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SPEED ROUND! When was the last time you...Cried? At my Grandpa Jim’s funeral six months ago. Had one of the best meals of your life? I literally just ate peanut butter French toast and a fried chicken benedict. It’s a contender, it’s a contender. Rocked out to a song in the car by yourself? That’s a daily routine. Geeked out? I did recently download a song from the Hobbit soundtrack.
BLAIR REDFORD KNOWS A THING OR TWO ABOUT THE ART OF SEDUCTION. THAT’S BECAUSE HE MAY HAVE PICKED UP A FEW THINGS WHILE PLAYING MALE ESCORT SIMON ON THE SIZZLING SEDUCTION, WHICH PREMIERED THIS SUMMER ON USA. THE GEORGIA NATIVE AND SOAP VET HAS KEPT HIMSELF BUSY (AND IN SHAPE) WITH SIMILARLY SCINTILLATING ROLES IN THE PAST (SEE: SWITCHED AT BIRTH AND THE LYING GAME), AND HE’S SHOWING NO SIGNS OF SLOWING DOWN. WELL, MAYBE IF IT’S FOR SOME PEANUT BUTTER FRENCH TOAST...
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We rarely see characters like Simon (a male escort) in film and television. What kind of research went into playing him? I started making my girlfriend pay me. Just kidding. Besides being very seductive, Simon is a guy who’s very attentive to the needs of others. Did you learn anything from him? I think I’ve learned the most from studying the Neal/Grace relationship and pondering on how you keep a partnership strong after so many years. In fact, my thoughts on that probably mirror Simon’s within the story. What do you think is the most important rule of relationships? I think each person has to be teaching the other one something all the time.
You should be stronger together, as a team. If you find you don’t respect your partner’s opinions and advice you’re going to have problems in the long term. You boast on Twitter that you can “shoot the fleas off a dog’s back from 500 yards.” Please elaborate. Well, it is a quote from one of my favorite movies, Back to the Future Part III, but I use the phrase personally referring to my accuracy with my bow and arrow. Best summer memory from this year: I was surprised with a trip to the lake for some fly boarding on my birthday. It’s a relatively new water sport that’s as close as your going to come to flying like Iron Man.Just kidding.
September 2014 - BELLO