“Mom. I just got questioned by the cops for prostitution.” That is a statement that some parents would find extremely ridiculous. As a person through out the years I have always tried to be very popular, but different and ridiculous. Different can be a good thing. Especially if you grow up inspiring to be a big, famous, movie star. It takes a lot of confidence to act in front of a camera and there is one memory that will always stick with me. I was a freshman in high school the first time I ever did any serious acting behind a camera. I played sports and had all athletic friends, but I always liked trying different things. Certain memories surely define who we are with our identity.
I have this cousin who is a few years older and has become very successful in Ohio with film production, commercials, and other forms of media. He’s been good enough to have his projects sell for thousands of dollars, and he is only 23. I got to be a part of one of his first projects, which was a movie we made for fun. The script was that of a cheesy kung fu movie based in the 70’s. My character was like the Karate Kid since I was only 15, and the first scene we shot of me was in downtown Dayton, Ohio. We picked a really run down neighborhood for a fight scene, and I had to wear super short spandex shorts and no shirt. I had to fight an older guy who also had super short shorts and honestly, they were a little too revealing. It was about 9:00 at night and this white van kept driving in circles around the building we snuck into. We weren’t really supposed to be in the building, so we got pretty nervous seeing this van consistently run circles around it. About an hour later we were still filming and three police cars with their lights come speeding up to talk to us. I was freaking out because I’d never been in trouble before and thought my Mom would kill me. It turns out that the rundown area we were shooting the movie in had been having a lot of problems with prostitution. The white van called 911 because they thought we were prostitutes. The cops actually questioned why a 15 year old was being filmed shirtless and wearing short shorts because they thought I was a prostitute. It was probably one of the most awkward, but hilarious moments of my life. I loved calling my Mom and telling her I just got questioned by the cops for being a prostitute. She just rolled her eyes and didn’t believe me.
This memory is very closely connected to my identity because I believe being different can lead to good times and this is just one small example of my adventures. I’ve always tried to live my life like that and it’s brought me a lot of happiness. Especially when I think of the future and who I want to be. I guess looking back on it that would have been pretty bad if we actually got charged for trespassing or even the ridiculousness of prostitution, but it will always be a funny memory. A memory that gives me part of my identity.
Kyle Brock
English 289
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