We spoke to the actor. KJ Aba In the lead-up to the release of his new film one quick movewhich sees the Riverdale star as an ex-con with a shaved head and a passion for motorcycle racing. His character, Wes, reconnects with his estranged father, Dean (Eric Dane), and eventually falls in love with a local waitress named Camilla (Maya Revicco), who has a young son with whom Wes quickly forms a strong bond. In real life, the father now has a son of his own and has confirmed that fatherhood has influenced how he approaches his acting career, particularly in roles like Wes in one quick move.
“You have a child, and you immediately open yourself up to a different way of seeing the world and seeing yourself, It has definitely had an impact on your work as an actor.“You’re dealing with human experiences,” Apa told MovieWeb. “I feel like that definitely affects her. It’s crazy. You know, before you have a child, you spend time with children, and it’s kind of weird, like interacting with children. Then you have your own child, and you start seeing children around you, and you’re like, ‘Oh, he’s just a child.’” I was afraid of children before I had one.“.”
Watch our interview with KJ Apa below:
Like Wes, Aba races motorcycles at lightning speeds all over the world. one quick moveWhich led viewers to believe that this might have been his passion for years. But in fact, it came to light recently. He told us, “I learned how to ride horses before I started working on them so I could ride them. Then I fell in love with them. I love riding horses now.”
KJ Apa Praises Co-Stars Edward James Olmos and Eric Dane
Aba interacts with some veteran actors in one quick movelike Battlestar Galactica “We're going to be a little bit of a slacker,” said college graduate Edward James Olmos, who plays the veteran racer who hires Wes at his shop in town.
“He brings a lot of gravitas to the scenes, to the whole story, you know? And it was really important to have a character and an actor like him who could bring that gravitas and bring everyone together.
He's a very real human being, and you're very much compelled to listen to him when he speaks in real life and on camera.
“I'm so grateful that I got to do that with him, you know, and his contribution to the story was amazing.”
He played Wes' estranged father, Dean, in the film. Gray's Anatomy And trance Star Eric Dane.He has played some great characters since then. ashen“But I like what he did with Dean, you know.”“Eric is a very charismatic person in real life and has a lot of energy,” Abba told us. “It was important for him to have that kind of magnetic charisma. And you hate [his character]“But you love him, you know, at the same time, and Eric is very good at finding that balance.”
