{"id":99755,"date":"2017-04-04T09:09:57","date_gmt":"2017-04-04T16:09:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/admin.patheos.com\/blogs\/markshea\/?p=99755"},"modified":"2017-04-04T09:09:57","modified_gmt":"2017-04-04T16:09:57","slug":"brief-interview-actor-kaiser-johnson","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/markshea\/2017\/04\/brief-interview-actor-kaiser-johnson.html","title":{"rendered":"Brief Interview with actor Kaiser Johnson"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<\/head>

A few years back, Kaiser and I were in a production of Manalive <\/em>that has been kept carefully unreleased in order to ratchet up dramatic tension to unbearable levels. I anticipate a world premiere at my funeral or perhaps in some ensuing decade when the sensitive reappraisals of my legacy begin.<\/p>\n

After playing Innocent Smith, I went back to pursuing my life\u2019s goal of becoming a disgraced former columnist for a national Catholic periodical, a goal for which I am proud to say I met and exceeded expectations. <\/p>\n

Kaiser has gone on to break into television\u2013most recently playing a guy who, \u2018ow you say?, bit off more than he could chew in The Vampire Diaries<\/em>:<\/p>\n

<\/iframe><\/p>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/vimeo.com\/189718077\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Kaiser Johnson \u2013 The Vampire Diaries<\/a> from <a href=\"https:\/\/vimeo.com\/ripit\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">RipIt<\/a> on <a href=\"https:\/\/vimeo.com\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Vimeo<\/a>.<\/p>\nSo I wrote Kaiser the other day and asked, \u201cSaw your turn on Vampire Diaries<\/em>. So what you are saying is \u201cDon\u2019t paint with human blood\u201d. Right? Cuz if that\u2019s not it, then can I go ahead and paint with human blood? I just want to make sure I\u2019m not misunderstanding anything.\u201d<\/p>\nHe thoughtfully replied:<\/p>\n<blockquote>Yeah Mark, that\u2019s the main lesson, I would say. It\u2019s like Pope Francis says when people ask him what it takes to be a good person, \u201cYou know, like, don\u2019t paint with human blood, I guess. That\u2019s it mostly.\u201d \u2013 NY Times<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\nI appreciate that Kaiser is out there making art that really reminds us of the fundamentals.<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A few years back, Kaiser and I were in a production of Manalive that has been kept carefully unreleased in order to ratchet up dramatic tension to unbearable levels. I anticipate a world premiere at my funeral or perhaps in some ensuing decade when the sensitive reappraisals of my legacy begin. 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