By the Numbers: Max Crean

This week at Dramatic Pause is all about All You Had Was Fun. The show runs from November 18-29 at Q Theatre, and our Boosted campaign is still up and running. Your support with either is greatly appreciated!

Max Crean (Ngāti Kahungunu) is an emerging actor, voice artist, and theatre performer based in Auckland, New Zealand. Known for his roles in n00b (2024), Totally Completely Fine (2023) and Mystic (2020), he's stoked to be back on stage for All You Had Was Fun.

1. How many podcasts do you subscribe to?

I'm a serial non-subscriber, consistency hates to see me coming. But I do jam out a couple here and there, when I want to be apart of a conversation but not wanna participate.

2. How many podcast episodes do you listen to on average each week?

Aim to listen to at least 1 hour of something non-fiction a week, just so I feel smart and informed. Although I don't tend to choose anything informing, let alone smart. So it's just blabber in the end.

3. How many people do you follow on TikTok/Instagram/Twitter/Letterboxd (choose/add applicable)?

1338 on Instagram, every time I try and bring the number down I feel guilty that someone's gonna see that I unfollowed them, causing them to hunt me down and confront me to my face, erupting into a fight that I couldn't possibly contain. So I try not to unfollow.

4. How many caffeinated beverages do you consume, on average, daily?

The taste of coffee is crack to me, I think I have about 3 cups a day. Energy drinks aren't my style, it's like if cough syrup also made you unbearable to be around.

5. How many books do you currently have checked out from the library?

Currently I have one checked out, but I haven't returned it in like 14 months. I think I've got a librarian bounty on my head, every time I go to print something off I feel like a fugitive.

6. How many books do you have on hold from the library?

Zero, my intellect doesn't lend itself to future endeavours (IE: I don't read as much as I should).

7. How many photos do you have in your camera roll?

Exactly 4,500! A lot of it is work related too, which stinks a little, can't claim all of them.

8. How many screenshots do you have in your screenshot folder?

484, which I think is respectable. A lot of "I'll come back for this" content that I never will see in my remaining life. I usually try to delete screenshots when I'm done with them too.

9. How many selfies do you have saved?

I got 240 selfies on the phone, but they aren't all of me - Dang, I should take more photos of myself, that's kinda sad. That stretches back to 2023. Woah.

10. How many films have you watched so far this year?

My letterboxed says 52, but I know it's more than that - that number doesn't include re-watches, movies I've walked in on 5 mins in and sat down to watch, or movies under the influence that I forget about the day after.

More like 70.

11. How many books have you read so far this year?

Yikes. I- I don't... You can't, you're not allowed to ask me that. 2. 1. No, 2.

12. How many games have you played so far this year?

Maybe like, like 10? I don't complete games, which is bad. But, in my defence, I pick the massive open world ones that take FOREVER to complete, and I don't have the time to get there.

13. How many songs do you have saved/liked on your music app of choice (Spotify/Apple Music/Tidal/Youtube Music et. al.)?

475. I have more like songs in Spotify than photos of myself in my gallery, how freakin' wild is that.

14. How many playlists do you have saved?

Looks like 14, 9 of which are personally made. I should clean it up, cause I only listen to like one of them. Does the day-list count as one? It's ever changing.

15. How many shows or live performances have you been to this year?

I've seen SO MANY! I can't count - a LOT of comedy shows, I'm talking A LOT A LOT. Got to judge the Best Debut International Act for the Comedy Festival this year, which is crazy because I had no right in doing so.

16. How many Discord servers are you in?

Seven! Two are Dungeons & Dragons related, one is Dropout TV (Haven't opened it since I've joined though). One is sentimental, it's called Manly Lumberjack, it's the channel that my friends used all through high school, the one that connected us cross-city and cross-country... I love it. A lotta memories. No one uses it anymore, which is sad, except for a "Quote" channel, used for out-of-context lines we hear in public.

17. How many streaming services do you pay for a subscription to?

Prime, Disney, Dropout. Which is wild because I've stopped watching shows at an extreme rate, but I have family on the account, so I feel bad cancelling. It's like, every time I pay each month, it feels like I'm feeding the chickens. You go watch Fargo lil' chook, I'll look after the bill.

18. How many apps do you have a paid subscription for?

ZERO! Other than Google Drive, if that counts, cause I got tired of that stupid message popping up going "You're out of spaaaace, oooo you're out of spaaaaaace:"

19. How many newsletters do you subscribe to?

Zilch sadly, I hate journalists because they speak the truth. I only want lies and corporate glazing on my feed.

20. How many news outlets or online magazines do you pay for a subscription to?

Again, zero. Get it for free, cause I'm just a legend like that.

21. How many unread emails do you currently have in your inbox?

Personal? 41. Used to be like 5, but I've been slack at it recently.

22. How many total emails do you have in your inbox?

Holy moly I have 6.6K! Is that a lot? That sounds like heaps! That's so cool what the heck, that's like 6 thousand little stories. 6 thousand little stories plus some uber receipts. Heck yeah.

23. How many emails do you receive on the average workday?

Maybe like 12 personal emails? A few of which being newsletters? OH WAIT! I guess I am subscribed to newsletters! Yeah, that's, woah I totally just lied before. Do they count? No, no they probably don't count actually. I just checked and I'm not sure advertising for WonkyBox counts as a newsletter. Nevermind, false alarm.

24. How many emails would you send on the average workday?

On my account? Like, 2-3 a day.
Work-wise? A bajillion million (please quote that to my boss).

25. How many contacts do you have saved on your phone?

209 Contacts/numbers in my phone, 10 of which that are not named. 10 mysterious strangers. 10 random people that I can, completely legally, call up and start freestyle rapping to. No warning.

And you know what? So can you.

26. How many apps do you have on your phone?

67 apps. I'm... I'm sorry.

27. How many tabs do you currently have open on your main browsing device?

10 tabs! And one of them is a currently a google search for "how to check how many apps on iphone", so riveting stuff.

28. How many voice memos have you sent in the last 24 hours?

Just one! I was going to work, I had just called an Uber - and I get really car-sick when sitting backseat, so I don't go on my phone when I hop in. But! I had to send this text. And as I was shuffling down the front steps, I quickly realised I didn't have time - my poor little thumbs just wouldn't type fast enough. So, like a war journalist (almost exactly), I threw them into the action.

29. How long was the last voice memo you sent?

Churned out at a 1:05, my average is around 2 minutes so I must've been feeling concise and to the point in it.

30. How many times do you go to the supermarket in a week on average?

Min. 1 a week, for sure. Who else is gonna check the community noticeboard.

31. How many items would you purchase in an average supermarket shop?

I do a massive shop once every like, 2-3 weeks; but on average I'm grabbing like 4 items.

32. How many unread notifications do you currently have on your phone?

I clear notifications, which I now realise may be the reason I'm so bad at checking messages. Oops.

33. How many instruments can you play?

Used to play the guitar badly, and the bass not so badly - remember neither now. Would be cool to pick it up again, though.

34. How many languages can you speak/understand?

Native in English. Understand a liiiiiiiiittle Te Reo Māori, but always wanting to grow.

35. How many devices do you personally own that can connect to the internet? (eg. phone, laptop, console, smartwatch, tablet)

3! Phone, Laptop, Steam Deck. Wait. No. 4. I got one of those digitalise alarm clocks and that badboy for SURE connects to the internet - WAIT! 5! TV! Although the one that I have is kind of fried, so may not be able to.
Used to have a tablet but I sold it to pay rent one week (If you're out there, iPad, I miss you. Come home).

36. How many screens are in your household? (If separate from previous answer)

Uhhhhh 1? Is, is that right? TV. Yes. Sorry, I'm not about to go snoop around in my flatmate's rooms and count their devices, I might get charged for attempted robbery. I assume, 3 phones? So 4 in total.

37. How many financial transactions would you make on the average day? (incl. one-off purchases, recurring payments, bank transfers, etc.)

Oh yikes. Oh lord. 4 minimum?

38. How many birthdays can you remember off the top of your head?

All of them. All 365. I can name them if you don't believe me.

39. How many passages of text can you remember or recite by heart?

Oh jeez, the scattered remains of drama class monologues, a couple of sides from shows I genuinely loved doing... but mainly memes. They're embedded in my brain. Any long form vocal stim that was big on the internet, oh lord.

40. How many keys (or equivalent) are on your keychain?

I have 7 keys, and I'm really proud of that in a weird way. 5 for work, even though one is for a door that no longer exists, my flat key and the key to my parents house (that I think I should have returned but oh well).

41. How many passwords do you have saved on an app that saves passwords? (as in accounts, not individual passwords)?

Oh gosh, probably heaps. I've coded my passwords in a way that each one is unique, but there's a system I can follow that let's me remember all of them. Haven't really use the password app anymore since, honestly my life is forever changed.

42. How many kitchen appliances do you have in your household?

A kettle, a toaster, a fridge, a microwave, a air-fryer, an oven, a sink? Oh a broken coffee machine, the temperature gauge is busted. You count that, I don't wanna count that I'm sorry.

43. How many pairs of shoes do you have?

7, which is crazy because I never had that many before! I'm a one-shoe kinda dude, so this is like huge for me.

44. How many pairs of socks do you have?

Socks? A lot. Pairs? No idea, maybe like 3 perfect pairs.

I bought some recently, and they disappeared into the sock void immediately, I had no time to mourn.

45. How many condiments do you have in your fridge?

Too many, and a lot of them are probably off. But when you flat you actually can't tell if they've got a plan for it, or if it's yours and you've forgotten.

46. How many pets do you have?

I don't have any, but there are two cute lil' dogs at my Dad's house. Marzie & Peppa.

47. How many plants do you have?

We just started a garden on our roof! My flatmate Zoe is in a band, and she did a gig for seedlings in Ponsonby.
Brought back tomatoes, lavender, spring onions, parsley - only problem was that we live in a flat with no outside... however, the roof out our bedroom windows can be balanced on, so we've started an illegal veggie garden on our downstairs neighbour's roof. Feels like the prohibition the level of sneaky we're doing.

48. How many steps are in your skincare routine?

1 - Wash Face.
2 - Maybe moisturise if you haven’t gotten distracted already.

49. How many skincare products do you use on a daily basis?

1 if I'm lucky!

50. How many cushions/pillows do you sleep with?

I got 4 Pillows (2 Bamboo), and 2 mini decorative pillows and 1 cushion! Only sleep with the 4x pillows though.

51. How many times have you been in love?

Three times, I believe. Romantically speaking.

52. How many hours on average do you sleep in a night?

My sleeps getting so good recently! In bed by 10:30 pm, waking up 7:05am. If I can do 9 hours, I can do anything.

53. How many schools have you attended?

3. Campbells Bay Primary School, Takapuna Normal Intermediate, and get your cheer going, get those swans up, cause its Westlake Boy's Highschool! Waaaa! Woooohoo! Funny thing about Westlake, we had a kid fake a charity and steal over 2K in a gold-coin donation heist. It was next level.

54. How many addresses have you had in your life?

My brain is telling me 13 different addresses, from baby to now. I was a well travelled toddler.

55. How many qualifications do you have?

Officially? None. In spirit I have the qualifications of that of an astronaut.

56. How many times have you broken a bone?

I think once! F*cked my knee up as a kid, but I'm not sure if I broke it. Got pushed around in a wheelchair in primary, loved every drop of the attention.

57. How many standing weekly appointments do you have?

Outside of work, I'd say it's only really one - being a PT Session. But other than that, it's always organised and fresh off the press!

58. How many people do you message or check in with on a daily/weekly basis (choose most appropriate)?

At least 4! I'm really shit with checking in via the phone. If we're in person, you got me - but the second the middle-tech is involved, I lose the drive.

59. How many YouTube channels do you subscribe to?

21! And most of them I don't even watch anymore, I don't know why I'm subscribed.

60. How long did it take you to fill out this questionnaire?

I started in September I believe. It is now almost November.

All You Had Was Fun runs at Q Theatre from November 18 to November 29.