Film Festival | Roebuck Q and A | Neumann University

Daniel Roebuck has spent nearly 4 decades building an impressive resume chock full of blockbuster films (THE FUGITIVE), kids movies (AGENT CODY BANKS), horror movies (HALLOWEEN 2), faith-based movies (LET THERE BE LIGHT), TV movies (NEW YORK PRISON BREAK: THE SEDUCTION OF JOYCE MITCHELL), video games (STAR WARS: JEDI FALLEN ORDER, DEAD RISING 3) and television series (MATLOCK, LOST).

At the 2024 Neumann Inspires Film Festival, he will be our special guest and share his new film, Lucky Louie!

We caught up with Daniel to ask him a few questions about his extensive career. Here’s what he had to say:

Daniel Roebuck Q AND A

The short answer to that is, yes. The long answer is, I would encourage people to come to the event to get that answer. The length and the depth of my career have presented me with a million stories and I certainly love sharing them when asked.

My most challenging moment as an actor was trying to convince others to see my future - when I was younger - because it was so very clear to me.

It’s difficult to switch hats. Harder is between acting and producing, because as a producer I will be changing the schedule, which will affect the director (me) and ultimately the actor (also me). But I've done it so many times now, it seems second nature, and I enjoy a challenge.

Being an actor has 100% made me a better director, primarily because I can always approach a scene from the point of view of the characters, which is twice as important as where the camera goes.

It has become increasingly obvious that the Hollywood establishment not only sees the world from one particular lens, but has vowed to create so much propaganda and masquerade it as entertainment for the family. My feeling was that the audience was abandoning ship and we needed to give them another boat to climb into. We are committed to providing entertainment as the primary objective and the belief in a higher power and not a worldly government is truly the path to happiness.

My advice would be, prepare for the long haul, but be open to miracles. Sometimes people simply fall into place exactly when you need them, and if you are too wrapped up in your long-range plans, you miss the answer to your prayers that is sitting right next to you on a plane.

The inspiration for Lucky Louie could probably be boiled down to two diverse moments of time. The first was that I bumped into actor Basil Hoffman, who would end up the star of Lucky Louie, in a diner providing bible study to another actor. The second event was one so objectionable, that it pushed us into action, and that was the United States Government’s attempt to shut down our population. It interfered with our faith, our commerce, our healthcare, and as aggravating to me personally, for them to keep us away from church, but they also hindered our ability to create art. I look forward to sharing the film with a new audience, one that I think will enjoy the unique faith message we share.

The Neumann Inspires Film Festival offers a huge thank you to Daniel for sharing these insights and for being such an important part of the 2024 fest! We look forward to having him on campus.

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