During the Salt Lake Comic Con FanX17 press conference, I got a few minutes to talk to actress Amy Gumenick, who is best known for her roles as Carrie Cutter and Cupid on the superhero drama "Arrow" and Young Mary Winchester on the wildly popular show "Supernatural." During the convention, she appeared alongside Danielle Panabaker of "The Flash" for a special "Arrowverse"-themed panel. Throughout my brief interview, Gumenick shed some light on her decision to start acting and also told me about some other facets of her life. Take a look:
Signs of the Times: Can you just tell me a
little bit about your career? Maybe some of your favorite roles and things like
that?
Amy Gumenick: “Sure! Favorite roles is such a hard question for me. I feel
like…”
SotT: I know, right? It’s
like the most horrible question, but I always have to ask it.
AG: “I can pick, like, pieces of every role that would be my
favorite. I’m very grateful to have been working consistently for, gosh, going
on eight years, which seems impossible. Obviously, the main reason I’m here is
because I’m doing ‘Arrow’ and ‘Supernatural.’ I would say that they’re among
the favorites. For an interesting reason, I had no idea… ‘Supernatural was one
of the first roles I booked; it was right after I graduated college, and I had
no idea the incredible fan base I was gaining and joining and, truly, the
family that comes along with these shows. That’s something that I cannot
possibly put into words – how grateful I am, and they have followed me from
project to project and supported me, no matter what, and jumped on board at
charity events that I’ve done or planned. It’s really been incredible.”
SotT: Was acting something
you always wanted to do since you were young, or was this something that you
got into at school?
AG: “Yes! Yeah, you know, I can’t remember a time that I haven’t
known that this was what I wanted to do and, perhaps, was meant to be doing, or
whatever you believe in. My first kind of tangible memory was when I was 5 and
I saw a production of ‘Chicago,’ the musical, and memorized the entire show and
informed my parents that I would be Roxie Heart someday, which, as a
five-year-old, is probably frightening. Ten years later, when I was 16, I
auditioned for a random production of ‘Chicago’ and was cast as Roxie, and so
that was sort of my first… the first time I really remember setting an acting
goal and accomplishing it. I grew up doing community theater and competitive
dance, but my parents were pretty adamant about me having a normal childhood
and going to school and all of that. The deal that they made with me as a child
was that, if I went to school and completed college and still wanted to act,
that they would support me 100 percent – and they absolutely have. So, here I
am!”
SotT: Great! Awesome. Do you
do a lot of conventions?
AG: “Um, I do some. Not a ton, but a few a year.”
SotT: Ok! Well, we’re glad
to have you here. One last question: other than acting, what do you think is
your greatest accomplishment?
AG: “Oh man. I work with kids. I teach dance and theater. I feel
like I am constantly inspired by them, and to be part of the process of
teaching kids… I think their potential and sort of watching them discover who
they are and the things that they love and how they can make a difference with their
art is really incredible. I think that’s an accomplishment.”
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