Kayne Lee Harrison is a British-American actor best known for his role as Cre in Netflix’s Resort to Love. In this episode he talks about breaking into acting from a working-class background, the class barriers that still shape the industry, and what it took to push through them. He reflects on Resort to Love, his writing on Heterogeneity, and the importance of honest conversations around faith and politics. We also cover rejection, the impact of social media on cinema, his creative influences, cultural differences between the UK and the USA, and why reading is central to growth as an artist and a person.

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CHAPTERS:

00:00 - Coming up

01:56 - Intro

02:37 - Who is Kayne

04:32 - Hustling your way into acting from working class background

12:22 - Resort to Love

23:25 - Rejection

25:52 - Life after Resort to Love

27:44 - Heterogeneity. Writing. Faith and hope.

46:56 - The Night In

54:14 - Watching yourself

56:15 - How reality TV and social media affect cinema

59:46 - TV vs film. Game of Thrones

1:05:55 - Charlie Sheen, Robert Downey Jr. and nepotism

1:08:58 - Actors, directors, genres

1:15:20 - Controversy of Witcher

1:18:37 - Heat, Vegas and gambling

1:22:39 - GB vs USA

1:27:03 - Advice for actors

1:29:17 - Know your lines!

1:35:14 - Class barrier

1:36:30 - What's next

1:39:55 - Mission in life

1:40:57 - Universal advice

1:43:30 - Lasting Words

1:47:48 - Importance of reading

1:51:08 - The end

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