AL FENDERICO .... I reveal the passion for my work

Describe your perfect day at work
Hello, first of all thanks for the chance you are giving me with this interview.To be honest with you, I don’t have a perfect day at work, I mean…working into the entertainment industry as on stage or for film whose I am for both a lot passionate of, it is every day a perfect day for me. It gives me the chance to learn and experiment something new of what I am interested the most at that time.
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What led you into acting
What led me the most is the fact that I want to get know and experiment myself, get to know my limits and overcoming them, to become more confident. As an example is the shyness, in fact for what happens on stage or in front of the camera the artist has to be able and comfortable of being nude of itself and showing what he is not in real life. Showing emotions and make passionate the audience as they are a child while waiting for their Christmas present, but we must say it, this passion gives not indifferent emotions. It is always fake but here there is the catch, learning that once we are on stage or on set and we walk out we have just one shot in that tiny time of even for one min to make a performance whose the audience would be proud of and by making them more passionate and part of your character in that time even if it is laughing or crying.
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 If you would be able to wake up tomorrow with a new talent, which one would you pick?
I love learning a lot of things and experiment them as much as I can and of what I am interested the most. I love languages, I believe according to me that knowing more than one language is a master. For example I do speak fluently two languages which they are Italian and English, in fact for this last one in particular I am constantly learning new accents and dialects through my studies and journeys I do. I believe I would be always trying to pick up more languages for sure and their cultures. This is just because I am very curious about it.

Who are you most grateful for your artistic passion?
For my art and passion I am very grateful and thankful to my dead grandmother which she always believed in me and always encouraging me to make the best I can, in fact I have dedicated her my first shortfilm as screenwriter and director named “Hey You!”, I owe her everything.

Would you change anything in the theatre world and film studies  from where you formed yourself?
To be honest I don’t think I will. I believe that every study experiences I have done, they all thought me something of me I wasn’t aware enough in that time like to be able to act in English. I believe it was the best surprise for me  because I love so much that language and I have experienced it in Montreal and  New York, from where I moved to London to learn more about it and get to know more about the musical life of which I am still learning by taking singing and dance classes to experiment and being more confident of myself. In fact I had the chance to meet people in the musical industry and making good actor friends who do it, I know for a fact that it costs a lot of training daily very constantly even because you can’t have anything by luck, it’s just hard work.  
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Is there for young Italian actors  more space in Italy or abroad?
The stage and film industry is changing very much, the theatre for example is losing a bit of audience cause of the digital world which is making films and films every seconds inside cinemas. But it doesn’t cut young talented actors and I think there are a lot of them even better than me who can create their own project by writing and directing them. Being a very creative job, you as an actor or director you have every rights to create it on your own, in fact the most beautiful thing is that in this passion as in another there is the chance to create a team and work all together with other professional figures. I believe it’s the team work that makes the difference.

Is there anything you dreamed of and you didn’t do it yet?
There are still a lot of things I dream to do, but I wait the right time to be more prepared and maybe making them with much more experience soon enough in the future.

 Four questions in one, your favourite book…you favourite feature film…you favourite theatre show…your favourite song..
My favourite book is “On the road” by Jack Kerouac, my favourite feature film is “Hook” with Robin Williams whose I inspire myself very much, but if I can I will add other three like “Hercules” the animated movie, “into the wild” and “Dead poets society”. My favourite theatre show is “Christmas at the Cupiello’s” of Eduardo De Filippo whose I will bring it always in my heart because that’s thanking it and my first acting coach I discovered this passion. About my favourite song I would say “I am still here” the Italian version made by Max Pezzali, but I would say too “This is me” singing by Keala Settle at The Greatest Showman, “Lose yourself”by Eminem and then “I believe in you” singing by my favourite singer Michael Bublè, they always remind me what my goals are.

What is too serious to make fun of?
I believe that the most important things are the education and respect for ourselves and for others, but the life itself teaches you how to be brave and be prepared to become the best version of yourself.

 What does it lead a young a talented actor like you to write and direct?
Well, when I was a kid I used to write something but just for fun. For two years now this has become a necessity to put black on white paper again but much more seriously like writing thoughts and directions of these characters. Besides what brought me again to write was the fact that I love experimenting new things and giving me the chance to make them alive. For example the shortfilm “Hey You!” is born because I was inspired by thoughts that my grandma told me before she died and made me think so I decided to show them in the best way I could. About directing it’s been something that maybe I would have love to start it earlier and I will continue to do it to improve, in fact from what I have learnt until now is that it costs a lot of experience and for me what helped me the most is my acting experience, in particular about my international studies I have done even because to be able to direct actors is to be one of them first and knowing all the aspects of this art but obviously there is always to learn something more and you can do that with all your collaborators because as I said it is the team work that pay off.
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What are your next commitments?
I have my shortfilm “Hey You!” which is nominated at Cefalù Film Festival 2018 for the PinoScicolone award and besides I am very busy pitching my  feature film called “Belong” that I wrote for two years with my fellow screenwriter  Carlo Finale who joined me after a while. The same movie it is inspired by true events happened to me while I was travelling for my international studies and I preferred to make them a bit different or it become a biography and it could be a violation of my privacy (smile). As much as I  can I can’t tell more about it because it makes no sense so it will be a surprise for you, but to be honest it would be even for me a huge surprise too (smile).

 AL FENDERICO
Descrivi il tuo giorno lavorativo perfetto ….
Salve, prima di tutto vi ringrazio per l’opportunità datami per questa intervista. Vi dico la verità non ho una giornata lavorativa perfetta, mi spiego meglio, intendo che poter lavorare nel campo del teatro e/o cinema del quale ne sono un grande appassionato, per me ogni giorno è un giorno perfetto perché mi dà la chance di poter imparare qualcosa di nuovo e sperimentare nuove cose che m’interessano in quell’istante.
Describe your perfect day at work
Hello, first of all thanks for the chance you are giving me with this interview.To be honest with you, I don’t have a perfect day at work, I mean…working into the entertainment industry as on stage or for film whose I am for both a lot passionate of, it is every day a perfect day for me. It gives me the chance to learn and experiment something new of what I am interested the most at that time.
Cosa ti ha spinto verso la recitazione.
Ciòche mi ha spinto di più verso la recitazione è statoilfattocheho voglia di conoscermi e sperimentarmi, conoscere i miei limiti e poterli superare come meglio posso. Un esempio la timidezza e credo che ciò che succede sulle tegole di legno o davanti ad una cinepresa, l’artista in questione ha bisogno di spogliarsi delle sue vesti reali per poter essere ciò che non è nella realtà, emozionandosi ed emozionando come un bambino riceve il suo primo regalo di natale, perché intendiamoci questa passione regala emozioni non indifferenti. È pur sempre finzione ma sta lì il gioco, comprendere che una volta entrato ed uscito di scena hai la possibilità in quell’arco di tempo di un minuto anche esatto di poter far emozionare il prossimo soltanto emozionandoti regalando sorrisi o pianto a seconda della circostanza.
What led you into acting
What led me the most is the fact that I want to get know and experiment myself, get to know my limits and overcoming them, to become more confident. As an example is the shyness, in fact for what happens on stage or in front of the camera the artist has to be able and comfortable of being nude of itself and showing what he is not in real life. Showing emotions and make passionate the audience as they are a child while waiting for their Christmas present, but we must say it, this passion gives not indifferent emotions. It is always fake but here there is the catch, learning that once we are on stage or on set and we walk out we have just one shot in that tiny time of even for one min to make a performance whose the audience would be proud of and by making them more passionate and part of your character in that time even if it is laughing or crying.
 Se potessi svegliarti domani con una nuova dote, quale sceglieresti?
A me piace molto imparare nuove cose e sperimentare cose che m’interessano come le lingue e credo che secondo me conoscerne il più possibile sia il massimo. Al momento parlo correttamente due lingue italiano ed inglese e di quest’ultima ne sto imparando nuove sfaccettature come gli accenti e dialetti tramite studi e viaggi che intraprendo. Credo che sarò sempre alla ricerca di imparare nuove lingue, non so m’incuriosiscono oltre alla cultura di esse.


If you would be able to wake up tomorrow with a new talent, which one would you pick?
I love learning a lot of things and experiment them as much as I can and of what I am interested the most. I love languages, I believe according to me that knowing more than one language is a master. For example I do speak fluently two languages which they are Italian and English, in fact for this last one in particular I am constantly learning new accents and dialects through my studies and journeys I do. I believe I would be always trying to pick up more languages for sure and their cultures. This is just because I am very curious about it.
A chi sei più grato per la tua passione artistica? 
Per la mia passione artistica sono molto grato e legato alla mia defunta nonna la quale ha sempre creduto in me e mi ha sempre incoraggiato a fare di più, infatti le ho dedicato il mio primo cortometraggio da sceneggiatore e regista “HeyTu!”, ed infatti le devo tutto 
Who are you most grateful for your artistic passion?
For my art and passion I am very grateful and thankful to my dead grandmother which she always believed in me and always encouraging me to make the best I can, in fact I have dedicated her my first shortfilm as screenwriter and director named “Hey You!”, I owe her everything.
Cambieresti qualcosa nel mondo del teatro e del cinema in cui ti sei formato?
Sinceramente non credo che cambierei qualcosa in particolare, credo che qualsiasi esperienza di studio fatta mi abbia insegnato qualcosa di me che in quel momento non ne ero ancora consapevole come il fatto di poter recitare in inglese che credo sia stata una scoperta ancora più grande fatta tra Montreal e New York, che mi porta adesso a poter lavorare e sperimentare sempre più come anche il canto e ballo che cerco di migliorare per essere meno di legno (hahah ) infatti questi due in particolare mi hanno portato a Londra e dalla mia esperienza londinese tra i musical visti e con amici attori che fanno ciò essi richiedono un enorme allenamento che si fa sempre giornaliero e con costanza, e di sicuro non si può dare nulla al caso.
Would you change anything in the theatre world and film studies  from where you formed yourself?
To be honest I don’t think I will. I believe that every study experiences I have done, they all thought me something of me I wasn’t aware enough in that time like to be able to act in English. I believe it was the best surprise for me  because I love so much that language and I have experienced it in Montreal and  New York, from where I moved to London to learn more about it and get to know more about the musical life of which I am still learning by taking singing and dance classes to experiment and being more confident of myself. In fact I had the chance to meet people in the musical industry and making good actor friends who do it, I know for a fact that it costs a lot of training daily very constantly even because you can’t have anything by luck, it’s just hard work.  
Per i giovani attori c’è più spazio in Italia o all’estero?
Il campo del teatro e del cinema da quello che vedo sta cambiando moltissimo, il teatro ultimamente sta diminuendo in pubblico perché vi sono film e film che escono ogni minuto in sala, ma ciò non toglie che i giovani talenti e ce ne sono a mio parere tantissimi in Italia anche sicuramente più bravi di me, non possano avere spazio e ritagliarselo, scrivendo e dirigendo progetti propri. Essendo un lavoro molto creativo ed ogni attore o regista ha una sua creatività da rilasciare, credo che hanno tutte le carte in regola per poter essere la migliore versione di se stessa  lavorando ogni giorno con costanza su se stessi, anche essendo intraprendenti scrivendosi progetti, la cosa ancora più bella che in questo campo vi è la possibilità di poter collaborare con tante figure professionali, ed è il gioco di squadra che premia più di tutti a mio parere.
Is there for young italian actors  more space in Italy or abroad?
The stage and film industry is changing very much, the theatre for example is losing a bit of audience cause of the digital world which is making films and films every seconds inside thetheater. But it doesn’t cut young talented actors and I think there are a lot of them even better than me who can create their own project by writing and directing them. Being a very creative job, you as an actor or director you have every rights to create it on your own, in fact the most beautiful thing is that in this passion as in another there is the chance to create a team and work all together with other professional figures. I believe it’s the team work that makes the difference.
C’è qualcosa che hai sognato di fare e non hai fatto? 
Ci sono tante cose ancora che sogno di poter fare, ma aspetto di poter essere più preparato e magari poterle fare con un po’ più di esperienza presto in futuro.
Is there anything you dreamed of and you didn’t do it yet?
There are still a lot of things I dream to do, but I wait the right time to be more prepared and maybe making them with much more experience soon enough in the future.
Quattro domande in una …. Il tuo romanzo preferito ….. il tuo film preferito … il tuo spettacolo teatrale preferito … la tua canzone preferita..
Il mio libro preferito per eccellenza è “On the road” di Jack Kerouac, il film preferito è “Hook-Capitano Uncino” con Robin Williams del quale m’ispiro moltissimo ma se posso ne aggiungo altri tre come “Hercules” il cartone animato, “Into the Wild” e “l’attimo fuggente”. Il mio spettacolo preferito che porterò per sempre nel cuore è “Natale in casa Cupiello” di Edoardo De Filippo perché è grazie a questo spettacolo ed al mio insegnante di teatro che mi ha seguito inizialmente che ho scoperto questa passione. Per la mia canzone preferita direi “Ci sono anch’io” di Max Pezzali ma devo dire anche  “This is me”cantanta da Keala Settle in the Greatest Showman, “Lose Yourself” di Eminem e “I believe in you” di Michael Bublè che mi ricordano ogni giorno i miei obiettivi.

Four questions in one, your favourite book…you favourite feature film…you favourite theatre show…your favourite song..
My favourite book is “On the road” by Jack Kerouac, my favourite feature film is “Hook” with Robin Williams whose I inspire myself very much, but if I can I will add other three like “Hercules” the animated movie, “into the wild” and “Dead poets society”. My favourite theatre show is “Christmas at the Cupiello’s” of Eduardo De Filippo whose I will bring it always in my heart because that’s thanking it and my first acting coach I discovered this passion. About my favourite song I would say “I am still here” the Italian version made by Max Pezzali, but I would say too “This is me” singing by Keala Settle at The Greatest Showman, “Lose yourself” by Eminem and then “I believe in you” singing by my favourite singer Michael Bublè, they always remind me what my goals are.
Che cosa è troppo serio per scherzarci su?
Credo che ciò della quale non si può scherzare sia l’educazione ed il rispetto, ma come anche la vita stessa perché ti insegnano come formarti e come poter essere la migliore versione di se stessi ogni giorno. 


What is too serious to make fun of?
I believe that the most important things are the education and respect for ourselves and for others, but the life itself teaches you how to be brave and be prepared to become the best version of yourself.
Cosa spinge un giovane e valente attore come te verso la scrittura e la regia.
Già da quando ero piccolo scrivevo qualcosina ma era veramente proprio per gioco  ma da qualche anno da poco più di due anni questo bisogno di mettere nero su bianco pensieri e azioni mi ha portato a rifarlo ed inoltre ciò che mi ha spinto alla scrittura è proprio quello di voler sperimentare nuove cose e cercare di poter dare vita a cose che mi appartengono al momento, ad esempio il corto “Hey Tu!” è un corto che è nato perchè ispirato a ciò che mia nonna mi disse poco prima di andarsene e che mi hanno fatto riflettere e le ho volute esprimere nel modo in cui meglio credevo, la regia è stata una cosa che forse volevo già fare da tempo e che continuerò a fare per migliorare infatti da ciò che ho imparato nel mio piccolo essa richiede molta conoscenza sia nel campo della recitazione perché bisogna dirigere gli attori nel modo giusto verso il risultato finale a seconda della visione che sia e se non si conoscono le basi di esse e le varie tecniche non credo sia possibile, ed aver studiato recitazione questo mi aiuta poi comunque c’è sempre da imparare anche perché sono aperto a idee degli stessi attori e collaboratori, siamo pur sempre un team.
What does it lead a young a talented actor like youto write and direct?
Well, when I was a kid I used to write something but just for fun. For two years now this has become a necessity to put black on white paper again but much more seriously like writing thoughts and directions of these characters. Besides what brought me again to write was the fact that I love experimenting new things and giving me the chance to make them alive. For example the shortfilm “Hey You!” is born because I was inspired by thoughts that my grandma told me before she died and made me think so I decided to show them in the best way I could. About directing it’s been something that maybe I would have love to start it earlier and I will continue to do it to improve, in fact from what I have learnt until now is that it costs a lot of experience and for me what helped me the most is my acting experience, in particular about my international studies I have done even because to be able to direct actors is to be one of them first and knowing all the aspects of this art but obviously there is always to learn something more and you can do that with all your collaborators because as I said it is the team work that pay off.
I tuoi prossimi impegni?
Al momento ho il mio corto “Hey Tu!” in concorso al Cefalù Film Festival 2018 per il premio Pino Scicolone ed inoltre sono molto impegnato con la presentazione del mio film “Belong” che ho scritto per due anni insieme al mio collega sceneggiatore Carlo Finale che si è aggiunto a me dopo un pò. Lo stesso film è ispirato ad eventi reali che mi sono accaduti durante i miei viaggi all’estero ed ho preferito elaborare in modo differente altrimenti diventava una biografia e violerebbe un pò la mia privacy hahah, vi dico inoltre che non ne posso parlare troppo riguardo la storia anchè perché non avrebbe senso altrimenti nessuno andrebbe a vederlo, sarà una surprise e non vi nascondo che lo sarà anche per me haha.

What are your next commitments?
I have my shortfilm “Hey You!” which is nominated at Cefalù Film Festival 2018 for the PinoScicolone award and besides I am very busy pitching my  feature film called “Belong” that I wrote for two years with my fellow screenwriter  Carlo Finale who joined me after a while. The same movie it is inspired by true events happened to me while I was travelling for my international studies and I preferred to make them a bit different or it become a biography and it could be a violation of my privacy (smile). As much as I  can I can’t tell more about it because it makes no sense so it will be a surprise for you, but to be honest it would be even for me a huge surprise too(smile).