| I liked how Eric tells Johnny about how he knew he was gay in the film, saying he always knew because he kept trying to kiss all the boys in second grade. Bradford:(to Brower) Yeah, I think you played it light, and it worked. We're just friends at that point, and you're just telling a funny story. You're almost laughing about it. Did you have any reservations about playing a guy character? Brower: I thought, as long as i don't have to kiss any guys, then i'll be OK. because I have too many friends in Texas. If they'd seen me.... You did almost kiss. Your friends would have given you a hard time? Brower:Oh, yeah. I wouldn't be able to go back to Texas. Where are you from? Brower: San Antonio. When did you start acting professionally? Brower:Walt Disney was holding open auditions all through Texas for this movie The Big Green, about soccer. And i was at soccer practice and (heard) there was a movie audition in town, so I went. Open audition, packed with people. And I just got lucky. It's crazy....I was 14, I didn't know anything about Hollywood. I was a kid growing up, watching TV, you know, young and naive, and i fell into something. That led to the ABC Teen Angel, which was big with young girls. Did you ever get any gay guys sending you letters? Brower:Yeah, occasionally. It was really flattering. Then how did you get the role of Eric in Speedway Junky? Brower:I just went on this audition, and they literally called back two hours later and told me i had the part. Bradford:Nick always said that we were the ones that he wanted for the roles. When he wrote the script, he was picturing us. (Producers) Randy (Emmett) and Georger (Furla) were looking for bigger names. Well, the did get Johnathan Taylor Thomas for Home Improvement. Bradford:He was in Hawaii, I heard at the time, and they sent him a script. He cut his vacation short to come out to do the movie. next page. back to interviews. |