What qualities do pro skaters have?
Most pro skaters are pretty charismatic. There are a few guys that are super boring and dull and don’t have much of a personality. Some guys can grow with that. I didn’t think Tony Hawk was that interesting when he was a kid. I thought he was really boring, as a matter of fact. And then with his skateboarding, with his popularity, he became more comfortable, I think, in front of the camera. He started to grow and started to mature, to the point where now, he’s an actor, pretty much. He’s a full-on charismatic, he has an image. He’s interesting. I think that’s a perfect example of how you can start out really whitebread and then put some spice into it. Then there are other kids that right off the bat they’re interesting. They’re really charismatic, they’re really good in front of a camera, they’re good on and off the board. Guys like Christian Hosoi. He’s the anti- to what Tony was, back at the time.
