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Keep working on your craft. I know that sounds kind of obvious. But when you’re a young actor and you’re talented and you’re in a smaller town and people see that you’re talented, it’s really easy to think to yourself, I’m good at this. I know I can do it, so I don’t necessarily need any help. It’s a good idea to get training and to learn wherever you can. Build your own style from that. I always used to be afraid to take classes. I was like, “Man, if I take classes, it’s gonna mess with my natural style. It’s gonna screw me up and really mess up my thought process.” But I ended up learning that you can learn a lot from someone else. You’re not a perfect actor when you just start out. You’re just not. You’re never gonna be a perfect actor. There’s no such thing. You’re always learning, no matter what. I don’t care how old you are. Take that time and learn.

Also, I think, taking improv classes and learning how to do that well is probably the best skill an actor can have. I mean, first of all, having that on your resume is great. Second of all, just being able to think quickly on your feet in that situation is amazing. Directors and casting directors and producers love that stuff! It’s a lot of fun, too. It’s like my favorite hobby now. If I didn’t do improv every week, I don’t know what I’d do with myself.

Damien Haas’ advice for aspiring actors

(Source: teenink.com)

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I’m currently working on a web-show called “Awesomeness TV” and it’s all online content. It’s going to be YouTube based. It’s gonna have a lot of different stuff. I think there’s going to be a sports show on it and some news stuff, but there’s also going to be a little bit of sketch comedy there, too. So we just started filming stuff for that. I can’t necessarily say too much about it, but it launches in April. I think it will be a fun experiment and we’ll see what happens with it.

Damien Haas (on upcoming projects)

(Source: teenink.com)

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Damien Haas on Anime

Damien:
We are actually fans of anime. We know what we're talking about. We know that looking at that sketch sometimes it can seem like we're making fun of the people who watch [anime]. But you have to realize that we do watch it and it's not like we just started watching anime. I mean, I've been watching that kind of stuff since I was, like, I don't know seven, eight. And it's not just the mainstream stuff. I've seen some really esoteric anime.
I think in order to make fun of something well you have to truly like it and understand it. Otherwise it's malicious and that's not our intent at all. I can understand fans getting upset if we're [mocking] their favorite characters. But if you were watching a sketch about an action movie and it was making fun of action movies, most people wouldn't be like, "Well, wait a minute! The Bourne Identity was nothing like that and I love the Bourne Identity movies! I'm mad at this." I think it comes from the fact that anime fans, if they really enjoy the genre, they find an identity in it. It's something that not a lot of people necessarily get, but they do. It's really easy to attach yourself to that and feel a sense of ownership. I guess if someone makes fun of it, yeah, it's easy to get a little bit offended. But realize that we're not making fun of it necessarily. We're having fun with it.
I mean, Shayne and I would talk in these anime voices together before the sketch even existed. We would be like, "Shayne! I see you. Have arrived. Earlier. Than I have." And he'd be like, "Yes, Damien. But you're always late! Ha ha. Ha ha." I don't know. It just evolved from an inside joke we had. That's it.
Don't get mad at [the sketch] because I am one of you. I get it. I have manga books on my bookshelf. I used to read Shonen Jump as a kid. So I get it and I'm not making fun of you because I am you.

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Damien Haas on auditioning for "Sketch Pad" (aka Sonny with a Chance)

Damien Haas:
So Random!/Sonny with a Chance sort of evolved out of a show called Sketchpad. That was the original pilot show for this. I auditioned for that three or four years ago. Oh, gosh, it may have even been longer than that. I got called back several times. It's really cool thinking back, looking at those audition slides and seeing the character names like Tawni, Grady, and Nico and all that stuff.
I thought that was really, really cool, looking back on it, how it all just sort of worked out. Like, I kinda ended up on the show anyway.
Rachel:
Which is actually funny because Grace Bannon told me that she had auditioned for the role of Sonny Munroe on Sonny with a Chance. So that's cool how they keep you guys around and bring you back for other projects.
Damien:
Yeah! I think I auditioned for Chad! How funny is that?
Rachel:
That would have been a completely different show I think!
Damien:
For sure! I was a totally different type at that age. Like, now, I'm a little bit more athletic and I do dryer kind of humor sometimes. When I was younger, I was actually really chubby. I had long hair, glasses. {laughs} [I was] just this really awkward teenager! So it would have been completely different!

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Sonny with a Chance Fun Fact:

Sonny with a Chance was originally going to be called Sketch Pad. We all know that Demi Lovato  played Sonny and Sterling Knight  played Chad Dylan Cooper to make the beloved Disney couple “Channy”  But what you may not know is that Damien Haas (a regular performer on the SWAC spin-off, So Random!)  originally auditioned for the role of Chad and Grace Bannon (also a regular on So Random!)  originally auditioned for the role of Sonny back when Disney was still playing with the idea of Sketch Pad.

How different would Sonny with a Chance have been with this different casting?

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Originally, I thought I was totally wrong for the part because I didn’t know exactly what they were looking for and during my audition time-slot, it was me and maybe like half a dozen ten year old girls. I was like, “Aw, man! If they’re looking for ten year old girls, I’m pretty much not that type. So, they’re outta luck and I’m outta luck.

Damien Haas (on auditioning for So Random!) 

(Source: teenink.com)

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