David Marchese

Does it make you want to live somewhere else? What do you mean, live somewhere else? What do you mean, like run? Well, it's just the reality of the danger in California is, it's scary.

Let me shift gears for a second. I want to ask you about family. Did having children change your perspective on the work at all?

Let me shift gears for a second. I want to ask you about family. Did having children change your perspective on the work at all?

A thing I'm always curious about with actors is, and just artists generally, is when they realize it is also a business and a money-making enterprise. And, you know, it's not just this pure thing where you follow your artistic bliss all the time. And it's sort of what you're describing a little bit. Like at some point you thought, well, I got to take money-making jobs.

A thing I'm always curious about with actors is, and just artists generally, is when they realize it is also a business and a money-making enterprise. And, you know, it's not just this pure thing where you follow your artistic bliss all the time. And it's sort of what you're describing a little bit. Like at some point you thought, well, I got to take money-making jobs.

Does that affect how you approach the work itself?

Does that affect how you approach the work itself?

But does it affect the work? Like, if you know that something is a money job, basically, do you go about doing that job any differently? If you're asking me, did I ever take a job for money?

But does it affect the work? Like, if you know that something is a money job, basically, do you go about doing that job any differently? If you're asking me, did I ever take a job for money?

I think you're... There's got to be a difference in the calculus when you say yes to Mississippi Masala or even Malcolm X as opposed to Virtuosity or... Ricochet, action movies.

I think you're... There's got to be a difference in the calculus when you say yes to Mississippi Masala or even Malcolm X as opposed to Virtuosity or... Ricochet, action movies.

You know, going back to the subject of... Your children? They all work in the business, right? Mm-hmm. Was that something that you felt like you had to navigate with them or talk with them?

You know, going back to the subject of... Your children? They all work in the business, right? Mm-hmm. Was that something that you felt like you had to navigate with them or talk with them?

Why didn't they tell you?

Why didn't they tell you?

Yeah, the piano competition.

Yeah, the piano competition.

What have you learned about being an artist from her?

What have you learned about being an artist from her?

So do you still not look at yourself as an artist?