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Motivation Inspiration Success
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Friday, 27 January 2012 |
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I found this quote today on www.nannystate.com.au from Steve Jobs:
Steve Jobs of Apple to a critical questioner “By the way, what have you
done that’s so great? Do you create anything, or just criticise others’
work and belittle their motivations”.
So next when someone starts to put you down, question your goals, or is just negative when it should really be no concern of theirs maybe you'd like to quote Mr. Jobs.
Don't let anyone destroy your dreams.
"Never argue with an idiot, it just makes two idiots" - Brad Sugars
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Tuesday, 01 November 2011 |
Vikingdom, a new movie by Epic Pictures, surprisingly about Vikings has me in a leading role as Thor.
What do vikings do? Murder, rape, plunder, go to war, ride in dragon headed longships and terrorise all of Europe for centuries - oh and discover the "New World" long before Columbus, etc.
Thor? Isn't he the lovable, goofy god from the recent superhero movie of the same name? No.
Definitely not. The mythical Thor was a different person, a lot different, and in Vikingdom they are protraying him closer to his mythical roots in a role that is less acting for me and more an extrapolation of my own personality.
Not to mention that I already have years of experience playing the role of Thor.....
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Thursday, 27 October 2011 |
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Aspiring actors: remember nothing is sure until the contracts are signed.
Now having laid my disclaimer - Has Conan scored another major win? Of course I have or I'd have nothing to write about.
What is it? Well until the contracts are done I will not say but I think it is what would be termed a leading role in a decent budget movie that is (again) highly suitablefor me - funny how I tend to target these movies/roles exclusively isn't it?
For now I'll say I've flown to another country, have had meetings and everyone, especially me, seems very pleased and things are moving ahead.
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Thursday, 18 August 2011 |
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I finished filming on Spartacus Season 02 today (hopefully - waiting for the rushes to be checked) and I have to say this is going to be an awesome piece of footage. The other actors I worked with were great upcoming stars, the stuntmen easy going, the Directors very approachable and helped me be my best. My makeup artist went beyond the call of duty, the Producers looked after my ridiculous dietary requirements, AD's were so helpful, as were catering and the Doof Doof boys. In fact everyone made my work very enjoyable and hassle free.
Fantastic. It was such a pleasure working as part of the team all pulling in the same direction....
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Monday, 01 August 2011 |
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I can now formally announce that I have signed with the Starz TV series SPARTACUS. As such I am now again in New Zealand preparing for my role during The Hobbit hiatus.
As a bonus today I recieved the six episodes of the prequel season of Spartacus - Gods Of The Arena to watch as background information. Not being a big watcher of TV personally, and not having access to the program at home in Asia this is the first I have seen of the series. (Season 02 was delayed and a prequel made in it's stead. So even though this is Season 02 it is the 3rd season of the series that has been made).
And I must say that I am impressed. I have watched episodes 01 to 04 straight with only breaks to cook food, and by the looks of it I will watch the entire season in one sitting - a very rare occurance, even for professional reasons.
Spartacus itself is another "jewel in the crown" of my credit list so to speak, in the last year now that is "Game Of Thrones", "The Hobbit" and now "Spartacus" - all pretty reputable Western credits that add considerable weight to my existing list....
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Wednesday, 06 July 2011 |
Well that says just about all I can say at the moment, you'll just have to wait until I get the go ahead from the publicity departmentto get anymore info.
I think I can safely say that I am very happy to have passed a 'proper' acting audition again, this one with a extra difficulty twist and a short preparation time, and did not just get the role based on my stunt abilities or my physique.
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Wednesday, 08 June 2011 |
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2 new auditions for ongoing TV series this week?
Well not really. One TV series contacted me directly and asked if I was available but unfortunately being on the opposite side of the world and working (for a really nice change) prevented me working on that TV series just now, maybe something will eventuate later.
The other TV series I made contact with quiet a while ago after an actor friend gave me a heads up about some castings they were holding last year.....
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Wednesday, 18 May 2011 |
I am to play Azog in Peter Jacksons Lord Of The Rings (LOTR) two part prequel "The Hobbit" based on the book by J.R.R. Tolkien. If you like this article please Digg it and help me move my career forward.
Movie Legend Peter Jackson And Wannabe Legend Conan Stevens Since I am under a strict NDA I cannot discuss "The Hobbit" or Azog so you won't be getting any inside behind the scenes stuff, Peter does that anyway, but you will get a lot of inside info on how an actor feels after 24 years of struggle and now working in a major "Hollywood" movie... wait should that be THE major Hollywood movie this year.... in fact wouldn't this possibly be the biggest movie since..... well since ... Lord Of The Rings? A big budget movie according to many websites - definitely much bigger than the US$500,000 budget for the movie my mates and I produced, directed, filmed, choreographed, etc . Yes, I am very happy. Since I cannot talk about it yet, let us see what Peter himself had to say about it.... |
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Monday, 16 May 2011 |
Go to www.HBO.com right now and you can see me featured very prominently right there for every HBO visitor to see. If you miss it, I have a screen captured this copy. 
Conan Stevens As Ser Gregor Clegane On HBO.com Front Page Or a full sized version for downloading is here. To all my haters - I think this means I'm WINNING! To everyone who said I would not make it, or did not believe in me - guess what? Yeah... I was right. lol |
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Friday, 13 May 2011 |
From 01 May 2011 Bangkok Adrenaline, that Conan co-starred in and wrote the screenplay for, is now available in France (I assume it is dubbed into French.) 
French DVD Release of Bangkok Adrenaline Anthony and Vincent go and watch it now, I wrote a joke into it just for you guys, of course Jacque the French character will say it. |
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Friday, 13 May 2011 |
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The Wuxia/Kung Fu movie, True Legend, that aired in Asian cinemas a year ago is now airing in selected US cinemas from today . To read more about the making, filming and Asian distribution of True Legend, but first a funny story about when I watched the movie at the cinema in Thailand.....
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Blogging Adsense And How To
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Thursday, 12 May 2011 |
Very exciting stuff for about 1% of my readers but if you are not in that 1% read on anyway I'll make it interesting and easy to understand. What this essentially means is that this website is now spread over two different computers, meaning it should run faster and it will be able to handle more visitors at once. Meaning I am expecting a significant increase in web traffic, maybe the long ago mentioned media blitz is finally about to come to fruition? |
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Tuesday, 10 May 2011 |
I read this today on Facebook, and I love it. Very relevant to me right now, well a few weeks ago anyway... :) If people are trying to pull you down. Be proud about it, because it only confirms that you are above them.
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Sunday, 08 May 2011 |
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Slowly, slowly, ever so slowly each day creeps by at the moment.... It's like Christmas is coming... but way better.
Tonight, in fact in a few hours I make my appearance on Game of Thrones as Ser Gregor Clegane and I spit on your pathetic little dire wolf death last episode. The Mountain will outclass that.
More importantly this site is about to be hit by a ton of HBO audience who have never heard of me before when I burst upon their screens and the audience screams in unison who was that bastard?
Ignoring Gregor for a minute you can find out who the handsome devil behind the cruel bastard is with not one, not two but FOUR interviews all appropriately timed, imagine that, for my appearance on HBO.
Yes I am as cunning as Tyrion.....
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Tall Actors Giant Life
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Monday, 02 May 2011 |
It's 4am and I can't sleep due to hunger, this is a nightly occurance for me. Tonight I thought I my blog about my food since everyone else does, but at least for me it's different and a little bit more interesting than some blogger blogging about having Cheerios for breakfast:
500g T Bone Steak and EggsI thought my 500g (about 1lb) and 6 egg dinner would allow me to get a full nights sleep for once. But then I thought my 1am six eggs snack would keep me full until morning. * This is my 3rd decent steak in 6 years, it's nice to be working.
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Thursday, 28 April 2011 |
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25 years ago I decided this is what I want from life, now I have achieved it. You have no idea how absolutely thrilled I am right now. |
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Monday, 25 April 2011 |
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I'm flying out across the world again today, this is the third time now, and yes it is to the same location. And this time I'll be going for almost 2 months. So putting the pieces together for those who don't keep up with my news regularly: - I am likely going to a location outside Asia (flying 1/2 way around the world)
- It must be a big production to keep flying me about
- 2 months away would usually indicate at least a reasonable role
Well now what could it be ? Press release and my announcement coming soon.
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Tuesday, 19 April 2011 |
HBO's "Game of Thrones" TV series has had a total of 4.2 million viewers on it's opening night. The show is getting good reviews, especially concerning the scenery and effects, next weeks viewership will show how much the audience are involved in the story already. For me personally this is GREAT news. Fantasy has long been relegated to 'B' grade DVD releases despite several massive hits in the genre "Lord Of The Rings" and "Conan The Barbarian" are two outstanding examples. Why is this news so good for me personally...... |
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Wednesday, 13 April 2011 |
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Yay, plane loads of drunken Yobbos/Rednecks/Chavs landing in Pattaya to throw dirty, bacterial laden ice water on any and every passerby for well over a week of stupid drunken slobiness. Yes you can tell I love the drunken farangs making our collective name worse year by year with their completely uncouth and uncultured (Thai or Western) behaviour. What a contrast to the genuine Thai way where you hold out your hand and a little water is poured over it.
We've corrupted a pleasant custom of celebration once again and turned it into a mockery of the real festival of Songkran. - Mangosauce.com (adult language)
If you need to get anything done, shopping, gym, etc get out and about before midday, it often takes the drunks this long to recover from yesterdays hangover enough to get out and start annoying locals again. I guess I really should move to a more salubrious area. For my Thai friends - have a happy and SAFE New Years celebration - be careful on those motorbikes. Think I am overreacting? - Culture Ministry to issue Songkran handbooks |
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Monday, 04 April 2011 |
Over the Christmas break when most Westerners are involved in a frenzy of gluttony in the East it is still taken as a quiet time of year for nay business that can afford to. Definitely for the movie business as any foreign co-productions will take time off. Luckily this year again I was able to score a small job working in an Indian TV commercial (TVC) for a range of mens undergarments...... |
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Monday, 04 April 2011 |
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Over at the "Making of" Game of Thrones website there is an exclusive 14 minute preview of the much anticipated show by HBO, go now and watch it: GoT Sneak Preview not featuring Ser Gregor (Conan)
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Saturday, 02 April 2011 |
True Legend, the Chinese Wuxia movie directed by action choreography legend Yuen Woo Ping, that had Asian cinema release in Feb 2010 finally is coming out in the West. And much to my pleasure it will be cinema release, this is brilliant for me. First I thought it had taken so long that it was going to be a straight to DVD release, secondly the timing is exceptionally good, thirdly getting my face on screen for a significant amount of time beating the life out of several Chinese TV/movie stars isn't a bad thing. This all makes the credit much more valuable as more people will know it if it gets the cinema release over just Martial Arts fans knowing it (ie very few people in Hollywood studios). And the timing? Let me tell you why this is exceptional for me.... |
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Sunday, 27 March 2011 |
What again? Yep, and to the same location. That can only mean one thing... well it could mean many things but for a tight wad like me it could only mean one thing.... WORK! And I can tell you right now that the work is not washing dishes. Unfortunately that is all I can say as I have signed a Non Disclosure Agreement (NDA) and you will have to wait until official notification from 'them' to know what I am up to. Suffice it to say that for me personally it is a major honour and a childhood dream come true, CHILDHOOD dream not teenage dream - minds out of the gutter please. Now i just have my final 2 root canals to be done immediately before I jump on the plane. |
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Thursday, 17 March 2011 |
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I frequently get requests from readers as to how to get into the film industry here in Thailand. First and foremost you have to be based in Bangkok, it doesn't matter if you're the best in the world but living in New Jersey, you can't get to auditions. Second you'll need to be able to do stunts. You stand there and say "No sorry I'm an actor, you need a stuntman to do stunts." That is fine in the West and is a clear demarkation of responsibilities, try that in Asia and they'll say "You're fired, call the next guy.".... |
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Wednesday, 02 March 2011 |
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Not too much happening this week as I have been visiting the Dentist for multiple root canals. I had broken a couple of teeth recently and needed these repaired as well as a front root canal I had done when I was a kid had developed a rather large abscess making me feel under the weather for quite a while. That was a fun surprise.... |
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Friday, 25 February 2011 |
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There is nothing new that I can report, maybe in the next week or two I might have something more interesting. But you know me, even with "nothing new" I still have a ton of stuff to write about and several thousand strongly held opinions to expound upon, and as you know my life is rarely ever boring or mundane. Actually my life is frequently boring but I don't write about that... much... |
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Monday, 14 February 2011 |
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Yep, I'm flying out for a business meeting for a few days - where to? Ahhh... that I cannot say, it's a secret and I have been told to keep it as such. It's a lot different working in the big world rather than at your local language studios to whom the English language markets are usually a secondary after production thought.
IF things work out the way I would like then this is going to mean a big change to my life. I think I would be safe to say that for my goals this would be a.... no I'll save it for later. Cheers :) |
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Tuesday, 08 February 2011 |
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That is all I am going to say right now. OMG!!!! Yes, I am a tease but only because you love it :) |
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Friday, 04 February 2011 |
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Thailand
and Cambodian armies are shooting it out again at the border while
Bangkok hosts political rallies that have split Thailand. Fun. Hopefully Thailand's internal troubles don't flare up while the the opposing armies fight it out. Muslim insurgents killed 4 in the south of Thailand at the border with Malaysia too. Bangkok Post Story - Good article
The Nation Story Meanwhile the Thai Police are having a War On Crime, mainly targeting drugs usage across Thailand, aiming for a 20% decrease in crime in the next 3 months.
Besides all that things are running pretty much standard here in Thailand. Honestly living here makes you feel alive, nothing like any of this ever happens back 'home'. But you know what? The way the Thai people deal with all this is amazing, the media are calm, things will be fine. OK, looks like emergency top level negotiations have secured a cease fire at about 7.30pm, so that was approximately 4.5 hrs of fighting, rockets, artillery barrages and mortar fire between the two armies. Pretty intense for the local residents I guess, well considering their school was blown up, huts set on fire and at least on confirmed artillery death "well inside" the Thai border.
Oh yes, I almost forgot - HAPPY CHINESE NEW YEAR! And they are at it again. |
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