Unbraiding Quotes

“People outside the industry pruriently ask how he gets through sex scenes, nudity, baring it physically. They miss the point.
Sure, that takes some courage. But, man, it’s ALL like that.
Try crying in front of sixty-three people, most of whom are there to do jobs like lighting your face so the tears are in focus while the snot and spit fall behind — or surrounding you with mics to make sure the sound of your sobbing, disconsolate self falling apart is picked up cleanly, so you won’t have to dub over it in post six months later. That crew of people, expertly watching you turn feral with the grief that’s causing your character to make monumentally bad decisions leading to the epiphany that finally turns it around in the third act. Could anything be more naked, more intimate than tearing your soul inside out in service to the
story?
It’s tantric.
Visceral.”
― Laurie Perez, Unbraiding: Actor | Producer | Father: A Story in Three Strands

“Each time, the fall looked brilliant and effectively dangerous against the green screen, but he wasn’t satisfied until he stuck the landing and heard the rebound clap. Everyone from riggers to grips marked the occasion with good, honest cheers reverberating in the giant, hollow cube.”
― Laurie Perez, Unbraiding: Actor | Producer | Father: A Story in Three Strands