CAMERON, wesley evan

Who has been the most important person in your life? Can you tell me about him or her?

“my hero. it’s strange to say that a hero for me is not my father, who i do dearly respect but i’ve never really wanted to be him. my mother, she was a …i’m getting off topic. my hero is a film director, or was, it’s changed. but he led me to the life that i am heading toward now..the goal of being a director/producer. terry jones though he more acts..but he still has such a triple threat career, i can’t really not admire him. can i tell you about him? well no…I don’t know much about him, i know of his work…”

What was the happiest moment of your life? The saddest?

“happiest moment? guess I have yet to pick that. it changes…y’know, good days, bad days, i can’t recall having a full amazing day where i was just so thrilled with how everything went. guess i am a bit meticulous like that. the saddest? i did have a horrible day in grade 5…everything that went wrong did and i just remember crying to my mother about this absolutely horrible day and she hugged me but then said ‘wes you’re only 10…there are worst days ahead” and how wrong she was. “ [chuckles]

What are the most important lessons you’ve learned in life?

“karma exists and it’s a bit of a bitch. hard work doesn’t always pay off but perseverance can. some people are just that talented. laugh at life, things happen.”

What is your earliest memory?

[chuckles] ”can i skip this one and go for second earliest memory? this is a magazine…so….uh, i remember this amazing chocolate cake. i might be a bit of a chocoholic…and i think it’s cause of this cake. it was like my tastebuds came in in that moment, i was about five. this cake my mother baked looked incredible. my brother and I watched her make it, and then she hid it. we found it, ate it all and then…well, we got sick. but it was so good…”

What are the funniest or most embarrassing stories your family tells about you?

[sighs] “i was a stupid kid. i did stupid thing. and i believe sh—stuff, a lot of stuff. i’m still kind of gullible but you can’t tell me the sky turns black at night cause I go blind…my brother told me that one. but my cousin tricked me once and gave me a piece of candy and told me that i could run through walls if i ate it. …well, i didn’t, i got a trip to the E.R for a concussion instead. the other time, apparently i ate a Christmas ball…” [shrugs] “or they thought i did…and my mother freaked out and took me to the E.R and we spent Christmas eve while the looked for traces of glass in my system.” [shrugs again] “spent a lot of time in the E.R as a kid…”

If you could hold on to just one memory from your life forever, what would that be?

“well since i was a kid, i have liked films. my mom and dad really had no idea what to do with my brother and i when we were hyper but they would always put on a movie. so…i gained a love for movies and therefore, i started to make my own. i have a lot of home videos of random…candid events in my life with friends, family, strangers that i went up to on the street in my hometown. i was the brat that stuck the camera into people’s faces and asked questions. so…i guess those memories that i have, the small ones, they mean something to me.”

If this was to be our very last conversation, what words of wisdom would you want to pass on to me?

“guess it would have to be..[purses lips, bites down on bottom one]…don’t take life so seriously. you can’t always let life get you down but you can’t exactly control the ups either. life is meant to throw you off, test your skills and your strengths. it’s a bitch but it’s a hell of a ride that you don’t want to miss..[smiles]”

What are you proudest of in your life?

“bit by bit, that changes every single day. it started off with graduating high school, [chuckles]..i was not one to pay too close of attention in school. my mind always wondered away from what i was supposed to be focusing on [shifts in his chair, finding it difficult to focus now]…then it was university worked – got a little more serious, buckled down a little harder [nods approvingly]…and then it was my first movie, the first thing that i ever directed. it did not win any awards but it’s a winner to me, i got a standing ovation and people spoke about how funny and sad and romantic the movie was…[shrugs] wasn’t even meant to be a rom-com but ah well, some things don’t work out the way you want them too.”

When in life have you felt most alone?

“[chuckles] guess i have never really been ‘alone’ but i guess coming to the states from england was really an eye opener for me. the people that i care about were always a phone call away, just a simple dial of the telly but it’s still hard when you can’t …[purses his lips again]…touch them, be in contact with them. my brother came a few months after i did but he found a girl, married her and then went back to england to spend their lives soaking in our roots..”

What are your hopes and dreams for what the future holds for you? children?

“children!? [laughs sheepishly] i am still a child myself, just twenty four, just getting my foot in the door…people say children are dream crushers, i’m not sure that i am ready to even think about that…[shakes head]..besides, need a girlfriend before i can start to think like that. but maybe, one day, sure. as for hopes, just doing what i am doing but in the long term is the goal these days.”

How has your life been different than what you’d imagined?

“[chuckles again] well surely i thought that my ass would still be across the pond but life doesn’t always pan out the way that you pictured it and that’s okay, that’s why life is so exciting.”

Do you have any regrets?

“[nods] of course. but they are more other options that i did not take, such as putting another actress into my movies or picking a different script to create – there are times where i want to hit my head against my desk because of a mistake. in life? sure, i mean, again, there are other options that i could have taken but i didn’t and i guess, since i’m happy where i am, they were just alternative”

Did you enjoy school?

“i actually did! though..[pauses before chuckling] i doubt my teachers would agree with that statement, or my professors. it was a lot of stress, a lot of work especially since i was unaware of what i wanted to do for the first few years of school. movie making, directing was always in the back of my mind but never really a solid option…that changed naturally."

What kind of student were you?

“[shrugs] i was average…[pauses] maybe a little below average. i just could not sit and focus on science or math or history – it bored me. i had no interest in it and really don’t know. it just matters when i am researching for a movie as it is…[chuckles] i have to do a lot of research which sucks sometimes but then i learn something new and it’s kind of exciting.”

Did you pull any pranks?

“[looks down, his shoulders shifting as he hits a fit of giggles] ..i can recall a few…mostly teachers were my victims..”

Victims make it sound a bit cruel. Were you a mean child?

“[shakes his head quickly] no no, it was all in good fun and i've gotten over that phase- for the most part. i still have a bit of a immature nature sometimes but i know when i need to grow up and when i have room to be a bit of a kid.”

Ah, seems you are well rounded. Ever done anything insane?

“[bites down on his lip] uh, went to vegas, got married but y'know, that's so cliched and overdone. it all resolved itself in the end..[grins sheepishly, almost a smile as though he is leaving some information out]”

Well, i guess that is quite intense. I think that's all that we can know about you.

“[nods] you did dive pretty deeply into my head but i'm not exactly a closed book so anything else you want to know?.”

I think we touched all the bases. Thank you for doing this interview.

“[smiles] of course, glad that i can help out with the magazine in anyway. have a nice day. [stands up and straightens his coat before he waves and walks out briskly]”