Expert: Peter Messaline - 12/2/2007

Question
QUESTION: i am sorry i ask you about  becoming stunt person sorry that was stupid queston i ,ll never become a stunt person .so sorry to bothar you.

bye

ANSWER: Please, don't beat yourself up!
It was not a stupid question. You didn't know, you asked, I told you. Perhaps too firmly.
What would have been stupid would have been to have carried your dream on, getting more and more detailed, until something from outside burst it.
You were ignorant, but we all start off ignorant, from the time we are babies. People tell us things and we learn, and push the boundaries out. Which is what you have done. Your world is different now, but it's still full of chances.

Oh, to be riding in your soft air and green fields!

Keep on keeping on. Don't discount castles in the sky, and continue to build foundations under them.

Peter M

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QUESTION: do you any stunt people in the various Countries
Nikki Berwick  is one and Zoe Bell and Debbies Evans  is one  i think there  all turas  winners .any way  there any there is  no facilites like  here in IRELAND For Stunting even acting  Ilike sport  any way.I,D like to be good Atheltic  not professional one .I KNOW THE STUNT PEOPLE ARE BRILLANT ATHELTICS.I LOVE WATHING ON THE BOND FILMS.KILL BILL,AND ALL THOSE GOOD FILMS.ANY THANKS ANY WAY. IN IRELAND THINGS ARE LOT HARDER. I LIKE DOING A LOT OF SPORT ANY WAY I HOPE TO COMPETE IN THE HORSE SHOW NEXT YEAR AND MAY COMPETE IN TAEKWONDO COMPETEION NEXY YEAR AT BLACK BELT LEVEL I HOPE  A.AND GET MY DRIVER LISENCE. STUNT PERFORMERS HAVE ANY FITNESS ROUTINE I,D LIKE LEARN THAT MAKE ME A BETTER ATHELITIC. IF NAY MORE ADVICE EVEN ON STUNT PERFORMERS FITNESS CAN I HAVE THAT. a lot belive i am not enough to do any thing no matter how hard i try i am still told i,ll be good enough.i never put any one down but they put me down

Answer
People do put people down. It makes them feel better. Real experts are in my experience much more open and relaxed and welcoming especially if they feel you are serious.
There's no one fitness routine for stunters. Each one is different, and each specialises in a set of skills, as their needs are different.
If you go to your public library, or to its web site, and search "stunt", you'll find a gazillion books on the work. Some will be nonsense magazine article stuff, but some will give you a picture of the work, the opportunities and the barriers.

Much luck

Peter M