Victoria G Interviews Danny Brown

Victoria G: What inspired you to become an actress?

Danny Brown: I was always a performer as a child. By performer I mean performing songs for my family and doing little fashion shows in our living room. It was freshman year of high school the first time I auditioned for a musical, I made it into the ensemble of "Kiss Me Kate". I fell in love with being on stage and I never looked back. My love for theater flourished into a love for film and tv acting in my early/mid 20s.

VG: Who are your acting inspirations?

DB: Viola Davis, Cate Blanchett

VG: What is your favorite thing about acting?

DB: There are so many things that are my favorite! The adrenaline rush you get the second before the director says "action!". Connecting with people from all over the world through a character that you brought to life.

VG: What was your first acting job?

DB: Out of college where I got a BFA in Acting my first acting job was with a children's theater company called Chamber Repertory Theatre. They're based in Boston. We traveled all over the country performing a play called "Eureka" at different theaters and schools.

VG: What is your favorite project you have ever done?

DB: My first feature film called "West and the Ruthless". We shot it at Old Tuscon Movies Studios in Tuscon, Arizona. The whole experience from top to bottom was amazing.

VG: What are some qualities you look for in a project?

DB: A character with depth and complexity from a writer with an important and intriguing story to tell.

VG: Which character that you have played so far has been the most similar to you?

DB: I'd say the character from "West and the Ruthless". She was a biracial woman trying to find her place in the world. I felt so much connection to it that the audition monologue I received I memorized within 5 minutes, no joke haha

VG: How would you describe yourself in three words?

DB: Straightforward, quirky, loyal

VG: What are your social media handles?

DB: I have an Instagram but I never use it, I'm not a big social media person: @DannyvBrown

VG: Where do you see yourself in ten years?

DB: A stable, versatile acting career. Most likely living back in New York City with lots of pets.

VG: What are three qualities every actor should have?

DB: Drive, Humility, Sense of Humor.

VG: Do you have any advice for an aspiring actor?

DB: Keep going! You're going to get a lot of rejection but you learn to live with it. There are a lot of people who will lose interest or drive in acting because of the rejection but if you keep pushing you'll make it. Believe in yourself, you got this.

VG: What's next for you?

DB: Everything!!!

VG: RAPID FIRE QUESTIONS MAC or PC

DB: P.C.

VG: Romantic movies or Scary movies

DB: Romantic

VG: Chocolate or Vanilla

DB: Vanilla

VG: Apples or Bananas

DB: Apples

VG: Spider-Man or Thor

DB: Spider-Man (yes Brooklyn!)

VG: Spring or Winter

DB: Winter

VG: Pink or Red

DB: Red

VG: What have you been doing while in quarantine?

DB: Writing music, spending time with my boyfriend and dog, LOTS of Netflix, baking, cooking.