What did you do
to prepare yourself for the role of “Dustin Kimura” in the series Codename:
Danger?
My agent called me to let me know there was a
casting call and they were looking specifically for an Asian male to play in
one of the leads. So of course I’m thinking “oh great, there are only like five
of us in Hollywood and it’ll most likely go to Jet Li, Daniel Dae Kim or John
Cho.” But it would have been my luck they’d choose Bobby Lee. But I looked over
the script enthusiastically, my interest growing more and more as I saw how
detail oriented with technology the part called for. That of course caused me
to doubt my chances of winning the role even more. The day of the audition I
went in, mouth dry and palms sweaty and who do I see leave the audition booth
before me? Yep, Bobby fucking Lee. Honestly I was about to turn around and
leave right then but I had made the forty-five minute drive through traffic to
get there and I needed to just believe in myself and my ability. And I gotta
say I pretty much nailed it. Later on I heard that Bobby was only there filming
a piece for one of his side projects. Still, it twisted my stomach in knots
seeing him.
