The collapse of Enron and the subsequent demise of their accounting agency Arthur Andersen made global headlines and sent shockwaves through corporate America. While some investors lost their life savings, Enron's bosses made millions. Now the tale of unrelenting corporate greed has been made into a movie The Crooked E. This airs on Hallmark channel on 28 June at 10:30 pm. India also gets a brief mention in the saga. The film is based on the book written by former Enron employee Brian Cruver. In the film, actor Christian Kane plays Cruver. Kane was previously seen in the television series Dawson's Creek as well as in Angel, which was the spin off to Buffy The Vampire Slayer. Through an email questionnaire sent by Indiantelevision.com's Ashwin Pinto, Christian dwelt on his role, his love for acting and music as well as his attitude towards his fans. |
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Did you get to meet the real life Brian Cruver and what did you learn from him? On the day the scandal broke out, reporters were calling Brian and he gave them anonymous quotes. It's when those quotes started to appear on the front page of papers, that he decided to write a book. Meeting Brian was fun and it definitely helped me a great deal in portraying him. |
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Was there extra pressure on you to depict a real life person? |
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Were the former Enron employees happy with 'The Crooked E' or did they feel that some of the depictions were exaggerated? There is another instance, which was that Brian never broke up with his fiancée due to work pressure. Also the employee pep rallies led by Kenneth Lay (Enron's former CEO) were far more massive than what was depicted in the movie. |
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Is Brian Cruver the youngster with stars in his eyes who comes crashing down to earth something you can personally identify with? I started my career as an actor thinking it would be a piece of cake and that I was the best thing that happened to the industry. It's when I actually started out that I realised how tough it was. |
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When and how did you get your first major break in television? Fame L.A was launched back in 1997. I went ahead and auditioned and bagged the lead role. Then came Rescue 77. The fortunate or the unfortunate thing is that neither of them turned out to be huge successes. |
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Do you recall the moment when you realised that you would be an actor? After watching the movie I would act like a bartender, a pilot, a cop, a sweeper, a vampire…gosh! I wanted to be everything. They became my inspiration. But it was Top Gun that made the final mark. It was somewhere in the middle of it that I decided that acting was my calling! |
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When and how did you get involved with 'Angel'? |
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There has been criticism in some quarters that even those teen flicks which have an interesting premise are often dumbed down to appeal to a not too demanding audience. Your comments. |
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How much baseball practice did you do for you role in Summer Catch? |
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Would you say that the new movie 'Secondhand Lions' which you appear in has more emotional depth and maturity as opposed to the slapstick seen in Just Married? |
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Tell me a bit about the music you create with your band Kane? The music is real good - I guess anyone would say that about their own music, but seriously, even if you don't like country music, you will love this. |
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What is a bigger priority for you? Music or acting and why? Finally what kind of a relationship do you enjoy with your fans? Also read |
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