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(police siren)
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- I've been shot on the street, stabbed in prison,
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been a victim of a slashing, twice actually,
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dead in the morgue,
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died in a supermarket from overeating.
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My name is Ali Merhi.
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I am an actor, and I have played a dead body
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on several occasions.
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The director usually tells you to hold still,
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try your best to hold your breath.
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It's good to slow your breathing down beforehand,
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kind of like yoga or meditation.
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I played a corpse in a morgue on Law and Order.
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Laying down on cold metal
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(laughing) while, you know, you're practically wearing nothing,
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it's bone chilling to say the least.
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You can take short breaths,
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but they still don't want to see your chest
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going up and down at a distance.
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They're like, "Wait a second.”
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"Are you sure that guy is dead back there?”
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"He's breathing."
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Whenever you end up dying on camera,
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or playing dead on camera,
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it brings you to another emotional state.
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Normally people don't think,
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"If I was shot or stabbed what would I do?"
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But once you're there and you're playing it,
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it's kind of a little traumatic.
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You feel bad for people.
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When you see real people get hurt,
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you take it in a different,
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you see it in a different way.
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My kids watch it sometimes and they're like,
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"Dad, you're dead.
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"They killed you!"
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I'm like, "No, I'm here with you and I'm okay."
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(gentle instrumental music)
