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"Everything that I do between directing, acting, producing, being an author… it's all storytelling. And that's the one piece of confidence that I've always had clarity on. I'm a storyteller." — Eriq La Salle Actor, director, producer, and masterful storyteller Eriq La Salle is best known to worldwide television audiences for his award-winning portrayal of Dr. Peter Benton on the medical drama ER. Educated at Juilliard and NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts, his credits range from Broadway to film roles, starring alongside Eddie Murphy in Coming to America, Robin Williams in One Hour Photo, and Hugh Jackman in Logan. La Salle has worked as a director for HBO, Showtime, Netflix, Amazon Prime, ABC NBC, Fox and CBS productions. As a writer, La Salle is the author of several critically-acclaimed thrillers published by Sourcebooks—Laws of Depravity (2022), Laws of Wrath (2023), and Laws of Annihilation (2023). Among other things, Eriq and Carter discuss Eriq’s journey entering the writing industry when he already had a degree of fame, feeling like a “real” writer when you self-publish, and the movie The Godfather. At the end of their conversation, they make up a fascinating story using a line from Lisa Gardner’s Kiss Her Goodbye.

Harvey Brownstone conducts an in-depth Interview with Eriq La Salle, Acclaimed Actor, Director & Author, Star of “ER” About Harvey's guests: Today’s guest, Eriq La Salle, is a spectacularly gifted actor, director, producer and author who has literally done it all. On the big screen, you’ve seen him in “Coming to America”, “Jacob’s Ladder”, “Color of Night”, “One Hour Photo”, “Inside Out”, “Logan” and many more great movies. He’s also appeared in some memorable TV movies including “What Price Victory”, “When We Were Young”, “Eyes of a Witness”, “Empty Cradle”, “Mind Prey”, “Relative Stranger”, and most recently, “A Second Chance at Love”. He’s also appeared in dozens of TV shows including “LA Law”, “The Human Factor”, “The System”, “A Gifted Man” and “Under the Dome”. But there can be no doubt that he is best known for his iconic portrayal of Dr. Peter Benton on the groundbreaking medical drama ER, for which he was nominated for 3 Emmy Awards, a Golden Globe Award and 3 Online Film and Television Association Awards for Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series. He was also nominated for 9 NAACP Image Awards and won 3 times. He and his fellow ER cast members were also nominated 6 times for a Screen Actors Guild Award for Best Performance by an Ensemble, and they won 3 times. Starting in the mid-90s, our guest began a distinguished career as a director, bringing us movies like “Rebound: The Legend of Earl ‘The Goat’ Manigault”, “Crazy as Hell”, and “Notes From Dad”, as well as episodes from TV shows including “Soul Food”, “Without a Trace”, “Law & Order: SVU”, “Madam Secretary”, “The Night Shift”, “E.R.” and 21 episodes of “Chicago P.D.”, for which he also was the executive producer for 69 episodes. And if all of that weren’t enough, our guest is also a critically acclaimed author. He’s written 3 novels in the Martyr Maker series: “Laws of Depravity”, “Laws of Wrath”, and “Laws of Annihilation”. And he also wrote an unforgettable episode of “The Twilight Zone” called “Memphis”, which he also directed. For more interviews and podcasts go to: https://www.harveybrownstoneinterviews.com/ To see more about Eriq La Salle, go to: https://www.iameriqlasalle.com/ https://www.facebook.com/LawsOfDepravityThriller https://www.instagram.com/eriqlasalle/ https://twitter.com/eriqlasalle23 https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/6494140.Eriq_La_Salle #eriqlasalle #harveybrownstoneinterviews Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Yoo we got a true entertainment heavyweight on the show - Eriq La Salle. This episode highlights his incredible journey as an actor, director, author, and producer. From 'Coming to America’ and ‘ER' to the director's chair, he's done it all! He’s got stories that'll blow your mind, in this episode and at your local bookstores! Be sure to check out his latest release, ‘’Laws of Annihilation”! If you're looking for inspiration, insights, and a whole lot of laughs, Eriq La Salle is the real deal, and he's bringing it all to the table. Tune in now! Executive Producers for Breakbeat: Dave Mays & Brett Jeffries Executive Producers: Bill Bellamy & Barry Katz Production: Tarik Ross Jr. | TRDMRKD Productions Recorded: DASH Radio, Hollywood, CA IG: @BreakbeatMedia @BillBellamy

Mark interviews actor/director/producer/writer Eriq La Salle about his latest novel LAWS OF ANNIHILATION and his life-long passion for storytelling. Prior to the interview, Mark shares comments from recent episodes, thanks Patrons, provides a personal update, and shares a word about this episode's sponsor. You can learn more about how you can get your audiobooks distributed to retailers and library systems around the world at starkreflections.ca/Findaway. In their conversation, Mark and Eriq talk about: How Eriq had always wanted to be a writer Joining the high school drama club in junior high with the idea that they'd be able to put on the plays that he would write Being told by the drama teacher that he had to audition, and how that started the "acting bug" that took him through a multi-decade career acting, directing, and producing The way the author desire resurfaced about a dozen years ago The prequel story to The Martyr Maker series (which appears in the end of LAWS OF DEPRAVITY) and why Eriq wrote it The concept behind The Martyr Maker franchise Loving movies and television and being inspired by the storytelling conventions there The way each of the three main characters leads a little bit more in the first three books in the series Eriq's work as Executive Producer for several years on Chicago PD Directing and Executive Producing Dick Wolf's first show launched into streaming on Amazon Prime A minor character in the series (known as "The African") who was fashioned after the Luca Brasi character in The Godfather and who will return in a later book in the series How it took 10 years to find a publisher, and Eriq's DIY experience self-publishing The importance of understanding and participating in the grass-roots style marketing as an author Having to do a lot of marketing work even when you're with a larger publisher The way that the status of "celebrity" can sometimes work against you Eriq's respect for each medium and how to re-think, and re-learn in his unique roles within them The importance of humbling yourself How the marketing person that Eriq had hired and worked with eventually became his agent Feeling that he is a better writer of fiction novels than of screenplays, despite his years of experience as an actor, director, and producer The intention cinematic writing that Eriq did when crafting The Martyr Maker series Enjoying collecting "useless trivia" and how that can aid in the research aspect of writing a novel Giving credit to the technical advisors Eriq has worked with on shows like ER and Chicago PD The various first readers that Eriq works with Being an old fashioned paper book reader Eriq's great respect for librarians The delightful feeling of seeing your book in various bookstores of all sizes, including indie bookstores, big box stores, and airport bookstores Doing several events in New York for the week the book is launching, including a special "On the Couch with Eriq La Salle" The importance of listening to the messaging The understanding that "we are blue collar artists" Advice Eriq would offer to writers