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Karl J. Morris
karljmorris7@yahoo.com
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I took Film Making 1 & 2 in Jr. high school in Northern California. We actually had to write, act, direct, edit and score our own short movies. I made a movie called "The Eight of Spades" in the first class and I was very proud of it. The Henry Mancini music I scored was perfect. I teamed up with a fellow classmate and made a Kung Fu movie in the second class. It was well done but I really preferred doing all of it myself. I was a teacher's aide the third trimester. In class, we critiqued lots of Charlie Chaplin movies and classic films. It was a great learning experience being so young. But like most people, as I got older, I didn't pursue a movie career. I didn't know how to even begin. I was in a couple of plays in high school. I even attended a lot of theater in college. I always had a great respect for actors. It takes courage and guts to get out there whether on stage or in front of the camera and open your heart. I did some modeling out of high school and even took some classes where we had a skit at graduation. I was the lead actor. We did a little "Men in Black" scene and the audience loved it. It was a real thrill to move the audience. That feeling never totally left me. I finished college, met my future wife and settled for just having a mortgage and a good paying job. But life has a way of throwing curves at you and the domestic life just wasn't in the cards for me. At least not yet. Finally, I made a conscious decision to explore an acting career. I made a trip to STAGE, which was on Insurance Lane near Knox and 75 at the time in Dallas. It seemed like the perfect place to get my start. I needed help, as most people do when starting out. What do you do, where do you go for classes, headshots, etc., etc. I took a couple classes at STAGE and started taking from Cliff Osmond. I had my first role in a feature film as a teacher in Late Bloomers. I eventually signed with my first talent agent and I was on my way!
Building an acting/film career in Texas has been a mixed blessing. Paying work is scarce and you really have to go after it. You need a day job, or something else to live on. Months and even years have gone by where I had few roles or auditions. But I have been tenacious and it is finally paying off. I feel very confident about my acting ability and now I have a very respectable resume for a Texas actor, especially when it comes to independent film. I have had interesting roles and I've had the chance to really hone my craft without tons of competition or worring about how I'm going to pay my rent, which may be a problem if I was pursuing acting in Los Angeles. I don't know what the future will bring but as long as I am working in independent film, continuing to get bigger and better parts, I'll be satisfied.
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