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JOINING ME RIGHT NOW IS MAX BURKHOLDER, HE PLAYS MAX BRAVERMAN ON
"PARENTHOOD." AND HE HAS BEEN A BIG SUPPORTER AND HE WILL BE HOSTING.
HOW EXCITING IS IT FOR YOU TO PARTICIPATE IN THIS WAY TONIGHT?
>> IT'S GOING TO BE A LOT OF FUN AND IT'S A BIG HONOR BECAUSE BEFORE, NOT ONLY, I'VE
BEEN PRESENTING IN -- IT'S GOING TO BE A LOT OF FUN BEING ABLE TO BE A BIGGER PART OF
THIS EVENT.
>> WHAT DRAWS YOU AS AN ACTOR, TO SORT OF EXPLORE THIS?
WHAT DO YOU THINK IS THE MOST IMPORTANT THING TO 'EXPLORE THIS ISSUE OF YOUR CHARACTER,
MAX, AND PLAY PEOPLE THAT ARE LIVING WITH BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CHALLENGES?
>> MAX BRAVERMAN IS THE ONLY CHARACTER I'VE EVER PLAYED WITH MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES.
IT'S A LOT OF FUN.
IT LETS ME GET INTO THE HEAD OF SOMEBODY THAT DOESN'T THINK THE SAME WAY I DO WHICH IS
ALWAYS FUN.
>> HOW IMPORTANT DO YOU THINK IT IS, WHETHER IT TV OR FILM, DOCUMENTARIES ET CETERA,
THAT THESE KINDS OF STORIES ARE TOLD?
PARTICULARLY TOLD FROM THE PERSPECTIVE OF SOMEONE WHO IS YOUNG?
SOMEONE YOUR AGE?
>> RIGHT.
I THINK IT'S EXTREMELY IMPORTANT, BECAUSE THE TV MEDIA, MOVIES, EVERYTHING, IT'S THE
BIGGEST VOICE ON THE PLANET RIGHT NOW AND TO USE THAT FOR, THERE'S, PARTIALLY NOT JUST
FOR ENTERTAINMENT BUT FOR THE ABILITY TO GET CERTAIN ISSUES OUT THERE SUCH AS AUTISM AND
SUBSTANCE ABUSE AND OTHER MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES, ESPECIALLY TOPICS THAT AREN'T OFTEN
COVERS BY NORMAL MEDIA, ARE -- IT'S VERY IMPORTANT.
>> WHAT DO FEEL LIKE YOU'VE LEARNED BY PLAYING MAX?
>> EVERYTHING I KNOW NOW ABOUT AS ASPERGER'S AND AUTISM, I DIDN'T KNOW BEFORE PLAYING
MAX.
HOW THE COMMUNITY IS STRUCTURED TO HOW THE ALMOST ALARMING RATE AT WHICH PEOPLE WITH
AUTISM AND ASPERGER'S ARE BEING BORN COMPARED TO JUST A FEW YEARS AGO.
I THINK IT'S JUMPED FROM SOMEWHERE TO 1 IN 110 TO 1 IN 84 IN THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS.
SO, YEAH.
>> IT'S VERY REAL FOR MANY PEOPLE.
>> MAX BURKHOLDER THANKS FOR JOINING US.
WE LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING YOU LATER ON IN THE EVENT.
HAVE A GREAT NIGHT.
