Josh Ryan Evans
Thursday November 15, 2001
Josh Ryan Evans: Hello everybody, thank you for coming and thanks for your support.
crystalsrose asks:
What is your character about in
"Passions"?
Josh Ryan Evans:
Timmy is a doll that has come to life and
now he has a best friend who happens to be a witch. She is kind of
like a motherly figure. It's a very interesting character. He can do anything, be
anyone, do anything, be any age. He has so many options! It is a great
character.
GurlTalk14 asks:
how do u like being a bad guy on
passions?
Josh Ryan Evans:
I don't think that Timmy is a BAD guy..
Bad as in cruel. Timmy is more good. He is always trying to have
Tabitha join the good side and have her not do such mean and nasty
things. He is young and good at heart. He just wants everybody to get
along. He is in it for the fun!
Jodifornes asks:
What do you think about Tabitha making
a girl doll for Timmy?
Josh Ryan Evans:
It's not my focus. It would be an
interesting storyline if they did it. But I think that Timmy is more
interested in real girls if anything. He's just a cool guy that wants
to have fun and have a normal life and actually be real one day.. And
just have fun! No more scary stuff.
deafy asks:
Josh, this may seem like an unusual
question, but I am a deaf young adult who is interested in attending
the fan club luncheon.. How would you feel if a sign language
interpreter were to interpret the event?
Josh Ryan Evans:
I would love it! I don't find any
difference in anybody. I actually want to create an organization that
is called "U.S.S.". If you're average, you're not one of us! :)
Anybody who has a disability or wears different sized clothing or
needs special help in the public.. it brings them all together into
one! You're one of us. So I would be all for having a translator.
GurlTalk14 asks:
How long have you been on passions?
Josh Ryan Evans:
Since the fifth episode. But I've known
about it and worked with them from the beginning of it -- the first
script. I was waiting for the first script.
And then I was waiting for the second
script even more because I had read the first one and it was like
nothing I had ever read! It's not just a soap opera, it's Passions!
Jodifornes asks:
How long have you been in show biz?
Josh Ryan Evans:
The fifth episode was two and a half years
ago. I've been in show business for four and a half years,
professionally.
Tracie asks: HI, Josh, I just wanted you to know that you do a great job on Passions
Tracie asks:
The show is kind of refreshing and has
an unusual plot most of the time. Very imaginative.
Josh Ryan Evans:
Thank you so much! We love our teen people
and we love that part of it that is so different. We are glad you're
enjoying it.
Tracie asks:
Do you have anything new and exciting
coming up on the show? Any new movies?
Josh Ryan Evans:
A lot of things new and exciting coming
out on the show. Some I don't know, some I do. But if I told you, I'd
have to kill you. :) All of you, I'd hunt you down! But I'm not a
terrorist :) "How the Grinch Stole Christmas" is coming out on DVD and
Home Video on November 20th and I play the young grinch. It is a great
Christmas classic. I loved working with Ron Howard and Jim Carrey
GurlTalk14 asks:
Are you really 18?
Josh Ryan Evans:
No, I'm not 18 I'm 19! :-)
I'll be turning 20 (as I say with a
moan..) in January
crystalsrose asks:
How did you like working on "The Grinch"?
Josh Ryan Evans:
I LOVED it! Ron Howard is such a nice guy!
He's a really really nice guy. He makes you feel like you're his best
friend and he's just a normal guy.
He was an idol of mine, a professional
hero, beforehand. What's great about it is that after working with him
in such a big production, he is even more my hero. Jim Carrey is a
laugh riot. He is absolutely amazing. He gets SO into the part while
he is filming. He is so into working. He would spontaneously combust
for the director if the director asked him to! He is THAT for the
project. If it wasn't such heavy make-up, I would have had no
problems. But I had five and a half hours of make up because it was
just like Jim Carrey's except smaller. It was great, they treated me
as an equal. It was a wonderful project.
Ruteger asks:
Have you occured any other business
opertunities while working on Passions, ie: commercials, etc?
Josh Ryan Evans:
Actually, I had a commercial -- two
national commercials -- beforehand.
I also had a movie called "P.T. Barnum".
It was an A&E Hallmark mini series and I played Tom Thumb. And I did a
recoccurring -- two episodes -- on Ally McBeal as the 10-year old
genious lawyer. It was great to work with David E. Kelley. I've also
done 7th Heaven. My first year working on passions, I did "The Grinch"
and 7th Heaven while I was doing passions! Whew, that was a heavy
schedule. Whew, no wonder I"m tired! Everybody on Ally is great... and everybody here (at
Passions) is great. My co-star Juliet Mills, I wouldn't be able to
make it through a day without her!
GurlTalk14 asks:
Do you really have a crush on charity?
Josh Ryan Evans:
Are you asking about Josh or are you
asking about Timmy? Timmy has a crush on Charity.
Molly, the actress, is a great girl. I
work with her every day. But I'm saving myself for Britney Spears!!
Oo Sarah Michelle Gellar -- I can always
use a vampire slayer!
Jodifornes asks:
What is your most embarracing moment on
the show?
Josh Ryan Evans:
My most embarassing moment on the show...
There are so many!! I think I have two of them...
When I was dressed up in drag, I make an
ugly girl. I looked a lot like Cindy Lauper in the 80s.
Another time is when they caught me singing in the Rabbi suit, they
caught me on film singing "If I Were a Rich Man". I was trying to get
into it and it was kind of an uncomfortable outfit. When I was getting
into it, I was singing. Someone said "You were rolling on that, right"
and I just stopped cold and said "WHAT??" and I turned and saw that
the camera was on me. Another one
for McKenzie and me was when I fell in her coffin and kissed her like
sleeping beauty. Neither one of us knew what to do because we were
really good friends. They were playing a joke on us. We both kissed
and we realized that they were holding it just to make fun of us. Be
both turned bright red. She is gorgeous. I was so nervous and
uncomfortable about it!
It was embarassing because it was my first kiss! They got us
to hold it for a few seconds, but they didn't yell "cut" just to play
the joke on us. There we were, looking at each other, with our eyes
closed. It was a very awkward moment. I heard one of the crew laugh,
and then McKenzie and I just jumped up and we all started laughing. We
were bright bright red!
umbar's girl asks:
What did you most like about working on
the set of "Ally McBeal"?
Josh Ryan Evans:
The cast and crew! Calista Flockhart and
David Kelley. David is an idol of mine. I've been very lucky to work
with the best writers, the best creators of art in Hollywood!
.. and Simon Wincer from P.T. Barnham. James E. Rilly on Passions is a great writer.
I've worked with the best in the industry.
Emmy award winning Peter McNichol. Jim Carrey... I just can't believe
the people that I've had the opportunity to work with. They are
geniuses in their field!
Incredibly nice people and everybody at passions is wonderful
to work with. They are the nicest group of people, I wouldn't be able
to get through this without them. We work very hard for the show -- to
make this crazy wonderful show for you! We do at least five episodes a week.
What a lot of people don't know about
daytime is how hard the actors work. We actually tape one hour of
television per day. So we are doing at least one hour of television
per day and working hard -- the producers, the crew.
I just finished a script, and I have
another one to do tonight. So my head is a little crazy!
blossom asks:
How do you memorize your lines?
Josh Ryan Evans:
I memorize them in short-term memory..
That is the only way that I can do it. They go in and then they go out
once they've yelled "cut".
I get the script about a week ahead,
guaranteed, and I read it the day before. I cross my fingers and say a
little prayer and hope that it comes out the right way!
There are HOURS of cuts and out-takes on the cutting room floor!
teenhollywood_marc:
Looks like we're out of time for this
evening! Thanks for joining us, Josh. Last words? :)
Josh Ryan Evans:
Thank you for coming and I hope that you
enjoyed it. Don't forget to watch the show. If you are a fan, you'll
LOVE what's coming up this winter. If you don't know what Passions is,
watch it and you'll be hooked! You'll love it.
Grinch fans, it is coming out on the 20th.
At 2pm on most NBC stations, you can watch Passions. Watch it and
you'll thank me later! And I thank you for logging on and chatting!