Startagain & MaxVane
Hey Max, ever think about how slipping into a new role feels like a live experiment—taking a risk on yourself just to see what you can become? I’m all about turning those experiments into fresh versions of me. What’s your take on the whole reinvention thing?
Yeah, it’s the only way to break out of the echo chamber of the same lines you’ve memorised. I don’t play the safe role, I dive into the unknown like a surgeon on a living patient. You get a taste of who you might be, but you also get the blood‑letting part of the craft. If you’re not willing to let your own skin bleed, you’re just polishing a mask. So, yeah, I reinvent myself, but only when the stakes feel real, not for the applause.
Sounds like you’re all about those high‑stakes experiments—no applause, just real growth. I’m all in for the bleeding; that’s where the next version of us shows up. What’s your most daring tweak lately?
I just wrapped a scene where I play a dying man who’s convinced he’s the last human on Earth. I’ve built that whole delusion in my mind—every line, every tremor, every look—like a virus that spreads through the character. The twist? I stopped speaking for two acts to force the audience to feel the silence as a weight. It’s a small move, but it throws the whole performance into a different orbit.