Dante Basco-known for his role as Rufio in Hook and decades of film roles-details the inner workings of getting roles in Hollywood, and expression through spoken word poetry. We discuss producing films that focus on Asian experience (like the Awesome Asian Bad Guys series), advice from Steven Spielberg and Dustin Hoffman, and much more in this uncensored interview for The Lip, hosted by Daniel DiPiazza.
Danté Basco is an American actor, voice actor, poet, and dancer. He is best known for voicing Zuko in the Nickelodeon series Avatar: The Last Airbender, Jake Long from the Disney series American Dragon: Jake Long, and playing Rufio in the 1991 live-action Peter Pan film Hook.
00:01 Introducing Dante Basco
00:40 Getting the role of Rufio and working with Steven Spielberg.
04:00 Learning to stop imitating the greats.
05:15 An embarrassing situation with Dustin Hoffman as Hook.
07:15 Continuing to work and the game of acting-big budget to smaller.
08:10 Roles, race and luck in Hollywood.
12:00 The Poetry Lounge and open mic expression.
13:08 Video clip, poetry lounge.
15:30 Not getting hung up appearances.
18:30 Upcoming titles, and goals for filmmaking.
19:40 Public scrutiny, Lebron James and Keanu Reeves.
22:45 Conventions and cult fandom.
24:50 Growing up working and missing things during childhood.
27:10 Being good vs. being famous.
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