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Sean Gunn’s career has taken him in directions he never anticipated. The guiding principle behind that journey, however, has remained pretty simple. If he could make a living doing something he loved, that would be enough. During our Appofeniacs interview, Gunn reflected on his relationship with acting and the work that goes into portraying another person. After three decades of earning his living through the craft, his enthusiasm has not faded.
Read more: Sean Gunn Talks ‘Appofeniacs’ And Acting Journey: “I Still Love It”
Clinto Binto (Sean Gunn) is an artist whose cosplay, weapons, and wardrobe creations catch the eye of a cagey individual named Duke (Aaron Holliday). When Clinto refuses to do Duke a solid (Holliday) regarding a business transaction, Duke seeks revenge with the use of AI and deepfake technology. Duke’s actions have a devastating domino effect on several Appofeniacs characters, and Clinto finds himself in precarious position towards the end of the narrative.
“I really responded to the script the first time I read it,” said Gunn, whose previous credits include the TV series Creature Commandos and The Hive. “I’m like, ‘Oh, this is very current.’ It does what good horror movies need to do, which is speak to what people are actually afraid of right now.”
Speaking of the present, Gunn is grateful for his career and has lived by the following guiding principle: “If I love doing this so much (and) if I can make my living doing it, I’ll be happy.”
“I try to remind myself of that all the time, because I’ve been making my living doing it for 30 years, and I love it,” he said. “I still love it. I love tackling a character. I love getting a new role. I love trying to truthfully portray other human beings.”
“I would have never guessed where my career could have gone,” added Gunn who played performed the motion capture for Rocket Raccoon for the Guardians of the Galaxy films. “I would have never thought that I’d be doing superhero movies. It’s crazy. But I try not to focus on that stuff and just move forward.”
Asked what he wished audiences better understood about acting, Gunn pointed to the discipline behind the finished performance.
“Everybody is out here, for the most part, trying to make good stuff,” said Gunn. “The job of trying to truthfully portray another human being is tricky in a lot of ways. I wish people would be easier sometimes on actors. But it’s easy for me to say. I’m an actor.”
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Written and directed by Chris Marrs Piliero, Appofeniacs is now playing in select theaters.
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