David James
Height: 180 cm
James grew up on a wine farm in Paarl, Western Cape, South Africa. His parents were very conservative and separatists during the time of apartheid in South Africa, and James was the first liberal in t ...Show More
Musical theatre, for me, is like foreplay. It is that constant interaction of youth and energy, the Show more
Musical theatre, for me, is like foreplay. It is that constant interaction of youth and energy, the dancing the singing and the audience taking part. I see straight theatre as a challenge and the hard work in the relationship. There are moments in theatre when you realise that you have the audience in your hands and are crying or laughing. Being able to do that is hard work, because you have to prepare thoroughly outside of the script. Television and film is the fun part, especially if you get to understand the mediums. You have the room to take things to many different levels and play around with a lot of options. Hide
[on the making of District 9 (2009)]: I'm being paid to be a boy of twelve. As a kid growing up and Show more
[on the making of District 9 (2009)]: I'm being paid to be a boy of twelve. As a kid growing up and wanting to shoot aliens and play with my mates and my friends, you created all this in the back of your mind. Hide
I still want to play characters that are off the wall. The weirder the better. I would love to play Show more
I still want to play characters that are off the wall. The weirder the better. I would love to play Iago from Othello. I want to play characters as far removed from myself as much as possible. I would love to do Afrikaans comedy as well. That is something that I want to get into. Hide
[on his definition of happiness] Doing what I love, loving what I do, and being able to look in the Show more
[on his definition of happiness] Doing what I love, loving what I do, and being able to look in the mirror and still like myself. Hide
Like so many of us I sometimes give in to [fears] ... sometimes I'm strong enough to shut my eyes an Show more
Like so many of us I sometimes give in to [fears] ... sometimes I'm strong enough to shut my eyes and just push through believing ... and sometimes I sit on my friend Carlynn's couch and work through the negative "ego" and dispel the "famous 3" ... DENY DEFEND DISCOUNT ... and then jump off the couch, have a Vodka and go chase that dream. Hide
[on the release of District 9 (2009), 19 August 2009]: Friends of mine from overseas, who I have not Show more
[on the release of District 9 (2009), 19 August 2009]: Friends of mine from overseas, who I have not spoken to in six or seven years, suddenly asked me "Are you involved in this?" So when the buzz started, with the level of secrecy [the director and producer] implanted from the start, you knew something was coming. Hide
[on working with first-year students at Tshwane University of Technology in South Africa in 2012] I Show more
[on working with first-year students at Tshwane University of Technology in South Africa in 2012] I do a lot of student projects, and I love working with them and to assist in enhancing their competence by developing their skills. Hide
[on District 9 (2009)]: I think Neill [Blomkamp] liked the psychopathic edge I gave to Koobus in my Show more
[on District 9 (2009)]: I think Neill [Blomkamp] liked the psychopathic edge I gave to Koobus in my audition. He can lie so convincingly to everyone around him - he's operating with his own agenda. Whenever I was in doubt about what my character would do in a situation, I went back to that. Hide
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David James'S roles
Koobus Venter
