Film Courage: We want to go back to the first day that you quote unquote quit Hollywood, can remember this day? Do you remember some of the emotions that you were feeling?
Jason Park, Director, Producer, Writer, Actor, and Cinematographer: Yes, actually at this time I was an actor and it was just acting and it was the Plan A. I don’t need a Plan B. Either I’m going to make it or that’s it, right? Very naive of me but it got me a long way. I was called out to this audition and I drove from Orange County and I drove to this casting. I forget where it was but it was somewhere by Universal Studios. I remember having this inner dialogue with myself and I was like Alright, I’m going to go to this casting. This is going to determine. I was talking to God, I was like This is the one. Either I booked this and something happens or I’m done. The sign on this day couldn’t have been any clearer to me that at this moment in life the universe was like This is just not right for you. I go to the lot. I said Hey, I’m here for a casting. I forget what it was for and they’re like There is no casting. I said Okay. I checked my email. The day is right, everything is right. Last minute the casting director changed the audition date to another day. So that was as clear as it was. I was like Okay, I got it. I got the sign. I’m done. At this moment (I kind of get goosebumps now talking about it) I was…(Watch the video interview on Youtube here).
BIO:
Jason Park is an accomplished Director, Producer, Writer, Actor, and Cinematographer. Living in Atlanta, GA with a background in both acting and narrative filmmaking. Jason was raised on the Big Island of Hawai’i. After finishing high school, he moved to Los Angeles California, where he found his passion for videography, acting, and filmmaking. He began booking commercials and print work for companies like Apple, Samsung, McDonald’s, Subway, and the list goes on. He’s been in films with actors such as Brittany Snow (Pitch Perfect), Ross Butler (Shazam) Christian Serratos (Selena), David Oyelowo (Gringo), and Evan Ross (The Hunger Games). After appearing in films, commercials, and print campaigns. The actor decided to passionately work on breaking barriers for Asian-American actors, directors, writers, and creators in American Cinema. Leading him to create films with Asian leads in non Asian stereotypical roles.
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