Video: The cast and director of 'Dare' on awkward scenes

The cast and director of Sundance's "Dare," a high school drama about kids coming of age and exploring their sexuality, sat down for a quick chat at the Stansfield Art Gallery in Park City.

The main actors, Emmy Rossum, Zach Gilford and Ashley Springer, spoke about what they brought to their characters in "Dare."  Backstory for the question: A teacher in the movie -- played by Alan Cumming -- tells Emmy Rossum's character that she can't act in a specific role because she doesn't have the breadth of emotion and experience required to feel what she's saying.

Emmy wanted to bring a realism to her role, though she never went to a traditional high school.  Ashley didn't want to bring anything to it, preferring instead to distance his own personality from the material.  And Zach?  Well, Zach loved high school.  He believed that having lived through it and being able to look back with a more mature point of view helped the performance.

Building on that, everyone was asked to describe their high school experience in one word.  Emmy said "None."  Director Adam Salky:  "Awkward."  Ashley: "He stole mine." And Zach said it was "awesome."

One of the last questions asked was one in which I wondered, in a movie full of challenging scenes, which ones may have been the most awkward.  Here's their responses:

-- Jevon Phillips