J August Richards plays the streetwise Gunn in Angel. Here he talks about acting, art and the importance of keeping your balls to the wall.

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College days
  Tell us about your time at USC.

Rapping bike messengers from outer space
  Tell us about the role you once had as a bike messenger.

Split loyalties
  What did you feel that Gun�s loyalty should have been towards the end of season two?

Playing it real
  How true to you and to genuine Afro-American people do you think Gunn's way of speaking is?

�Julie� August Richards
  Would you say that you were a natural leader in real life?

Too enthusiastic
  There�s a story about the early days of your career and stand-ins?

Art and astronomy
  Can you tell us about your hobbies?

Adding Amy into the mix
  What differences are there working on Angel now Amy Acker has joined the cast?

Balls to the walls!
  You used to go to an acting workshop with Eric LaSalle from ER. What did you learn from him?

Understanding Spanish and space aliens
  You come from a Panamanian heritage - how has that affected your approach to life?