Chuck Johnson on House Hunters International

I finally got the DVD back for the episode of House Hunters International I was on last year when I moved back to Japan. It was interesting to watch it, because usually anytime I see myself on television Im always playing a character or being someone or something else. As a reality show however, this was simply me being me, and much like when I am making "How to Defeat Dudes", in a way that makes it scarier. In the case of film, if someone dislikes your work or your acting, then thats just it- they dislike your work. In the case of reality-based stuff, you are a lot more vulnerable because you don't really have a character to hide behind. As everyone has somewhat of an ideal image that they want people to see them in, its actually surprisingly hard to just get in front of a camera and let yourself (with all your faults, idiosyncrasies, and peculiarities) hang out for all the world to see. I remember Bruce Lee commenting on that (3:55) in an old black and white TV interview I saw of him forever ago... but I didnt really understand what I meant until I had to do it myself. Anyway, overall Im pretty happy with how it turned out (except that we took soooo much good martial arts and action footage, and very little of it made it into the show), and I think the experience will make further interviews that much easier! Here it is if you wanna check it out!