http://community.starz.com/t5/Crash-Series-Production-Blog/Developing-A-True-Character/ba-p/1082 <p><font size="4">Developing A True Character</font> </p><p><img src="http://www.starz.com/originals/CRASH/cast/EddieChoi/PublishingImages/Crash_2008_Main_Characters_80x45_7.jpg" border="0" alt="Brian Tee" vspace="2" width="80" height="45" align="middle" />by <a href="http://www.starz.com/originals/CRASH/cast/EddieChoi/BrianTee/Pages/BrianTee.aspx" target=_blank>Brian Tee</a> (Eddie Choi)<br /><br />Eddie Choi is someone I relate to and a character that my heart and soul goes out to. Working from the script, I found so many qualities of Eddie that I live by within my own life. Eddie is a man of perseverance, work ethic, pride, and loyalty&hellip; almost to a fault. Though his past may have led him through the wrong paths, deep inside he is a character of great honor and integrity. <br /><br />I wanted to go deeper into his past, and create a strong connection to his dark upbringing with gangs. But mostly I wanted to know the reasons why he chose that life. Like me and most other kids, he was just trying to find himself and be accepted. I talked to and hung out with some friends and gang members in Los Angeles to really get a feel of what he experienced. By combining my own experiences and those that I heard about from my friends even if I&rsquo;m not able to repeat them&mdash;things like slanging, doping, stealing, trafficking, racketeering, and of course fighting--I was able to make Eddie&rsquo;s past my own when I&rsquo;m in character.<br /><br />In developing Eddie, I also used a lot of my own love for my family, and brought morals and values into Eddie&rsquo;s life. The thing with Eddie is that he&rsquo;s experienced so much in his life already. He is like an old soul if you will, but one with a much softer side than what people might expect given how he&rsquo;s grown up. He&rsquo;s not just the hardass that many may see on the outside, but someone with so much more depth, compassion, and vulnerability. And I thank the writers for showing this.<br /><br />It&rsquo;s so great to have writers willing to collaborate. They are so talented and genius with their own ideas, but also open to hearing mine. With their help, some of the family qualities that Eddie didn&rsquo;t have initially were added to scenes in the series. For instance, I told them about my life and how important my family was to me. I got personal and shared with them how I have been taking care of my grandmother for the past 10 years, and how she is the love of my life. The writers took my experiences and added them to Eddie&rsquo;s. Sure enough, Eddie now has a grandmother in the show. And his relationship with her shows his deeper qualities and the motivations that round him out that are the backbone of Eddie as a character. <br /><br />He&rsquo;s not just a one-note type of guy. Throughout my career I have played many stereotypes of either the foreigner, bad guy, gangster, or techie geek. But now I am honored to be playing and creating one of the most complex characters I have ever played. But it doesn&rsquo;t stop there and for me, it never will. That&rsquo;s what I love about this character, this series. Because as the series and storylines grow, so will I&hellip; as Eddie Choi, a true character.</p> Sat, 10 Jan 2009 22:02:58 GMT starz_mktg 2009-01-10T22:02:58Z http://community.starz.com/t5/Crash-Series-Production-Blog/Developing-A-True-Character/ba-p/1082 by Brian Tee (Eddie Choi)<br><p><br> "Eddie is a man of perseverance, work ethic, pride, and loyalty… almost to a fault." Sat, 10 Jan 2009 22:02:58 GMT http://community.starz.com/t5/Crash-Series-Production-Blog/Developing-A-True-Character/ba-p/1082 starz_mktg 2009-01-10T22:02:58Z http://community.starz.com/t5/Crash-Series-Production-Blog/Developing-A-True-Character/bc-p/1108 I just finished watching the season finally on my DVR. I really hope this show has enough viewers to stay on air noticed towards the end they moved away from some the there story lines (Christine &amp; Cesasr) It was nice to see that story come together. Tue, 13 Jan 2009 00:48:26 GMT http://community.starz.com/t5/Crash-Series-Production-Blog/Developing-A-True-Character/bc-p/1108 heat 2009-01-13T00:48:26Z http://community.starz.com/t5/Crash-Series-Production-Blog/Developing-A-True-Character/bc-p/1228 I Love this show, and have from the begining. I hope you keep all the story lines, espaecially Bebe;s. She rocks!<br>I am also an Officer in law enforcement and I can relate! Please keep her on the show! She's awesome! It's nice to see women play these roles.<br>I am a huge fan and will continue to watch and support! Fri, 20 Feb 2009 20:37:34 GMT http://community.starz.com/t5/Crash-Series-Production-Blog/Developing-A-True-Character/bc-p/1228 CJRocks 2009-02-20T20:37:34Z