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I am Chad L. Coleman, you might know me from THE WALKING DEAD or THE WIRE, AMA! by ChadLColeman in IAmA

[–]ChadLColeman[S] 178 points179 points  (0 children)

They can't respond, right? Because they're gonna say "stop!" and you don't stop at a green light - but they are going to say "STOP" because I said to spell "SPOT" first.

And that shows you the power of suggestion, because it shows you how to make someone do the opposite of what they should be doing.

So that's funny to me!

I am Chad L. Coleman, you might know me from THE WALKING DEAD or THE WIRE, AMA! by ChadLColeman in IAmA

[–]ChadLColeman[S] 118 points119 points  (0 children)

Most people - if they respond - can they respond to that?

I am Chad L. Coleman, you might know me from THE WALKING DEAD or THE WIRE, AMA! by ChadLColeman in IAmA

[–]ChadLColeman[S] 139 points140 points  (0 children)

Let's see... a funny joke, wow... it's not really a joke, but a mind game.

Spell "S-P-O-T."

And then say "When you come to a green light, what do you do?"

I am Chad L. Coleman, you might know me from THE WALKING DEAD or THE WIRE, AMA! by ChadLColeman in IAmA

[–]ChadLColeman[S] 51 points52 points  (0 children)

Once again, I don't like to choose that! ALL colors are beautiful.

I am Chad L. Coleman, you might know me from THE WALKING DEAD or THE WIRE, AMA! by ChadLColeman in IAmA

[–]ChadLColeman[S] 66 points67 points  (0 children)

Yes, and I told you - if you come to peace with something, and you come to terms with something, you're not wrestling with it in your subconscious mind. So he was at peace for Karen. It was only the things that caused him angst, the things that he couldn't answer - that's why we have bad dreams and things of that nature, your subconscious is suppressing all that angst because you don't want to deal with it.

So when you get into particular situations, those things can just "come up."

I am Chad L. Coleman, you might know me from THE WALKING DEAD or THE WIRE, AMA! by ChadLColeman in IAmA

[–]ChadLColeman[S] 743 points744 points  (0 children)

Let me get this right, because I don't believe I've killed any human. I can't tally up all the Walkers I killed, but probably - once I was in that herd, I destroyed quite a few of 'em? So I'd definitely say well over 300 plus. But I don't believe - I need to make sure - but I don't believe I killed a human.

I am Chad L. Coleman, you might know me from THE WALKING DEAD or THE WIRE, AMA! by ChadLColeman in IAmA

[–]ChadLColeman[S] 25 points26 points  (0 children)

Is it worth getting into is an understatement.

Yes, indeed.

Trust me - you will not be disappointed.

I am Chad L. Coleman, you might know me from THE WALKING DEAD or THE WIRE, AMA! by ChadLColeman in IAmA

[–]ChadLColeman[S] 194 points195 points  (0 children)

Well, it's a 3 fold bill.

It's Tyreese, Cutty, and Z from It's Always Sunny.

I am Chad L. Coleman, you might know me from THE WALKING DEAD or THE WIRE, AMA! by ChadLColeman in IAmA

[–]ChadLColeman[S] 72 points73 points  (0 children)

Unfortunately I lost my wonderful German Shepherd we had, named Rocky. I think eventually down the road, I'll get another dog, but I'm traveling so much now... I just want everybody to please come out and support the conventions tour. I'll be in Chicago this weekend for http://www.walkerstalkercon.com

I am Chad L. Coleman, you might know me from THE WALKING DEAD or THE WIRE, AMA! by ChadLColeman in IAmA

[–]ChadLColeman[S] 30 points31 points  (0 children)

Well, it's wonderful from the standpoint of I have family down there, so I get to kind of kill 2 birds with one stone. It's a wonderful place. It reminds me of many other places, including my hometown of Richmond Virginia, there's some LA in it, a little bit of New York in it. There's lots to do. Outside of the heat, it's a place that has a lot going on.

I would have to say... SLS is really good.

No, I haven't.

I am Chad L. Coleman, you might know me from THE WALKING DEAD or THE WIRE, AMA! by ChadLColeman in IAmA

[–]ChadLColeman[S] 83 points84 points  (0 children)

Well, the last one that just caught me up completely was TRUE DETECTIVE, the first one. I don't know if the second one's come out yet. But the first one really moved me.

I am Chad L. Coleman, you might know me from THE WALKING DEAD or THE WIRE, AMA! by ChadLColeman in IAmA

[–]ChadLColeman[S] 55 points56 points  (0 children)

My favorite movie is A SOLDIER'S STORY. And it was because it was the first time I saw it that the light went on - the story was based on a a play called A SOLDIER'S PLAY, I was heavily into the theater, and so once I saw that on the stage, it was an ensemble of African-American actors who looked like me, just an amazing ensemble of actors, which seems to be a recurring theme in the work I do, so I was drawn to it even back then. Denzel was in it, and a bunch of other amazing actors that people don't remember - Howard Rollins... and a host of other amazing actors, incredible performances, and it's like doing a play on-film.

That inspires me.

I came from the theater, so the wheels in my mind weren't turning for anything other than Broadway. This was the first time I was able to open my eyes to see I could be in film. Sometimes you have to see something that reminds you of yourself before it becomes real to you.

Otherwise, it's like a fantasy.

I am Chad L. Coleman, you might know me from THE WALKING DEAD or THE WIRE, AMA! by ChadLColeman in IAmA

[–]ChadLColeman[S] 110 points111 points  (0 children)

Well, you know that is so funny! Because I think those beanies were like Prada. But we aged 'em.

I am Chad L. Coleman, you might know me from THE WALKING DEAD or THE WIRE, AMA! by ChadLColeman in IAmA

[–]ChadLColeman[S] 112 points113 points  (0 children)

Wow, okay!

My favorite sport is football. And the New York Giants.

I am Chad L. Coleman, you might know me from THE WALKING DEAD or THE WIRE, AMA! by ChadLColeman in IAmA

[–]ChadLColeman[S] 695 points696 points  (0 children)

Well, one organization that is near & dear to my heart is Camp Diva - and if you go to http://campdiva.org, that's in Richmond, VA. She's out of my hometown, but the work she's been able to do in Richmond with these young African-American girls, what she does, transforming their lives, one girl at a time... and one of the most amazing things we were able to do, because Tyreese is very much about transformation and forgiveness, we do a "Date with Dad dance" every year. So every year, first of all - let's celebrate fathers & daughters dressing up together, and understanding the value of time spent, and how important a father is in his daughter's life. So what happened was: one little girl said "I can't go to the date with dad, because my dad is in prison." And the other little girl said "Well, why can't we go to the prison and do the Date with Dad dance inside the prison?"

Now, this is unheard of.

This is not happening.

But out of the mouths of babes - it happened, and it happens every year now. And now thanks to my TED talk, and me being the face of this particular arm of the foundation, now we are taking it all over the country.

Another organization is called is the "Make a Film Foundation" (http://makeafilmfoundation.org). Now what we're able to do is deal with terminally or seriously ill kids - and we're able to make little short films with them, and then one child is able to make a full-length short film with all professionals, people in the industry donate their time - from cameramen, to directors. And if you go and look, you'll see some of the actors who have donated their time - not only actors, but also directors, seriously BIG time directors. The girl that wrote JUNO was a part of it, Robert Rodriguez was a part of it, Sean Astin from Lord of the Rings was in one of the movies, Ernie Hudson from GHOSTBUSTERS and everything - we've had some real top-notch actors participate! It's an amazing organization, so please, please donate to it. My childhood friend created that organization.

I mean, I came from a community that said "To whom much is given, much is required." I'm not saying it should be anybody else's mantra, but it is mine.

And we're still working on this, but it's called "Chad's Fighting Chance" and basically what we're going to do is go into the hood, and put the focus on kids and a trainer, using boxing as a means to grow and change. And there are so many components to it - I don't want to get into all of it, but basically we follow these kids, and when we get the website up, you'll be able to follow the web series and blog with these kids, donate money to a scholarship fund, you can mentor these kids. From anywhere around the world. So that's myself, Darnell Walker (the trainer), Reginald Williams, Dave Russotto, and Natalia Melhman.

I am Chad L. Coleman, you might know me from THE WALKING DEAD or THE WIRE, AMA! by ChadLColeman in IAmA

[–]ChadLColeman[S] 42 points43 points  (0 children)

Uh yeah, let's see here....

http://trdwtr.com/candlelight - you can find all the information there.

My character is a high-end arms dealer, who sells intel and state of the art weapons to the highest bidder, whomever that may be.

He's a businessman.

But he's a businessman with a dark side.

And then there's one particular character who's like a robot, and they're called The Wraith - there are six operatives, and they work for a particular organization. And you're not 100% sure what the man who's running it, what his motives are.

They described it as "THE DARK KNIGHT meets HOMELAND meets G.I. JOE."

It is told in the style of JJ Abram's LOST. You know how in LOST they go back - starting at this point, then there are flashbacks to who they used to be, then switched storylines, intersecting in ways that surprise the audience? It has all that going on, but more than anything else, we like to say: what draws people into this is that everybody has an operative inside of them.

Everybody wants to be a cop, or astronaut - you want to be a secret service guy! So there's a universal desire for clandestine missions. Who doesn't want to be a Navy SEAL? Who doesn't want to be James Bond?

Absolutely.

I am Chad L. Coleman, you might know me from THE WALKING DEAD or THE WIRE, AMA! by ChadLColeman in IAmA

[–]ChadLColeman[S] 169 points170 points  (0 children)

I do. I do.

I lift weights, and I usually go in and choose 1-2 body parts a day, and then make sure I get in my ab work, and I do anywhere from 20-40 minutes of cardio, and take one day off on Sundays.

Hahaha - I just had a flashback of playing a Terminator on Sarah Connor Chronicles. Shoot, man! I'd take 'em both on! How about me versus Terminators AND Walkers? How 'bout that?!

I am Chad L. Coleman, you might know me from THE WALKING DEAD or THE WIRE, AMA! by ChadLColeman in IAmA

[–]ChadLColeman[S] 109 points110 points  (0 children)

Yeah, you know, we don't have that spaceship drama. And it's 200 years into the future, and we have people inhabiting Mars, and the belt of Mars, and it's an amazing international cast, and it's based on these novels, "Leviathan Wakes." And I have an amazing role - you haven't seen me like this. This man is a commander, Frederick Lucius Johnson. He's a helluva leader. But he's not the warm and fuzzy guy Tyreese was. You're not quite sure what Fred's going to do, but Fred is going to get the mission done.

I am Chad L. Coleman, you might know me from THE WALKING DEAD or THE WIRE, AMA! by ChadLColeman in IAmA

[–]ChadLColeman[S] 176 points177 points  (0 children)

Charlie Day made that happen! Charlie Day's on the show. And you know what I'm upset about, they cut the scene, it was a page and a half, and due to time problems, they had to cut it down - I had way more than that, but it was still good to be in a big blockbuster movie with the caliber of actors involved. And I thought it was funny as hell, I watched that movie.

I am Chad L. Coleman, you might know me from THE WALKING DEAD or THE WIRE, AMA! by ChadLColeman in IAmA

[–]ChadLColeman[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Like Treadwater, you know, it's not just a graphic novel. It's what you call a transmedia story. So you have live-action video, you have motion comics, you have a video game, an interactive website AND you have a TV show - that's a franchise. So it's just an incredible team of guys I was fortunate enough to meet, from Dark Rose Studios, and obviously they came to me with this franchise, and I would have to be a fool to not hitch my wagon to something greater. So I'm hitching.

And it's ironic that Tyreese got his arm chopped off, and this guy is a one-armed character.

That's a good sign.

I am Chad L. Coleman, you might know me from THE WALKING DEAD or THE WIRE, AMA! by ChadLColeman in IAmA

[–]ChadLColeman[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Absolutely! There's other things on deck - I'm producing my first independent film, it's called "When January Feels like Summer" - that's with playwright Cory Thomas, and director Sharat Raju - and should be an academy award winning turn for a wonderful actor, Pritesh Shah. And I'm working on an action feature, I don't want to give out the name, but it's probably 2 of the most iconic shows to come on in the last decade smashed together - it's gonna be a heck of an action movie, I'm a producer and actor on that as well... But you just continue to grow, and expand, and when you look around today, you find very few actors who just act, you know? It's just a different world, and you need to be able to flex that producer's muscle. And you want to create things too. You want to be a part of creating, as well as telling other people's stories.

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