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2013 – Austin Williams

 

Austin Williams played the role of Shane on One Life To Live. He can be seen in A Gifted Man and movies Michael Clayton, Home Movie and Burning Palms. To keep up to date make sure to keep checking back at the site.

 

1. What was the experience like working on A Gifted Man?

A Gifted Man was great. Everyone was really nice, and the set was very cool.

 

2. How did you like working with Patrick Wilson?

Patrick Wilson is a great actor and it was an amazing opportunity to work with him.

 

3. What was your favorite storyline to do on One Life To Live?

Law & Order was a great experience. I had some scenes with Sean Astin, and in one I had to cry like 7 times. After all that, it barely was in the episode. It was fun to play a murder accomplice. Jesse L. Martin told me that I scared him!

 

4. How are you and Shane alike? How are you different?

Shane and I are different in lots of ways. Shane writes and animates comic books; I don’t! Shane had a hard time standing up for himself. But in some other ways, we were alike. Shane has lots of support from his family, and so do I.

 

5. Did you do any research to play the part of a bullied teen?

I read a lot about bullying and how it makes victims feel. I stayed in character on set by hanging out in my dressing room and avoiding the other actors on the days when Shane was being bullied. It was a hard storyline to get through, even though the bullying was fake. I can’t even imagine how hard it must be to experience in real life

 

6. How did you feel filming the scene where Shane is about to jump off the roof?

Filming the roof scenes was probably my hardest day of acting ever. I was tethered to the roof, but it was still scary looking over the edge and picturing Shane jumping. It was a really emotional and exhausting day for all of us, and I literally passed out in the car on the way home

 

7. What was it like working with Andrew Trischitta?

Andrew and I had a good time working together. He is nothing like Jack

 

8. How did you enjoy filming with Crystal Hunt?

Crystal Hunt is awesome. She used to bring me candy. I think she felt bad that Aunt Stacy was so mean to Shane!

 

9. Is there anything you miss about playing Shane?

I miss everything about playing Shane! What I miss most is seeing everyone every week. I worked on OLTL for over four years, and spent so many days there hanging out with the actors and crew. When the show ended, it felt like I lost a big part of my family

 

10. Outside of One Life to Live, what has been your favorite project to work on?

I can’t really pick one project, because every single one has been special to me. I have met so many amazing people and had so many different experiences that I never would have had if I had not been an actor. I feel really lucky to have worked on every single one.

 

We’d like to thank Austin for participating in this year’s Holiday Q&A Event!