WE WILL C WELCOME BACK TO "LIVING
808."
R.J. MITTE IS THE BEST KNOWN FOR
HIS ROLE AS WALTER FLYNN WHITE,
JR.
LIKE ON THE SHOW R.J. HAS
CEREBRAL PALSY.
HE INSPIRES KIDS WITH
DISABILITIES AND KIDS WHO WANT
TO ACT.
HELLO, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR
BEING WITH US TODAY.
THANKS FOR HAVING US.
NICE TO MEET YOU.
SO LOVELY TO MEET YOU AS
WELL.
ARE YOU ENJOYING YOUR STAY IN
HAWAI'I?
I MEAN HOW COULD I NOT?
IS THIS YOUR FIRST TIME?
NO.
BUT LAST TIME I CAME I WAS LIKE
EIGHT, NINE YEARS OLD AND WE HAD
AN ISLAND HOPPERS SHOW.
WE WERE HERE FOR A COUPLE WEEKS
BUT I'M HAPPY TO COME BACK AS AN
ADULT.
DIFFERENT, RIGHT?
SO MUCH SO SNCHT WELL, WE'RE
GLAD TO HAVE YOU BACK.
'S AN ACTOR LIVING WITH CEREBRAL CEREBRAL
PALSY, HOW WOULD YOU SAY IT'S
INFLUENCED YOU AND OTHERS.
LIVING THROUGH CEREBRAL PALSY
OR ANY PHYSICALITY AND I'VE
LOOKED AT IT AS AN OPPORTUNITY
TO LEARN WHAT YOU'RE ABLE TO DO
BECAUSE WITHOUT THESE
CHALLENGES, I WOULDN'T BE HERE.
I WOULDN'T HAVE MY KNOWLEDGE AND
I LOOK AT IT AS SOMETHING THAT
DRIVES ME, AND IT'S SOMETHING.
IT'S SO INSPIRING TO HEAR YOU
SAY THAT BECAUSE YOU HAVE A
REALLY INTERESTING STORY.
CAN YOU JUST TELL US REAL
QUICKLY.
WHERE ARE YOU FROM ORIGINALLY
AND HOW DID YOU GET TO
HOLLYWOOD?
THAT'S A VERY CONVOLUTED --
ORIGINALLY FROM LAFAYETTE,
LOUISIANA BUT I GREW UP BETWEEN
LOUISIANA AND TEXAS.
WHEN I WAS AROUND 12, 13, MY
SISTER GOT CAST OUT OF A WATER
PARK IN TEXAS, AND THIS AGENT
WAS LIKE WE WOULD LOVE TO USE
HER FOR A CAMPAIGN, KEYWORD USE.
WE HADN'T BEEN ON VACATION IN A
WHILE AND WENT OUT THERE.
WHILE SHE WAS WORKING, THEY ARE
LIKE WHAT ABOUT YOUR SON, WOULD
HE LIKE TO BE A PART HER THIS?
I'M LIKE 13, 12 YEARS OLD AND
I'M LIKE YEAH, I DIDN'T KNOW
WHAT I WAS GETTING INTO, AND
LUCKILY WHAT WAS CRAZY, I
STARTED WORKING AS AN EXTRA, AND
SIX MONTHS LATER "BREAKING BAD"
CAME INTO MY LIFE AND I
AUDITIONED FIVE TIMES OF THE
SHOW OVER THE COURSE OF ABOUT
SIX MONTHS.
THAT'S CRAZY BECAUSE HE
PEOPLE WHO HAVE WORKED THEIR
WHOLE LIVES TRYING TO GET AN
OPPORTUNITY LIKE THAT, YOU KNOW.
WELL, YEARS AND NEVER SEE A
BREAK AND THEY PUSH AND THEY
PUSH AND THEY PUSH AND THEN YOU
HAVE SOMEONE LIKE ME THAT JUST
COMES UP AND THEY ARE LIKE THIS
--
IT WAS JUST MEANT TO BE.
SPEAKING OF "BREAKING BAD," ANY
PLANS TO RETURN?
BETTER CALL SAUL IS STARTING
SEASON FOUR.
WE HAD A REUNION IN COMIC CON
BUT AS FAR AS I KNOW THAT'S
BETTER CALL SAUL, CHECK IT OUT.
OKAY.
CODY, I'M SO EXCITED TO SEE YOU
HERE.
OF COURSE WE SEE YOU ON TV ALL
THE TIME.
I HAD NO IDEA THAT YOU ARE A
FORMER TEACHER AT KAPAHULU?
THAT'S RIGHT, I USED TO TEACH
KINDERGARTEN.
NOW I GET TO TEACH KIDS ALL OVER
THE NATION WITH THE NEW SHOW.
SO TELL US ABOUT THE NEW
SHOW?
IT'S A KIDS' COMPETITION
REALITY SHOW AND I GET TO BE THE
CRAFTING EXPERT AND TEACH
CREATIVITY AND INSPIRE THIS
BEAUTIFUL THING THAT KIDS WANT
TO DO, BE CRAFTY.
SO YOU'RE GOING TO BE FLYING
TO THE MAINLAND TO WORK ON THAT
HNCH AND COME BACK HERE TO
PARADISE.
THAT SOUNDS LIKE A WIN-WIN.
IT'S A GREAT OPPORTUNITY JUST
HOW LIKE YOU'RE INSPIRING KIDS,
I'M WORKING TO DO THE SAME.
TELL US ABOUT THIS PARTNERSHIP.
SO WE'RE SUPER EXCITED
BECAUSE TOMORROW WE'RE GOING TO
BE JOINING AN ELITE PANEL OF
ACTORS, CASTING DIRECTORS, STUNT
MEN PERFECTION HOLLYWOOD
INSIDERS TO HELP INSPIRE THE
NEXT GENERATION OF ACTORS AND
INSPIRE A LOCAL COMMUNITY TO
REALLY JOIN THE INDUSTRY.
SO IT'S A SEMINAR THAT WE INVITE
EVERYONE TO COME AND THEY CAN
GET THEIR TICKETS ON-LINE AND
ALL THEY NEED TO DO IS SEARCH
BREAKING INTO THE BIZ FOR THE
KEYWORD.
BREAKING IN THE BIZ AND ALL
OF THE INFORMATION ON THE SCREEN
FROM 5:00 TO 9:00 P.M.
AND R.J. IS GOING TO BE THERE
SO COME ON OUT.
WONDERFUL.
THANK YOU BOTH FOR JOINING US.
WE'LL HAVE ALL OF THE
INFORMATION ON OUR WEBSITE BUT
THANK YOU FOR SHARING YOUR
STORY.