Welcome to Feellessly Failing Hot Seat. In this EP, I fire rapid questions at one of our feellessly failing guests. P.S. I'm gonna be honest with you. I'm not so good at the rapid part. I get to intrigued by the awesome answers. Now, a new EP is gonna drop every Wednesday. So enjoy this shorter style episode of Feellessly Failing Hot Seat. - Welcome to the hot seat. You're actually going to nail this first question because what is your name? - Damon Harriman. - And you're quite nervous about this hot seat. - Yeah, that's the only answer I feel comfortable. Answering like what is your favorite feel in the space is I find very, it makes me just, it makes my brain go, no, I'm not gonna tell ya. - Okay, let's start with an easy one. - All right. - Would you say you prefer sweet or savory? - I think my friends would say, yeah, I have quite the sweet tooth. My actor writer friend Kate Mulvaney bought me a box once of 12, a variety box of crispy creams with all 12. And then she took a photograph of them a day later, which she often reminds me of, with a bite out of each one. - Oh, so you had to taste each flavor. - To taste each one to know I had to. Yeah, so I think probably sweet. - Yeah, yeah, I think that's a good, have you tried Dunkin' Donuts here as well? That's very Americana. - Yeah, I'd probably not for a while, but yeah. - They're not a good maple glaze. It's good, very Americana though. The nutritionist should not be telling you that. - No, that's true. - Do you have a favorite city? Obviously you spend so much time here. - I do love New York City. I mean, yeah, I think in terms of a city that offers a bit of everything and fills you with excitement when you get there and-- - All the theater too. - Yeah, there's just a buzz in the air. It's hard to beat. - Yeah, yeah. Okay, what about nature spot? - I mean, I'm gonna, because I grew up in Adelaide, I'm gonna say the Adelaide Hills. There is some beautiful, beautiful spots in the Adelaide Hills. I like greenery in general. I think I'm more of like, if I was to have a view, I would rather, rather than a water view, I'd rather like a green, like a beautiful forest vibe view. Yeah. - There's a theory that people love that love would pick forest over ocean. This is some psychology thing, not afraid of death. - I'm not afraid of death. - Really? - Yeah, that's so interesting. Oh, I've never heard that. - That's interesting. - But I'm genuinely not afraid of death. I'm afraid of a painful death. I don't wanna, or a terrifying death. Definitely don't wanna be plummeting, you know. - Yeah, burn alive, none of that. - Yeah, don't even burn alive. No, thank you. But the actual, if someone said you're going to bed tonight and you're not gonna wake up, I'd be like, yeah, okay. - Oh, wow, what a gift. - I mean, I'd feel horrible for people who care about me. Like, I know that would be horrible because it is horrible to lose someone. But for me, yeah, I know I don't fear it. - This is why you love Ricky Gervais. He talks about that quite a bit. - Right. - He's like, it's not bad for me. It's bad for you. - Right, right. - Okay, is there a movie you've seen recently or an actor where you're like, oof. - The movie that blew my socks off recently was a movie called Close, which it's about these two boys. I can't remember, I think it's from a Scandinavian country or is it from Austria or Germany or something like that? It's been a while since I saw it. It is an extraordinary film. I think it was on a car in a couple of years ago. But anyway, amazing actor. I'm a big fan of this guy, Josh O'Connor, who played the young Prince Charles in the crown and is in the challenges. And there's another movie he's in. He's kind of really on fire at the moment. And he's got heat, I would say he's got heat. But he's really good. I'm super impressed by him. And Mike Feist, actually, who I worked with and by writers. And he's also in challenges. He's another brand actor. - Their combo was amazing in challenges. - Yeah, they're both superb there. - I didn't give you a heads up on this one, so you can pass it. Is there a play that you just love that you could go back to like an old classic, like a Tennessee or an Arthur Miller? - I'd love, well, this isn't a classic yet. Maybe it's, well, it's probably getting there. August is Sage County, I love that play. I think that is, it was kind of an instant classic, really. Yeah, that's, I'd say August is Sage County. - Is there anything on your bucket list that you're like, oh, like play or move, like working with someone? Is there anyone where you're like, oh, I'd love to work with them, or a play you'd love to work on? - I mean, I'd love to work with Meryl Streep. That's a very clichéd, but thing to say, but she's so good. In terms of like a role or something, I would love to do, like, I've played a few real people before, but always in little bits, I would love to do like a really deep dive kind of thing where you are, I guess, like say, playing Truman Capote that Philip Seymour Hoffman did, or that kind of role, I mean, they don't come along very often, and they may never come along, but that would be like a true dream to be able to really have something, do something like that, yeah. - Million dollar question, though, would you want them to still be alive? - Probably better if they wouldn't, I think. I think that's, I played the manager of In Access, Chris Murphy, sadly passed away a couple years ago, but, and he was a producer on the show, and he was offered on set. I'd be like, I could see him in my peripheral vision as I was doing him. I'd be like, Chris, I love you, but I can't, please don't be in my eye light. It's really weird seeing you while I'm being here. - Yeah, that's wild, slash fun, though. - Fun, yeah. - Did he have feedback after? Would he be like, uh? - No, he was actually incredibly generous and lovely, and yeah, no, he was awesome. - Final question, little tip bit of advice for an actor. You can pick whatever you want, you can use something from the long form interview we just did. - I guess, yeah, look, as a general thing, I would just say, work out what you're good at, what your thing is, what you're, what you're likely to be cast in, and that doesn't mean pick one thing, it might be one thing, or the one thing might be that it's anything, you know? Like, but just work out what you, and try and be as objective as you can. It's hard when you're talking about yourself, because most people who want to be actors think they can do it, because why would they do it otherwise? But try and really get a gauge of, you know, like, I know that I can't really sing, I can sing okay, but I'm not a singer, and that's probably a bit easier to tell, because you can just sing something and play it back, and go, whoa, that's out of tune. Acting's a bit more, you know, he wants, you gotta, like, one person's good actor is not necessarily the same for someone else, but I think try and get a grasp of what your thing is, what you're good at, what you're capable of, and then take it from there, so that you're being realistic about, you know, and can then also try and navigate the industry in a way that works to your benefit. - That makes total sense, like, know what you're selling, essentially, it's like that business side of it. - Yes, and I don't mean to say that in a way that, like, think of yourself as a commodity, but, you know, there is an element of that, and just going, you know, if you are a six foot guy that's really good looking, that can really only play a version of yourself, and is fine with that, then that's totally fine, and just do that and go with that, and have the social media that, well, the engines have begun, the engines are firing up. - No, that's perfect timing, but it's perfect. - But, yeah, you know, I think having that awareness can really be a benefit. - Yeah, I love that, it makes total sense. Damon, you're wonderful, thank you. And you nailed the hot seat, friend. - That wasn't as scary as I thought it might be. - You did awesome, thank you. (upbeat music) (upbeat music) [BLANK_AUDIO]
