Alright – so today we’ve got the honor of introducing you to Luke Karmo. We think you’ll enjoy our conversation, we’ve shared it below.

Luke, appreciate you joining us today. We’d love to hear about when you first realized that you wanted to pursue a creative path professionally.

I had recently moved back home to Michigan after living in New York before the pandemic. While I was in New York, I took some improv classes, not as a professional pursuit, but simply as something new to explore. I remember loving those classes and feeling more alive than I ever had before.

When I returned to Michigan, I wanted to reconnect with that feeling, so I signed up for an acting class. From the very first session, I knew this was what I wanted to do. There was a symbiotic connection between me and the work, it felt like something inside me had finally clicked into place.

From that moment on, I just kept going, learning, growing, and getting better. Years later, I’m still pursuing it with the same passion, because acting isn’t something I do anymore, it’s part of who I am. I feel incredibly grateful to have found something that aligns with me so completely.

Luke, love having you share your insights with us. Before we ask you more questions, maybe you can take a moment to introduce yourself to our readers who might have missed our earlier conversations?

I’ve always been an observer of the human spirit. As the youngest of five children, I was quiet and shy growing up. My older siblings kind of held the stage, so to speak. But looking back, I realize that gave me an incredible opportunity to watch people closely: to see how they behaved, what motivated them, and what they were afraid of.

Alongside that curiosity, I developed a deep love for movies early on. I was fascinated by the works of Scorsese, Coppola, and Tarantino, and I felt a real connection to the stories they told. Their films made me feel something profound about life and what it means to be human.

Later in life, I had the good fortune of stumbling into an acting class, and from the very first moment, I knew all my previous experiences had led me there. Acting felt true and inevitable, like finding the thing I was always meant to do.

When I look back on the work I’ve done, I’m proud of all of it. Because for me, acting comes from a place of honesty, liberation, and truth, and nothing is more meaningful than that. My hope is that audiences can feel that same truth in my performances and find their own sense of meaning within them.

What do you find most rewarding about being a creative?

For me, the most rewarding aspect of being an artist is the ability to speak my truth. Before I started acting, I saw it as pretending to be someone else, and while there’s some truth to that, it doesn’t really capture the essence of the art form, at least not for me.

To do this work properly, you have to bring a part of yourself to every role. Even though you may be speaking someone else’s words, the meaning behind them has to come from within you. That meaning, that emotional truth, will look different for every actor, which is what makes the craft so personal and alive.

Being able to express myself in that way is both freeing and deeply fulfilling. It’s a chance to reveal parts of myself that might otherwise stay hidden, and to connect with others through something honest and human.

How can we best help foster a strong, supportive environment for artists and creatives?

I believe society should create systems that allow artists and creatives to pursue their work without constantly worrying about basic survival, things like housing, bills, and other daily needs. Giving artists the stability to sustain themselves while developing their craft would make an enormous difference.

Many artists I know spend so much time working other jobs just to make ends meet, which pulls them away from the very thing they’re meant to do. That time is precious, and once it’s gone, it can’t be reclaimed. Alleviating that burden would give artists the space to create, grow, and share their gifts with the world.

After all, artists provide something essential to society: they help people make sense of life. That contribution is deeply valuable, and we should protect and nurture it as much as we can.

Contact Info:

• Website: https://linktr.ee/LukeKarmo
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lukekarmo/
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/luke.karmo
• Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/luke-karmo-602a0a4a/
• Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@lukekarmo119
• Other: iMDB: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm16109720/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0_tt_2_nm_6_in_0_q_luke%2520karmo

Image Credits

Film stills courtesy of The Bird Flies, directed by Ronnie Haines.