Post by PokerKitten on Mar 9, 2005 19:26:22 GMT
As this is a long one I'm giving it its own thread, rather than hogging the News thread.
Many thanks to the lovely Setje.
No reposting to Slayerverse/Buffy Online or buffy.nu PLEASE!
Buffy Magazine issue 71 April 2005
Transcribed by Setje [CDS]
Marsters Mind
By Natalie Clubb
You might think that since the end of Buffy and Angel, James Marsters would be taking a break and making the most of some well-earned time off – but there’s no such thing for this popular actor! Buffy Magazine caught up with James to talk about Spike, his new
roles, his solo album and the possibility of starring in West End Play…
“I’m a big believer in honesty,” says James Marsters. “Good acting is not putting on a mask. Good acting is revealing yourself. So hopefully what you see [on stage] is me.” For the last seven years, what we’ve mainly seen of James is his blond, bad-boy alter-ego, Spike. But there’s a lot more to this actor than peroxide, a pair of fangs and a black leather coat.
Before he landed his first acting role, James earned a living waiting tables in a Chicago hotel lobby. Luckily, it wasn’t long before he got his break in theatre and established a good reputation for himself. The rest, as they say, is history!
Of course, to his legions of fans, James will always be Spike – the role that turned him into a house-hold name – and he is more than happy to reminisce about his time on the show,. But after all those episodes, can James pick the one that he is most proud of?
“ ‘Fool for Love’,” he decides after some deliberation, “because we found out that Spike was not a tough guy before he was a vampire – which I Had always assumed that he was – and the character obviously opened up greatly because of that. I never would have made that transition [without that episode]. And also, ‘Fool for Love’ just because it went well enough that I got a permanent job!” he jokes. “Although, the acting in it sometimes makes me cringe! It’s not as subtle as I’d like, and as I can be now.”
Maybe it isn’t a surprise that the Season Five Spike-centric episode ranks highly in James’ Buffy favourites, but what about his proudest Angel moments? “I don’t know,” he admits. However, after some consideration, he finally comes to a decision. “ ‘The Girl in Question’, because Dvid Greenwalt was directing it, and because I finally got enough scenes with David that we could really start riffing together.
“David is actually one of the better actors I’ve worked with in Hollywood,” James reveals of his Angel co-star. “He has the ability to improvise suddenly between takes so that you’re never trying to recreate a moment, you’re creating another moment. And that was very exciting. At that point, “ he laughs, “I thought Angel should go on for another 20 years!” And if Angel had gone for another season, how does James think Spike and Angel’s relationship would have developed?
“Angel was very clearly the big brother,” he says with a smile.
While there were lots of good times and positive experiences on both shows, James wasn’t always happy with every change his character underwent. “ when I had to wear different costumes. The Hawaiian shirt I didn’t fit at all. I’d just come on the show and I was told I was supposed to be the ‘new Cordelia’ – the person that says to Buffy that she’s stupid and she’s going to die. They wanted me to do that, but they kept having me [running about] in a smoking blanket, and it was failing – I was starting to think that my future on the show wasn’t looking that good. Then they put me in a clown suit, and I thought ‘that’s it. Why don’t we just chop the character up and flush him down the toilet!”
However, the costumes weren’t all bad.
“The one time I liked the different costume was in ‘Tabula Rasa’,” he smiles. “That was the one I enjoyed.”
Many thanks to the lovely Setje.
No reposting to Slayerverse/Buffy Online or buffy.nu PLEASE!
Buffy Magazine issue 71 April 2005
Transcribed by Setje [CDS]
Marsters Mind
By Natalie Clubb
You might think that since the end of Buffy and Angel, James Marsters would be taking a break and making the most of some well-earned time off – but there’s no such thing for this popular actor! Buffy Magazine caught up with James to talk about Spike, his new
roles, his solo album and the possibility of starring in West End Play…“I’m a big believer in honesty,” says James Marsters. “Good acting is not putting on a mask. Good acting is revealing yourself. So hopefully what you see [on stage] is me.” For the last seven years, what we’ve mainly seen of James is his blond, bad-boy alter-ego, Spike. But there’s a lot more to this actor than peroxide, a pair of fangs and a black leather coat.
Before he landed his first acting role, James earned a living waiting tables in a Chicago hotel lobby. Luckily, it wasn’t long before he got his break in theatre and established a good reputation for himself. The rest, as they say, is history!
Of course, to his legions of fans, James will always be Spike – the role that turned him into a house-hold name – and he is more than happy to reminisce about his time on the show,. But after all those episodes, can James pick the one that he is most proud of?
“ ‘Fool for Love’,” he decides after some deliberation, “because we found out that Spike was not a tough guy before he was a vampire – which I Had always assumed that he was – and the character obviously opened up greatly because of that. I never would have made that transition [without that episode]. And also, ‘Fool for Love’ just because it went well enough that I got a permanent job!” he jokes. “Although, the acting in it sometimes makes me cringe! It’s not as subtle as I’d like, and as I can be now.”
Maybe it isn’t a surprise that the Season Five Spike-centric episode ranks highly in James’ Buffy favourites, but what about his proudest Angel moments? “I don’t know,” he admits. However, after some consideration, he finally comes to a decision. “ ‘The Girl in Question’, because Dvid Greenwalt was directing it, and because I finally got enough scenes with David that we could really start riffing together.
“David is actually one of the better actors I’ve worked with in Hollywood,” James reveals of his Angel co-star. “He has the ability to improvise suddenly between takes so that you’re never trying to recreate a moment, you’re creating another moment. And that was very exciting. At that point, “ he laughs, “I thought Angel should go on for another 20 years!” And if Angel had gone for another season, how does James think Spike and Angel’s relationship would have developed?
“Angel was very clearly the big brother,” he says with a smile.
While there were lots of good times and positive experiences on both shows, James wasn’t always happy with every change his character underwent. “ when I had to wear different costumes. The Hawaiian shirt I didn’t fit at all. I’d just come on the show and I was told I was supposed to be the ‘new Cordelia’ – the person that says to Buffy that she’s stupid and she’s going to die. They wanted me to do that, but they kept having me [running about] in a smoking blanket, and it was failing – I was starting to think that my future on the show wasn’t looking that good. Then they put me in a clown suit, and I thought ‘that’s it. Why don’t we just chop the character up and flush him down the toilet!”
However, the costumes weren’t all bad.
“The one time I liked the different costume was in ‘Tabula Rasa’,” he smiles. “That was the one I enjoyed.”
it never seems to be on the shelves when I get to anywhere that sells magazines...