Exclusive
Interview with Patrick O'Connor
Part
Two
Question # 6:
Ela asks:
What kind of movies would you like to produce/write
inthe future?
What is the best part of producing/writing
films?
I like
romantic comedies best because you get drama and comedy. Plus all my
friends
and people we met from The Immaculate Misconception are extremely
talented
comedic actors. The next project we'll probably produce is a script
I wrote
called Just A Kiss which is a romantic comedy. Plus they're also very
marketable.
The best part of producing and writing is getting to use the
creative
process. I couldn't handle a job that didn't allow me to exercise
any
creativity. It's also very rewarding to see all your hard work come
together
on the screen. When something I write makes someone laugh or
cry....it's
a very special feeling.
Question # 7:
Farrah the Clown asks:
Can you tell me a liitle more about Just
A Kiss?
How autobiographical is it?
Just
A Kiss is based on an encounter that me and two friends had. While
everything
came out okay I always wondered what would happen if things
turned
out the other way. That led me to start writing. So while it is based
on an
autobiographical event it is now more fictional than real.
Question # 8:
Kristi Campbell asks:
I am familiar with the actor Dale Wade Davis.....is
he the same
Dale Davis as in the Immaculate Misconception?
Most
likely. Dale has been in many commercials, movies and TV shows. He was
also
an Emmy award winning news reporter and producer in Houston before he
started
acting full time. You've probably seen him in JAG (with Larry) and
Unsolved
Mysteries as well as the movies Rocketman and Tin Cup. He also just
finished
shooting an independent film titled "Once Upon a Renaissance" in
Dublin
Ireland.
Question # 9:
Little Willow asks:
What is your favorite classic film and why?
Easily
Casablanca. I love the backdrop, the way it was shot and the very
simple
storyline that leads to so much conflict and drama. Casablanca and
it's
themes play a big part in my script Just A Kiss. Plus Ingrid Bergman
was
and is hot.
Question # 10:
Crimson Kahn asks:
Are you working on any scripts now that
you would like to
produce sometime in the furture? If so what
are they about?
I just
finished one titled In Dreams that I worked on with an Independent
Producer.
We hope to finalize the script and then raise funding. I just
started
working on a script titled The Free Agent that Disney is interested
in.
Also me and Larry are planning on working on a script together.
Producing
is fun because you have a creative control but it's also a lot of
work.
I feel that I am a better writer than producer so I would definitely
consider
selling my script to others to produce, provided they kept the tone
and
theme the same. But at the same time if someone offers me a chance to
produce
something I wrote I'd do it in a heartbeat.
Part 3 will be up soon, so make sure you check back often.
Note: If you were wondering why there were no credits next to the questions it is because I came up with all the questions here and send them to Patrick, as I am waiting for people to send some questions in. If only a few questions are sent then there is a greater likely hood of your question being chosen, but also the interview won't be as fun. So send in as many questions as you like and I'll chose the most interesting, silly etc. questions for Patrick to answer.