![]() RELATED: THE ROAD TO GALENA CAST EXPLAIN THEIR CHARACTERS’ COMPLICATED FRIENDSHIP: EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW I think a testament towards being a great performer is how well you can escape from who you are as a person, and so that’s what I really wanted to capture in my first lead role, because I wanted the world to see me as Clay and not as Dana playing Clay.” Somebody that the audience could resonate with, and so we really just boiled down to being very particular and specific with his character, from the hands to his teeth, to his laugh to his hair, how he dressed, and his arch in his back. What did I create?’ But when we really worked on Clay in Neon Lights, I wanted to create something riveting not so much the Joker or Heath, something that can’t be outdone, but somebody that was riveting, that was moving. It’ll be great,’ and my mom was in the back room, just going, ‘Oh my God. I didn’t really care for acting at that juncture in my life, and so when 2015 had come around and I wanted to take up acting, I dropped out of law school. Watching Heath perform Joker was the first ever time I was ever moved by a character. If it wasn’t law school, I was going to do a joint program and become a fighter pilot. I was just going to university, and I was playing football. I mean, I love Joaquin’s Joker, but I think in 2008, when I had watched Dark Knight, I was moving towards law school. “I’m a big Heath Ledger fan, and there’re paintings all over my house. HOW HEATH LEDGER’S JOKER PERFORMANCE INSPIRED DANA ABRAHAM AND NEON LIGHTS Dana Abraham revealed that Heath Ledger’s iconic performance as the infamous Joker in The Dark Knight was not only a huge inspiration for Clay Amani, but his decision to become an actor as well. We asked if there were any characters that he drew inspiration from when crafting his Neon Lights character. We had the chance to speak with Dana Abraham, the star and screenwriter of Neon Lights, about his new movie. The reunion soon becomes even more dangerous when guests begin to disappear. However, secrets are revealed and old resentments boil to the surface. Taking his therapist’s advice Clay retreats to an off the grid location and hosts a family reunion with his estranged adopted siblings. Neon Lights is a new thriller that follows Clay Amani (Dana Abraham) a tech-tycoon who is on the verge of a hostile take over while also trying to get a handle on his mental health.
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