From Treisme: How hard was it to stay in character and
be so creepy, when working with a blue screen? ((assuming you had the blue or green screen)) How DID
they make you look so scary.. How long did all that
take?
There was a lot of shaving of arm hair, (that turned
out not to be necessary, doh!) and then lots of free
hand tattoos (that they took photos of and then made
stencils for), spray painting me white and fake blood
and white lens for my eyes. The first time about 4
hours and then much faster after that! It was easy to
stay in character, every time I looked in the mirror
or someone looked at me, the character just came out!!
Besides it was near Halloween and during Halloween
and that is my birthday so playing a ghost was easy
fun!!!
From Jules: As an actor - if you could be a part of
any re-make, what movie would you be in and what part
would you play? Why would you pick that part? Is there
any character that you have a special affection for?
I am split here because my softy side wants to play
George Bailey in It's a Wonderful Life (my favorite
movie) but the other part of me would love to reinvent
Dracula! I was born on Halloween and have also had a
soft spot for Vlad in my heart!! I played Dracula in
grade 7 and got to bite Shauna Beagle on the neck, the
closest thing to sexual ecstasy a boy in grade 7 can
experience, trust me!!!
From InRibbons: I am wondering about the make up. How
long of a process is that? We also heard that it was
pretty cold that night so that must have made it even
more difficult. How much of what you do is scripted
and directed and how much if any if left to your
discretion?
Well like I said before the makeup ranged from about 4
hours when first experimenting to about 2 1/2 hours
when we got it down. It was pretty cold the whole
shoot, especially being naked from the waist up. The
frosty night was when we shot the parking lot scene at
the end, in and out of my warm-up jacket and I got a
nasty cold that seemed to last for weeks if not
months!! David Winkler gave me a pretty clear idea of
what he was looking for and what he wanted and then
let me go from there so I would say it was my
interpretation of his vision plus what I brought to it
naturally being a bit of a ghoul myself, MAH HA HA HA
AHHAHAHAH!
From backbeat.rhythm: Since you expressed that you'd
be directing if you weren't an actor...if you were
given the chance to direct an episode of any TV show
which would you choose? Drama? Comedy? & why? Oh & by
the way, I have to say I loved the way you described
your reading for the part. Sounded like fun, haha!
Well I seem to be drawn to good dramas which normally
include some comedy so I would say that I would do
anything written by David E. Kelly or Aaron Sorkin,
meaning the West Wing (if it were still on) Studio 60
on the Sunset Strip and Boston Legal. I just think
that it is some of the smartest writing around. Of
course any of the Star Trek
Series that have every run! Can you imagine going
back in time and doing an episode of the original with
Shatner, Nimoy and the gang?! When we invent time
travel holidays, watch the credits on your Collections
change. Write them down now!! LOL!
From JocelynDawn: If you were going to be isolated on
a tropical island for a week or more... what three
objects would you absolutely *have* to take with you?
Well practically a bucket of some kind to catch
rainwater in, a fishing rod to catch dinner and a
woman I loved to make mad passionate love with in this
island paradise! I don't mean to objectify women but I
am limited to 3 objects and a woman is not an object
but who could survive a week without love!!
From MarieWP: After you saw the finished episode, did
you scare yourself a little? I thought the effect was
really creepy.
I haven't seen the finished episode!! I am not the
most savvy at computers and we don't get the show up
here yet so I am going to have to try to find it
somehow!!!! I did see some of me while doing ADR and
that was definitely creepy!!
From Dru: How did you feel about that whole reaching
into a body and almost crushing their hearts?
Well as character I FELT GRRRRRREEEEAAAAT!!!!! I
mean, come on, those guys and gal deserved it!! They
screwed me over!!! As Alex the thought of it is
pretty darn repulsive and nasty. I am getting soft in
my old age and whenever I see violence on TV or film I
feel the pain in my body. Let me tell you... hands
reaching into the body to crush a heart... hurts!!!!!
From DreamVision: Were you as cold as you looked doing
those final scenes outside? Is it hard to keep your
concentration when you are freezing?
It was cold but I had a great support team in costumes
keeping me war, strategically placed host shots (wink,
wink) and it was fun!!! The fun kept me warm and
going!!
From freg: Hi Alex. Thanks so much for this little
treat. You have done your share of horror work. Has
there ever been a time in filming or on set where
something just scared the pants of you?
Yeah, when I was filming Millennium with Lance
Hendrickson... he scared me!! LOL no just kidding he
was great! We were shooting at Riverview, (former
mental hospital) now abandon and used for shooting.
Well while walking around there, I just got the
creepiest feeling and absolutely had to come back up
into the light. Felt like ghosts of the mad were
about to tear my flesh off!!! Ask me about my own
ghost stories sometime!!
From Jules: Okay Alex - another question. After seeing
the episode, you are one creepy guy!! Just downright
scary. So what do you do to access that kind of evil
without letting it influence you? Do you have to take
a breather before you go home just to get the bad
vibes out of your system? Ever want to play happy,
fuzzy bunnies?? LOL (Okaaaaaay...... That part was a
joke. )
Well I am an actor so creating a back-story for myself
really helps and of course playing the reality of the
script!!! This guy and others like him I have played
don't consider themselves as baddies, they are just
taking care of themselves and their wants and
desires-!! I do like fuzzy bunnies just so you
know... "That I like them fired, sautéed and
fricasseed, ah yes" --- That is a rip off of a W.C.
Fields quote when asked if he liked children! LOL!
From Henrylvr: Did they put make-up all over you to
make you blue?
You bet. Paint takes a long time to come off in the
shower too, even after a lot of removal!!
Light474: I don't know if you will answer this
question or not but I may as well ask anyways. Are you
going to star in Stargate: Continuum, the Stargate
movie?
No plans yet, keep your fingers crossed or better yet
start a petition!! LOL
From Vampire_Lover: What were your experiences like on
set? (Description of each cast/crew member,
basically). Any funny or amusing stories you'd like to
share?
I had a great time, everyone was just great. I have
played the mate of Christina Cox on Sg1 (spirits) so
we had a good time catching up and of course I did B5
LOTR with Dylan so he and I go way back! Besides that
the crew was awesome, makeup, costumes, camera, grips,
transport etc etc! They even made me a cake for my
birthday on Halloween so what more could a ghost ask
for! I had a great time. It was like a fantasy come
true playing a ghost on my birthday, all made up in a
pro makeup job and getting paid for it!!!!! I don't
know how many people would chose to work on their
birthday.... but I sure as heck am one of them!!
From Jessie: What did your own mother think of you
playing a character with "mommy issues"?
Well my mommy has seen me play some pretty intense
characters so she has gotten used to it. However she
will never get used to seeing her little boy hurt on
screen (character or not, it is still me under that
makeup) and she can't separate the two when my
character gets hurt so I try to shield her from the
real rough stuff. I think having my heart ripped out
counts as rough stuff. What do you think? LOL
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