copyright it first because an idea is an idea. Somebody might be able to say that, you know, this was my idea and make a make a million dollars off of it, and you'll be mad.
SPEAKER_00:Oh, mad would be the word.
SPEAKER_04:Yeah. Chris, we had so much fun today. I don't want to leave out without asking you this final question.
SPEAKER_02:Okay.
SPEAKER_04:If someone is watching right now and they're really serious about getting into doing acting, what advice or what direction would you point them in if they want to do something right now to make that first step?
SPEAKER_03:Okay. That first step, I would um I would start off as an extra. Reach out and go to um like an IMDB, go to uh backstage, um apply, get subscribe to that particular app, and then you'll see what's out there. Sometimes they're looking for extras, sometimes they're looking for lead actors and and things like that. Apply audition for them. And it's a it's a growing process. You'll start you start making those stair steps all up to start them where you want to be. Because I'm not anywhere close to where I will be. But you know, I I have to go back to young Chris and become patient. But it's coming, definitely.
SPEAKER_04:Absolutely. Thank you so much for being on the show. We have so thank you for having me. And don't be a stranger. I'm not. I'll be back uh tomorrow. Come on through. For everyone else, don't go too far, we'll be right. Well, we had such a great time. Oh my god, Chris is so funny, so talented.
SPEAKER_00:Yeah, it's a huge thank you to Christopher Greer, an amazing actor, and just an amazing storyteller in general. So he was great. Um, be sure to follow L Rad TV Network on all of the platforms Facebook, Instagram.
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SPEAKER_04:Take care, everyone. Bye-bye.
