Sanj Surati Talks
Episode 03
Roz Brierley
Date: Wednesday 22nd April 2020

This is the third episode of the Sanj Surati Talks podcast and features the actor Roz Brierley and was recorded on Wednesday 22nd April 2020 during the Corona Virus Lockdown.

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And her Twitter - https://twitter.com/RozBrierley

Roz is currently represented by Red Door Vision and can be contacted via:

https://www.reddoorvision.co.uk

What we spoke about:
Roz grew up in Indonesia
She has been acting since 2014
She started her showbiz career in Television Production
Roz regards herself as a comedy actor
Acting allows her to explore human behaviour
She started off doing some student films
Her first pro gig was to be a bullied person for a corporate video
Disney Aladdin
Mainly does short films
Has done stage work
Covid 19
Better Call Saul – Bob Odenkirk
Ozark
Tiger King – Stats from The Verge:
https://www.theverge.com/2020/4/21/21229440/tiger-king-netflix-numbers-nielsen-ratings-earnings-series-stranger-things-money-heist

Acting
Auditions
Commercials work
Researching a role
Royal Lifeboat Institute
Her favourite role is was when she worked on “Passed the buck” written by Andy Ash
Trailer: https://youtu.be/8YumBlHvqHY
Working in LA and what the scene is like out there.

Advice:
Be prepared for a tough ride
Don’t stress about the process
Don’t take anything too personally
Be true
Let yourself go and be vulnerable
Is this believable and figure out why it is not believable

Casting agents can be

Influences:
Meryl Streep
Leonardo DiCaprio
Ricky Gervais

What acting classes did you do?
Silvia Young stage school
Actor Centre – Vicky Jones
Acting for TV & Screen – Had to do an emotional piece to camera – Someone made her crying

Spotlight
Have been on there for five years.
Positive experience – Opens you up to a lot of roles
Covid 19 has slowed down the process – However, there are more self-tapes happening.

How do you manage ego
If you can’t do something, you figure out why you can’t do something and figure out how you do it.

Launched over the Covid 19 lockdown, The Sanj Surati Talks Podcast is a channel for Sanj’s discussions with people he knows and a few discussions with himself. There is no agenda but hopefully some healthy debates. Feel free to tweet your thoughts using the hashtag #sanjsuratitalks on Twitter and instagram, and we’d love it if you could rate, review, listen on all the podcast places including iTunes, Google, Spotify, Stitcher and the lot. These Podcasts will also be running on Youtube.

Sanj Surati is a stand-up comedian, method actor and entrepreneur born and bred in London, England

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