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Quick Chat with the TV Hunk Who's Scared of Chicks!
Big
Hit: Will your character be much different on Angel than he
was on Buffy?
David
Boreanaz: When we see him in the first episode, he's still a
big removed and lost. He's pretty depressed and distraught.
But his character takes on more challenges and mixes it up with
the world and with humans. Since he has to do that, he's
finding himself to be a little bit more adventurous, a bit more
rambunctious, lighthearted.
BH:
So you have more room to grow as an actor?
DB:
Definitely. That's one of the blessings of the show.
I'm sure I'll have remorse and I'll be upset about the past
and Buffy, but at the same time, I'll be riding my own train.
I won't be caught in that relationship issue anymore;
it won't melt me down every time I see her.
BH:
Some fans are going to be upset when and if Angel has a new
love interest. Any advice?
DB:
There are going to be crossovers, so Angel and Buffy will be
back together in some respects. But hey, you never know
- there are other women out there. Angel's mixin' it up!
BH:
Any pressure because this is a spin-off?
DB:
Not really. You look at it as an extension of the work
that's already been done, and you take it as an opportunity
to expand and grow. I don't really look at it as pressure.
If I did, I would be a mess right now.
BH:
Any movie plans in the works?
DB:
I was offered two films this year that I had to turn down because
of scheduling. But that stuff will come.
BH:
A lot of actors these days seem to be trained in singing or
dancing. Are you?
DB:
No. I used to breakdance on the streets when I was in
Philadelphia.
BH:
Do you think you'll be able to incorporate that into
an episode of Angel?
DB:
(straightfaced) Yeah, I'll just start popping on a corner in
downtown Los Angeles. I'll throw down my cardboard box
and start spinning. (finally laughs) No, I'm not
trained in any kind of dance. I'm trained in the experience
of life. You just take your experiences, and you put 'em
up there, you hit your mark, and you go home. (laughing)
You don't have to be a rocket scientist to do what we do.
BH:
So you play a semi-scary vampire. Do you have any fears
- spiders? Heights?
DB:
(Pauses) I have a fear of chickens.
BH:
Really?
DB:
Yeah, I'm serious.
BH:
Why?
DB:
They freak me out, man. Chickens are weird. They've
got that whole clucking thing going on that just trips me out.
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