Sachin has a distinguished acting career having starred in Underbelly, Neighbors plus a number of feature films in Australia and The United States.
A graduate in acting, he also has a solid athletic background enabling him to fit into a variety of roles that require high levels of physicality.
The charismatic 38-year-old took an interest in acting while at primary school and today takes his craft very seriously.
Sachin Joab took time out from his busy schedule to speak with WSBA editor, Michael Walls for our July TIME WITH segment.
WSBA: Can you briefly describe why you went into acting?
SACHIN: From a young age I was often alone. I was an only child and parents divorced when I was very young. My mum was often working and so I spent a lot of time in various babysitter’s homes. In those early years I, in a way, became my own best friend and would often act out imaginary scenarios in my mind. I guess I just never stopped living within my imagination and so I decided to purse acting.
WSBA: What excites you about the profession?
SACHIN: Receiving a script and attempting to see what the writer saw within in it has always been exciting for me. Any/every actor will read that same script from an introspective approach because we’re all different human beings. It’s the craft itself that excites me about the profession.
WSBA: Describe the role – present or past – that you have been most passionate about.
SACHIN: Every role I’ve played has left a mark on me. The roles I’ve been most passionate about are the ones where the characters objectives are deep and intense.
WSBA: How do you think that audiences have changed, or are changing, with technology?
SACHIN: One example where I believe audiences have changed with technology is that they now have entertainment (film, television, music, etc) at the simple push of a button on a smart phone. As a result I feel that they want immediate entertainment gratification with very little patience.
WSBA: What lessons has acting given you for life?
SACHIN: To always listen more than I speak. To never judge. Regardless of what optical/visual differences there may be between our various religions, races, genders and sexual orientations, at the end of the day, we’re all human. We all breath while in our mothers wombs, we’re born, we breath in the world, we laugh, we cry, we cause pain, we feel pain, we have beating hearts which will stop beating at any given point. Acting has taught me that we’re all intrinsically connected to each another from simply being a human being in this life.
WSBA: Why do you think you have been successful?
SACHIN: I believe I’ve been successful because I’ve always remained honest to myself. I also have never blindly accepted society’s status quo and have actively tried to make changes for the better. I have maintained my passion and dedication to the craft of acting. I just hope to continue trying to better myself as an artist and as a human being. Whatever I learn in that process is what I will apply to my craft and the overall profession. My future ambitions will be to continue observing life and learning from it as much as possible so that I may apply what I learn to my craft.
WSBA: Your favourite actor?
SACHIN: That is like asking me what’s my favorite meal; there are just way too many to choose from. The several that spring to mind are James Dean, Marlon Brando, Al Pacino, Robert DeNiro, Daniel Day-Lewis and Gary Oldman.
WSBA: If you could have any role at any time what would that be?
SACHIN: I would’ve loved to have played the role of Tony Montana in Scarface. Then again, the only reason I love it is because of what Al Pacino did with the role.
WSBA: Your favourite book?
SACHIN: The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho.
WSBA: Your favourite food?
SAHIN: As mentioned earlier, this is a really hard question because there are so many exquisite foods out there. Generally speaking, I love Italian, Indian and Vietnamese food.
WSBA: Sachin Joab, thank you for being our July TIME WITH guest.
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