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By now I certainly hope that you have seen the movie Guardians of the Galaxy. I saw it a few weeks ago at the #GuardiansOfTheGalaxyEvent and cannot wait till Wednesday night to see it again in IMAX. I was privileged to get to interview many of the actors from the movie including Vin Diesel, Chris Pratt and Zoe Saldana. One of the cast members I was looking forward to meeting and interviewing was Dave Bautista. Not because I was a wrestling or MMA fan, but rather, because I found the character of Drax so appealing. I wanted to know the motivations behind Dave’s choices while playing this role.

Dave Bautista is not what you think. He’s not pursuing acting to do purely action movies. He would love to do more character driven work, he would even be interested in doing some theater. While he was being interviewed Dave was very soft spoken and introspective. He spoke about the things that he loved about wrestling which were the un-televised stuff like helping out with charities like Make-A-Wish and other organizations. Being able to make a difference was the important thing. He took a big risk in leaving wrestling to pursue acting, but I think that once people see him portraying Drax in Guardians of the Galaxy they’ll realize that he made a solid decision. Dave was gracious and humble and is looking to do more character driven roles. He took the role because Drax isn’t simply a one note character, there is depth to Drax and certainly there is depth to Dave Bautista. Continue reading Interview with Dave Bautista at the #GuardiansOfTheGalaxyEvent →