Josh Lawson
Josh Lawson
Joshua "Josh" Lawsonis an Australian actor...
NationalityAustralian
ProfessionTV Actor
Date of Birth22 July 1981
CityBrisbane, Australia
CountryAustralia
time
I've been a fan of Showtime for a long, long time, and I've been a fan of the shows that it's had on.
two numbers world
It's very rare that someone who is so good at the language of numbers, is as good at the language of life. They're two very different worlds.
writing people stories
I never started writing because I wanted to write myself stuff. It was really more that I had these stories to tell, and I wanted to work with people that I respected and liked.
writing thinking people
I hope I never have to stop acting. I love it. But, I think the coolest thing about acting is working with these amazing people all the time, and writing represented a new way to meet those people and to tell stories, at the same time, which I've always wanted to do, and to tell jokes. I love comedy, so writing was a way of getting these jokes that I had down on the page.
writing reality interesting
And then, once you've written, you meet producers and directors and actors. You get to meet interesting, talented, creative, artistic people, and it also staves off a bit of creative stagnation when you can't act, which is the reality of the industry. So often, you can't act because there are just too many cars and not enough car parks. But, I love writing and I'll never stop doing that.
life-is-short writing people
I directed one of my shorts that did festivals around the world, and that was great. I've got a bit of a bug for that now. I just hope I keep challenging myself and keep doing stuff that interests me with people who I respect and who teach me stuff. If I can keep doing that in anything - acting, writing, directing or whatever - I'll do it because life is short.