We recently connected with Christopher Prinsloo and have shared our conversation below.
Christopher, we’re thrilled to have you on our platform and we think there is so much folks can learn from you and your story. Something that matters deeply to us is living a life and leading a career filled with purpose and so let’s start by chatting about how you found your purpose.
By finding what makes me happy and working to make a living out of it. I used to think that for me to live a fulfilling life, I had to have a fancy high paying corporate job, that made me the money so I could buy the house and the car and the everything in between. I reached a point where I realized that if my purpose is to do the thing I love every day, then every day will be fulfilling rather than chasing the carrot with the hope that one day I may be happy. And that’s why I’m an actor today.
Thanks, so before we move on maybe you can share a bit more about yourself?
As an actor, I feel like much of my life is a juggling act, trying to keep all the plates spinning. It can be challenging to find balance in life but, I must admit, I somewhat love the chaos and excitement. I was on set shooting a film until the early hours of the morning last night, I came home, went to sleep and had to get myself up for my day job this morning, getting through the day running off adrenaline and caffeine (potentially not the most balanced diet).
Tv and film provided me with an escape from reality growing up, to be able to be transported into a new world and feel true emotions brought on by actor’s performances was an incredible thing, and is now the most exciting part of acting for me. The hope that I can make people feel something, and do what other actors did for me.
If you had to pick three qualities that are most important to develop, which three would you say matter most?
I think study psychology at college, with a focus on neuropsychology, really helps me as an actor. Looking at what makes people the way they are from a neurological and behavioral perspective has been incredibly useful when it comes to developing a character.
Having grown up in Uganda, there were a lot of instances where life was entirely out of my control. Although this was very tough at the time, I feel it taught me the valuable lesson of allowing things to be and trying to always live in the present. Being present and understanding that things will happen the way they are supposed to has been really useful in acting as it allows me to put my focus on other actors in the scene, rather than focusing on what I’m doing, leading to a better performance.
The last one for me has to be patience. Acting is a life long thing for me and I’m still learning and will be for the rest of my life. Understanding this and understanding that I can always work to get better keeps things exciting and new each time I pick up a script or start a new project.
How would you spend the next decade if you somehow knew that it was your last?
Yes! I’ve found that for me, I learn the most when I work with actors that are so good, it almost makes me uncomfortable. I’d love the opportunity to put myself in situations where this is a regular occurrence and for that, I need to make my way onto bigger sets with a higher caliber of production as this is where I’ve found most of these actors are. So at the moment, my biggest challenge is getting to a place where these opportunities are less of a “once in a blue moon” sort of situation and more of a regular occurrence. For this, I guess I just have to keep pushing myself and keep working to be better!
Contact Info:
- Website: http://imdb.me/Christopher.I.Prinsloo
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/prinsloo22/profilecard/?igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==
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Jeremy David Creative
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