Ben: [serious] I love the connected world. The access to information is a fantastic thing but[laughs]  there are times where you sort of think it’s time to  free ourselves from the technology. When I finally succumb and start twittering you can write me and remind me that this day was inevitable.

BBO: I am sure something new is coming up soon anyway and Twitter is gonna be old news.

Ben:  We’ll have a little button on the side of our head and [laughs] when we press it we will be connected with everybody we need to be connected with.

BBO: Like the Nebari on Farscape

Ben: Yeah, basically you say it out loud and whoever needs to hear it, hears it.

BBO: You seem to enjoy teaching.

Ben: Yes !

BBO: I recall you mentioning a science class, coaching football and pole vaulting. Don’t you trust your career or is it too much fun to do ? [laughs]

Ben: No, it’s not that I don’t trust my career, it’s just that there are other things to do in life that are also enjoyable. Some people play  golf.  As opposed to playing golf I would prefer to be out coaching  a bunch of High Schoolers and teaching them how to pole vault.

BBO: I think that’s cool actually , that you do that.

Ben: It’s just more fun [laughs] For me ! For me  it’s more fun than perfecting a golf stroke. I am terrible at golf, I probably will never take up golf on any regular basis but for me it’s more fun to go out and interact with a bunch of young people and watch them soar over a bar than it is to do a number of other things, like take up bowling or something. [laughs] He didn’t trust his acting career so he took up knitting [laughs]

BBO: [laughs] I do not wanna see that.

Ben:  That has nothing to do with my career, that has everything to do with living life.

BBO: You know I was joking, right ?

Ben: I…I … wasn’t sure. [laughs]

BBO: Do the kids expect stunt from you or are you just the parent next door who helps out with teaching and coaching ?

Ben: For the most part I am just the guy who helps out.

BBO: Very cool. Might not seem cool to you . It is to me. So what else is going on with you ?

Ben: Uhm… what else is going on ?  I am continually auditioning for acting work. Continuing to write. I still have an ongoing project at SciFi which we are still working on. Obviously we are working to get Freeze Frame up and going… uhm… I am currently coaching pole vaulting. I have a group of 12 ..14 kids that I coach, so life is very full. It’s good.

BBO: Did you audition for any pilots ?