Today we’d like to introduce you to John Ramaine.
Hi John, please kick things off for us with an introduction to yourself and your story.
I started after my stint in the Air Force. Stationed in Anchorage AFB in Alaska, I knew there had to be something more for me to do than to be a military grunt. Through circumstances that is for more detailed to describe here, I decided to become an actor. Once that decision was made, I knew that I had found my calling. I had yet to grace the stage, enter a floodlight or stand before a camera but I knew in my innermost being that this was what I was destined to do. I knew that no one would be able to talk me out of it. My problem was that I was still enlisted in the service and it never felt more restricting has it had at that moment. Fortunately, they were going through a gluttony of recruits and I was given the option of leaving the service if I wanted to. That was music to my ears. After working the community theater circuit for a little over a year, I moved to New York and started the journey that began all those years ago in my direct pursuit for an acting career in both stage and film. I am still on this pursuit but I am now seeing some light at the end of the tunnel.
Would you say it’s been a smooth road, and if not, what are some of the biggest challenges you’ve faced along the way?
The struggle to never compromise on yourself is a constant one, not what field, your age or goals are, you never want to give in to the voices of the time bandits that will always scream in your ear that you’re wasting your time. You have to do things sometimes that help you survive. You have to do jobs that are unpleasant or mundane just to put food on the table and a roof over your head. I have done just about every job an actor can have but none of the jobs were so involved that my mind then shifted to that task. I always chose jobs that used physical labor so that my mind and focus always remained on my goals as an actor. I one time had a job as a file clerk and I had the hardest time because it involved a lot of brain power that I wasn’t willing to forgo for the sake of that job. Anything that got in the way of my thought process; whether it was mulling over a monologue or memorizing lines for a rehearsal or visualizing myself on set working with big directors would always take a back seat. Every job I had took a back seat. But none of them required the mind power necessary for success. I’ve been an elevator operator, bellboy, doorman, greeter, flyer passer outer, flower delivery guy, and pen salesman to name a few jobs. So, as you can see, I didn’t have much to do during those times mentally except thing of my roles and dream big.
Thanks – so what else should our readers know about your work and what you’re currently focused on?
I am known as an actor. My profile is listed in all over the web. The people that I work with and for have known of my presence and my work ethic for a long time. I have a team, representatives, and colleagues that all respect me and admire my tenacity and commitment to my craft and success. Do to the necessity of this industry, I have had to create my own content and formulate a team that would support the project I would place before them. I have been blessed with tremendous people, as well as a life partner, who have stood with me and wouldn’t let me give up on myself when things got really tough. I am proud of the people that have graced my life due to the projects I have selected to be a part of. I am gifted with an ability to motivate and stir the passions of other creatives to get involved in my projects due to their provocative nature. I don’t feel that I am different from anybody else, I am simply motivated to succeed. I believe that my tenacious ability to forgo the hazards that plague the road to a respectable status in this industry are simply bumps that have no baring on my eventual success but are simply life lessons to share with others once I reach the other side.
What does success mean to you?
Success is being joyful in what you are doing. Happiness can be fleeting but to be joyful is simply overriding the emotional lines that people define as happiness and be stable in your selected field. Being grounded is a strong place to be. That is success. Most would define it through an achieved creative or financial status, and that certainly helps but no one starts there. On the trip to your promised land, you have to be in a place of joy and purpose. Finding purpose is the true definition of success. Once you find that road, all paths to your goals are made bare. But it is not easy nor will it fall before you. Purpose will sometimes take years to accomplish, but if you know where you’re going, you don’t mind the journey. Before you know it, you’ll be there.
Speaking of success, I am on two projects right now that will put me completely over. Both are in active development and though I am under an NDA, here is what I can tell you; Screenwriter Ellen Wing has written an incredibly accurate screenplay titled LONGSHORE. In brief, it is about the hardworking men who ruled the docks in San Francisco. There is a name director attached, a studio behind it and they are currently scouting locations with their offices at Local 10. It is guaranteed to be a remarkable cinematic experience that is a throwback to great cinema.
The other is my pet project THUS ALWAYS TO TYRANTS. The project is tentatively slated for late spring of 2023 in Savanah GA and Arizona. It is based on a best seller. A labor of love, we have a named director attached, Bob Johnston. It is the evolution of a story that has been in the ether for over 120 years, that is now, through much research and development, ready to be released to a fanfare not known in cinema for quite a long time.
Contact Info:
- Website: www.johnramaine.com
- Instagram: https://instagram.com/johnramaineofficial?utm_medium=copy_link
- Facebook: www.facebook.com/john.ramaine
- Youtube: www.johnramaine.com/john-wilkes-booth-the-movie
- Other: https://m.imdb.com/name/nm0707940
Image Credits
Lea Pfandler
Chelsea LeSage
Lisa Kramer
Bob Johnston
