eric schweig interview

Year by year. [Laughs] In case people liked ours better! That, perhaps, is petty stuff. COURIER || Or was it a sex scene? Of Inuit and German descent, Eric Schweig is the star player of the Aboriginal Peoples Television Networks Gemini award-winning series Blackstone, which premieres Wednesday, January 11th. ES: No. have been because they had aged so much and the paint had flaked off. it was aged down, but we just took a shot at it and it turned out wicked. If that's all you can get then, yeah, that's a problem. E: I caught that myself! I can't remember which scene it was. We were particularly struck by his comments pertaining to children which seemed MP: Regarding the children's drama group that you're involved in . your girlfriend's name is Gail? My birth name is Ray Dean Thrasher while my adopted legal name is Eric Kurt Schweig. That's because people listen to them. Enjoy! MUSINGS || That's good because anything that can you know what I'm into in? So, no, not to me. Although at one point they wanted to shave everybody's hair off. He's a hard worker. Go To The MOHICAN PRESS BOOK SHOPPE, For More Mohican Musings, Use The MOHICAN MUSINGS INDEX. We don't have the numbers; we represent less than 5% of the total population in North America. I love. ES: Yeah.it's a.. yeah. MP: I guess you believe that judgment on any society falls on how they treat their children and their elders? That would've been really cool if they'd have done that. We love his portrayal of Uncas. But you know who they don't ban? He was in good humor throughout. MP: We've heard about those. If you don't love what you're doing then don't do it. ES: I liked killing all those guys on the side of the cliff. Eric Schweig was originally born as Ray Dean Thresher, in Inuvik, Northwest Territories on June . ], MP: [Laughing!] They would have liked to have seen that scene kept in or at least the relationship more developed, alongside Hawkeye and Cora's. ES: Yeah, it didn't have to be as epic as the battle scene in the valley there, but maybe with half the all the guys but not the inten [breaks off] let's have a hockey game! MP: If they remain in a family setting, or beyond that even, where they feel their worth, I guess they'll remain very vibrant? I've always been into that, ever since I was a kid. Just like a long haired actor .. if the only thing anybody wanted him to play is a drug crazed hippie from the 60s, you know, RIGHTS RESERVED - Use of material elsewhere - including text, images, and I: Was there another person in your canoe one that wasn't scripted? MP: Uncas. Perhaps we are wrong. Is there anything that you are aware of any possibilities on the horizon that they can look forward to? Zusammenfassung: An interview with the director of the series. them in the first place. Director: David Winning | Stars: Kevin Sorbo, Tom Sizemore, Aleks Paunovic, Ami Dolenz 2. Apparently they're shooting in Washington State. Eric Schweig was born in Inuvik, Canada, on 19 June 1967. And if he could magnify that with a damned megaphone, he was happy as hell. ES: [Laughter] Yeah! We won't have a leg to stand on Not just a regular 20th century guy? Yeah, you know, I am a good guy. Yeah, ask any actor and they will tell you one of the most fun things to do is to make a departure from yourself and play a villain. Was that difficult to achieve? [2] You know, he hung out and he talked to . anybody. You can't put some little guy next to someone like Daniel Day-Lewis. MP: When you watch the movie it seems as though you guys had bonded. "ALL THESE CHARACTERS ARE BASED ON FICTION!". And that's not the way it's supposed to be. MP: As a follow-up to that many people who have seen the movie have been inspired to learn more about the period. It'll probably never happen, but if it came around, I would. I've never been, well.. they treated me like royalty. You know, you gotta start somewhere and they're starting small but they're starting. This is all in the 1800s and actually we shot it over at the ranch where they shot Legends of the Fall. It's retarded. Their living conditions were bad, like one loo [bathroom] for 400 guys. We had a love scene that was cut out. Yeah, they cut that out, they must have. MP: A lot of the people who come to our web site are coming because of an interest in you. ES: Yes, I'd rather be seen as an individual who chooses acting as a profession. ES: You know, I don't know where the collection is. It's a DAMN sight better than movies they had in the 50s. The point is that it's not really anti-anybody. There's these assholes running around kidnapping kids. Georgia and me, Wes, Russell, Daniel, and Steven Waddington went out there for about a month and that was about as close to bonding we got. I think if ANY Indian actor is going to use their profession, acting, as a forum it should be to advocate things like what happens to you I: The editing in the film is a little off sometimes. to see that kind of ugliness but it's the truth. It was fun! E: Michael Mann was running around behind everyone in the editing room making them do it shouting, "What are you doing?". you've got Scots running around half naked and even in a period piece about Indians, just take The Last of the Mohicans for example .. You've got European born actors recreating roles from over 200 years ago. I wouldn't ES: Well, the doors are opening now. We have seen your work and it's beautiful. But all these kids running around and you know, the east coast and the west coast rappers, blowing each other apart, now THAT'S scary. Fortunately, we have the type of material that forces you to be into it and serious, otherwise you would just come across as phony. You seem to be down on period pieces because they cast Indians in loin cloths and stuff like that. Tom & Huck or Pontiac Moon if they were done differently, not Tom & Huck, but Pontiac Moon. I mean Russell and I did, but you know, Russell and I Daniel and I come from we might as well be a zillion miles away. I don't know what he does now, but he was when we were on the set. MP: Okay, well. aside from the masks, which will obviously be going to take a lot of your time and focus.. are you still pursuing your acting career? They found around 300 copperhead snakes and it took quite awhile to build the thing. That was a pain in the ass, to say MP: I understand you worked with horses in that film. MP: Do any of the locations stick out in your mind as a favorite place? (A boyish laughter interrupts the train of thought.). MP: How about firing a musket. Ava Burnett. We have feasts around here and they eat first. I: Well, that explains that! STOREFRONT || Interesting as the article may be, it is so wrought with errors of fact, and of assumption, that it's hard to determine WHERE to begin. An anger at the people who made the film and some of those who were cast in it. So, what they would like to know is what would just dump you off and you're there. It was stupid not to! out but don't stay out too late. And so, it has to start with YOU. MP: Okay, many people are sincerely anxious to see you in more films. Then laughter] You know, Want To Purchase One Of Eric's Videos? It looks like this interview was written very tongue in cheek, so don't take everything too seriously. Perhaps much is taken out of context. E: No, I haven't. It's a shame we [Indian actors] haven't been given the opportunity to well, you know, Wes is doing really good. It comes from people not talking to their elders and not listening to them. Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on YouTube. E: Oh, yeah. You know what? ES: Yeah, it's the same way. I: What kind of qualities do you think they were looking for, that maybe you had that other people didn't? He'd rap with the extras and . anybody who was around. He's a nice enough guy. I: How did you feel about the battle scenes, especially the scenes when the deposed British troops are leaving the fort and the Hurons are waiting for them? You know, you can't just take a couple of whacks at it with an adze and take off for three weeks and come back and do it, it will take forever. I don't use it. It's too bad that I was born out of abuse, but you know, that's how most of us are. I've been around horses. But Russell Means (Chingachgook) said, "NO, I'm an Indian. AMERICAN HISTORICAL SIMULATIONS MP: Well, I'll tell you what, if you said you'd consider it I think they'd say "anything"! Interviewing is something we hadn't done I was adopted at six months of age. It's also the truth that you have to do something about it. E: No, I didn't. films. He doesn't really think that just because an American Indian becomes a director that he will be able to craft a totally objective, and accurate, film? [Laughter]. In the past, a hundred years ago, we would watch our toddlers, and what they had predisposition for doing. I'm not trying to be antagonistic. MP: To date, you've been in two movies with him, The Last of the Mohicans and The Broken Chain. He was into powder rifles and stuff like that. We sort of guessed at what they would MUSINGS || I. It would be wild to go to Moscow and find all these masks all over the place. ADOPTION SPEECH DELIVERED BY ERIC SCHWEIG, An oldie, but goodie 1992 ERIC SCHWEIG INTERVIEW. MP: Okay. You've given a positive image of a Native American. retrospect, how do you feel about the quality of that film? And we had to do a lot of running and stuff. Now you see movies like Dances With Wolves or The Last of the Mohicans and there is some attempt to show Indian people as people, so when my little girl says to me, while pointing to YOU, "That's one of the good guys", you've done MP: What WAS filmed? So what if the film was not shot in the He is corrupt and if he can't get what he wants done one way, he'll get it done another. passionate, heartfelt, and poignantly expressed. A GUEST AT THE GREAT MOHICAN GATHERING OF 1999. MESSAGE BOARD, STOREFRONTS! Certainly, we have a new found appreciation for interviewers! MP: He's been real busy.. doing quite well. Lots of it, and we have to control it. Before that I had no idea what they were doing up there. It doesn't matter what kind of crooks they were! Was that ever filmed? That's no lie either. We just see the rushes. Did he really think the movie would "stink"? [Laughter]. I'm getting a script in a couple of days. ES: Yeah. 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