The Hero’s Journey of Franck Boss

What is the best thing that I love about my work?
I love lot of things about my works, variety, challenges, people, game…
• As an actor, I find it so exciting and challenging to play various characters making them real for audience.
• As an executive coach, helping people to improve in their management and communication skills is very motivating and pleasant

Drama is for me a second life. I use to work in High Tech Industries for 15 years, 12 at Oracle Corp. I was trainer, then team leader and at the end Business Development Manager.
At almost 40, I changed my life and attended a drama course, “Cours Florent” in Paris for 3 years.
Since I finished my training, I have been part of several features, series, short movies, commercial, musical…
I work in theater too, for example in Avignon during the festival OFF in 2012.
My trailer is visible here https://vimeo.com/120415148


What is my idea of perfect happiness?
• Being happy and motivated to wake up and stand up every morning with exciting goals

What is my greatest fear?
• I don’t really feel fear. Will happen what has to happen.

What is the trait that I most deplore in myself?
• Stupidity sometimes while driving

Which living persons in my profession do i most admire?
• Vincent Lindon, Jacques Gamblin, Albert Dupontel, Tim Burton, Liam Neeson

What is my greatest extravagance?
• My sense of humour

On what occasion would I lie?
• I’m not a specialist with lies. I think it’s better to tell truth.

What is the thing that I dislike the most in my work?
• When there is no work

When and where was I the happiest, in my work?
• Many circumstances, my first role in a feature, my first commercial, my first short movie as an actor, my first short movie as a director, but most of all, every time I am on stage.

If I could, what would I change about myself?
• The way I look

What is my greatest achievement in work?
• Short movies I made

What do the words ‘The Financial Freedom to Create’ mean to me?
• Free mind to work as an artist

Where would I most like to live?
• Any place my love would like

What is my most treasured possession?
• Love and friendship

What is my most marked characteristic?
• Huge presence on screen or on stage. Camera is nice to me 

What is my most inspirational location, in my city?
• Père Lachaise

What is my favourite place to eat and drink, in my city?
• Bastille or Republique

What books influenced my life and how?
• “Replay” of Ken Grimwood, “Les Liaisons Dangereuses” de Choderlos de Laclos. It’s important to live one’s own life, not wasting time with unnecessary matters.

Who are my favorite writers?
• Ken Follett, Shakespeare

You Only Die Once. What music would I listen on my last day?
• Elvis “In the Ghetto”, Peter Gabriel & Kate Bush “Don’t Give up”, Eric Clapton “Tears in Heaven”, Jean-Louis Aubert “Alter Ego”, Michel Berger “Le Paradis Blanc”, U2 “With or without you”, Alain Souchon “Et si en plus y’a personne”, Texas “Say what you want”

Who is my hero or heroine in fiction?
• Valmont

Who are my heroes and heroines in real life?
• My wife

Which movie would i recommend to see once in a lifetime?
• “Dangerous Liaisons” (Stephen Frears), “It’s a wonderful life” (Frank Capra), “In the name of the father” (Jim Sheridan)

What role plays art in my life and work?
• It has a major place in my life, mainly theatre, movies, music, books. And of course, a central place in my work as an actor.

Who is my greatest fan, sponsor, partner in crime?
I have met many supporting people in my career, some of them were particularly important : Marc Esposito gave me my first role in a feature, Sebastien Chamaillard, gave me my first salary as an actor, Kevin Lameta gave me my first speaking role in a short, Philippe Landoulsi and Frederic Haddou were two excellent teachers pushing me to try harder each time. Thanks to all of them. And a special thanks to my wife Valériane who is always supporting and helping me.

Whom would I like to work with in 2018?
• Albert Dupontel, Rémi Bezançon, Quentin Tarantino, Steven Spielberg (Dreams are allowed) and many others

What project, in 2018, am I looking forward to work on?
• Any fantastic projects would make me happy

Where can you see me or my work in 2018?
• I had written and directed a short movie that will be on line very soon. And I was actor in a serie that could potentially be diffused on TV. Cross the fingers

What do the words “Passion Never Retires” mean to me?
• I hope to live my passion to the end, and perhaps, like Moliere, die on stage, who knows 😉. But later as possible would be better 😉

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