Douglas Taurel
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I'm going to do it. Me too. I'm going to do it. Because she was going to Stephen F. Austin, which is not too far from Lufkin. So it was only like 30 minutes away. It's a four-year school, not too far up. And it was in a town called Nacogdoches. And I said, well, can anybody audition? And he said, yeah, yeah, man, you should audition. It's open auditions right after class. So I went.
I'm going to do it. Me too. I'm going to do it. Because she was going to Stephen F. Austin, which is not too far from Lufkin. So it was only like 30 minutes away. It's a four-year school, not too far up. And it was in a town called Nacogdoches. And I said, well, can anybody audition? And he said, yeah, yeah, man, you should audition. It's open auditions right after class. So I went.
I used to breakdance really bad. And my audition was to be an alligator. What? Yeah. Well, she, it was a children's show. So she said, you know, can you, you know, what, what kind of animal can you do? And so I used to do the centipede. Remember the centipede and break dancing?
I used to breakdance really bad. And my audition was to be an alligator. What? Yeah. Well, she, it was a children's show. So she said, you know, can you, you know, what, what kind of animal can you do? And so I used to do the centipede. Remember the centipede and break dancing?
I used to breakdance really bad. And my audition was to be an alligator. What? Yeah. Well, she, it was a children's show. So she said, you know, can you, you know, what, what kind of animal can you do? And so I used to do the centipede. Remember the centipede and break dancing?
Fucking did I know that? So I would do the centipede and I would make a noise as an alligator. So anyway, she cast me and- All right. So your first role is a centipede alligator. My God. Centipede alligator. Okay. And then before we get off, I want to give you this gift. Okay. But- Yeah, so she loved what I did. She cast me in another children's show.
Fucking did I know that? So I would do the centipede and I would make a noise as an alligator. So anyway, she cast me and- All right. So your first role is a centipede alligator. My God. Centipede alligator. Okay. And then before we get off, I want to give you this gift. Okay. But- Yeah, so she loved what I did. She cast me in another children's show.
Fucking did I know that? So I would do the centipede and I would make a noise as an alligator. So anyway, she cast me and- All right. So your first role is a centipede alligator. My God. Centipede alligator. Okay. And then before we get off, I want to give you this gift. Okay. But- Yeah, so she loved what I did. She cast me in another children's show.
And then she said- What were you then, like a giraffe horse? No, I played a monkey. I played an alligator, a monkey. And then I played, it was another animal. I played a parrot. Okay, what was the first human being you played? Well, so then what happened was, so she goes, you know, you're really good as an actor. If you major in theater, I can give you a theater scholarship.
And then she said- What were you then, like a giraffe horse? No, I played a monkey. I played an alligator, a monkey. And then I played, it was another animal. I played a parrot. Okay, what was the first human being you played? Well, so then what happened was, so she goes, you know, you're really good as an actor. If you major in theater, I can give you a theater scholarship.
And then she said- What were you then, like a giraffe horse? No, I played a monkey. I played an alligator, a monkey. And then I played, it was another animal. I played a parrot. Okay, what was the first human being you played? Well, so then what happened was, so she goes, you know, you're really good as an actor. If you major in theater, I can give you a theater scholarship.
and it'll pay for your books and it'll give you a little bit of money. So I thought, sure. And so I told my mom, she goes, do it. And so I was able to keep my business associate degree and major in theater. So I started studying acting and I never thought of myself as an actor.
and it'll pay for your books and it'll give you a little bit of money. So I thought, sure. And so I told my mom, she goes, do it. And so I was able to keep my business associate degree and major in theater. So I started studying acting and I never thought of myself as an actor.
and it'll pay for your books and it'll give you a little bit of money. So I thought, sure. And so I told my mom, she goes, do it. And so I was able to keep my business associate degree and major in theater. So I started studying acting and I never thought of myself as an actor.
It's everything. You start reading plays, you start studying playwrights, you read the classical plays, you read Shakespeare, you work on, you know, um, you know, um, how to move your body, you know, basic acting stuff, you know, how to, you make weird noises. And basically what they're trying to do is get you to out of yourself. The self-consciousness. Yeah.
It's everything. You start reading plays, you start studying playwrights, you read the classical plays, you read Shakespeare, you work on, you know, um, you know, um, how to move your body, you know, basic acting stuff, you know, how to, you make weird noises. And basically what they're trying to do is get you to out of yourself. The self-consciousness. Yeah.
It's everything. You start reading plays, you start studying playwrights, you read the classical plays, you read Shakespeare, you work on, you know, um, you know, um, how to move your body, you know, basic acting stuff, you know, how to, you make weird noises. And basically what they're trying to do is get you to out of yourself. The self-consciousness. Yeah.
But I, because, so I moved a lot too, you know, I lived in, um, I was born in LA. Then I moved to Buenos Aires, Argentina. Then I moved to Bogota, Colombia. Then I moved to Houston. So I was the new kid a lot. And then there was divorces, separations. Then I would go to another school. So my self-mechanism was... being a jokester. Extrovert. Yeah. The forced extrovert. Yeah.
But I, because, so I moved a lot too, you know, I lived in, um, I was born in LA. Then I moved to Buenos Aires, Argentina. Then I moved to Bogota, Colombia. Then I moved to Houston. So I was the new kid a lot. And then there was divorces, separations. Then I would go to another school. So my self-mechanism was... being a jokester. Extrovert. Yeah. The forced extrovert. Yeah.
But I, because, so I moved a lot too, you know, I lived in, um, I was born in LA. Then I moved to Buenos Aires, Argentina. Then I moved to Bogota, Colombia. Then I moved to Houston. So I was the new kid a lot. And then there was divorces, separations. Then I would go to another school. So my self-mechanism was... being a jokester. Extrovert. Yeah. The forced extrovert. Yeah.