The following is an interview with David Boreanaz from Starlog July 2002:
WARNING! MASSIVE SPOILERS FOR SEASON THREE - SPECULATION FOR SEASON FOUR...
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STARLOG (US) Edition - July 2002
FATHER'S DAY-DAVID BOREANAZ ADAPTS TO NIGHT LIFE-AND DEAD -AS A DADDY.
Thanks to Debs and Kathy for transcribing/sending the article:
"I think that you're looking at a character who's becoming more human every day," David Boreanaz says of his TV alter-ego, Angel, as he sits at table on the show's hotel set (which is a Paramount Pictures studios, even though 20th Century Fox Television produces the show and the WB airs it) "There are pitfalls. Having a son, being a (single) parent. Angel's watching his child grow up, and making sure that Connor has the experiences that he didn't have (as a kid). He wants Connor to be different. So there's going to be conflict. There's going to be anger. There's quite a bit of anger management going on, I'm sure."
And now that Connor has gone missing…."Where this child may end up again, I don't know," says Boreanaz.
The impending birth of Connor and the plot machinations his arrival set off, have for better or worse--dominated Season Three. For much of the year, Boreanaz spent the bulk of his screen time playing scenes opposite Connor's mother, Darla (Julie Benz), dealing with his team at Angel Investigations---Cordelia (Charisma Carpenter), Wesley (Alexis Denisof), Gunn (J. August Richards), Fred (Amy Acker) and Loren (Andy Hallet) only in small doses.
After Connor's birth and Darla's demise, Angel did spend more time with the gang---again, for better or worse. Cordelia revealed an unexpected maternal streak, and Loren became quite a capable babysitter. Meanwhile, Wesley realized the ways in which Connor fulfilled certain doom and gloom prophecies, and went on to steal the baby, who was then whisked into the void--actually a portal to Quortoth--by the ever-vengeful Holtz (Keith Szarabajka) as Sahjhan (Jack Conley) looked on approvingly.
Baby, It's You.
"This is our third season, but it seems like it's the first," Boreanaz notes, "I say that because it's like the first two seasons were kind of a feeling-out process, with the first season trying to get the characters together, (determining) what they were all about, their motives, their emotions. By the middle of Season Two, or toward the end, we kind of grasped the idea of what these characters really mean to each other and where they're heading. And this season has exploded, with the addition of Connor and what's going to happen with that--in terms of the evolution of Angel and (his relationship) with the other characters. So it really seems like the first season for us. I think we've come full circle."
One can see firsthand the odd effect that bringing a baby aboard has had on the Angel milieu. There amidst miles of cable, assorted sinister props and such are a crib, a Diaper Genie, a few stray diapers and a box of wipes. It's as unusual a juxtaposition in person as it is on the show. And it carries an impact beyond the obvious.
"It can be very tiring," admits Boreanaz, whose real-life wife, Jaime Bergman, delivered the couple's first child, Jaden Rayne, on May 1st. "But what's interesting about it is that we'll do rehearsals without the child, and then, when we're ready to roll, we'll get the kid, and it changes the whole dynamic of the scene because you're dealing with a live child. It's just totally different. The expressions change, and we're constantly fighting with that, because by law, a certain amount of time you can have a child working on the set. So it's time consuming. You have to shoot now. It's also very spontaneous, very calming, because when you have a baby in your arms, you don't know what's going to happen, and it's feeding off your energy. You have to be in tune with the child, and still do your work as a character on the show. So it's difficult, but it's very good practice. I mean, I've already been living (parenthood) vicariously through my sisters, with my nieces and my nephews. So now that I have a child of my own, it definitely enhances the practice."
Even as Angel deals with a baby in his life--though Vincent Kartheiser, who co-starred opposite Patrick Stewart in Masterminds, portrays a time-displaced teenage Connor/Steven beginning with a "A New World--there's also the matter of a certain babe whom Angel has to contend with. And that babe is none other than Cordelia. The would-be actress with an attitude followed the big, brooding vamp when he made the leap from Buffy the Vampire Slayer to his own show, and has been there all along--which is really the point. How could Angel not notice her before? Or did he notice her, and just suppress his feelings?
In this seasons "Waiting In the Wings" (written and directed by creator Joss Whedon), Angel and Cordelia--with prodding from a couple of spirited spirits --ended up briefly in each other's arms. It then dawned on Angel that, hey, he really does dig her. Cordelia, meanwhile, proceeded to run off for some sexual healing with Groosalugg (Mark Lutz)--and with Angel's blessing! Relationships, they're so bloody frustrating. And, on a TV series that tends to impale, behead and otherwise and otherwise kill its romantic interests--this one could potentially lead to a lethal turn of events for Cordelia.
Boreanaz remarks that he's open to the idea of an Angel-Cordelia relationship, but is a bit concerned about its implications. "Well, for Angel's character, if anybody can keep his interest level at a high peak, I think that's going to work--that high density of extreme love and passion," he says. "But, the problem with that is if it goes too far. Then he has consequences that he must deal with internally. How he would overcome that, I don't know. The interest that Angel may have in other people...who's to say how that's going to evolve? There are so many people in Angel's life who aren't around right now, and who could come out at any moment and affect him and change his character considerably--and that's what's so interesting about playing Angel. They give me the ability to do that, to play him this way, and then (they) suddenly throw me in totally different direction with him."
Bye, Bye, Buffy.
Of course, if Angel and Cordelia really do the hook up, that might not go down so well with Angel's old paramour, Buffy Summers (Sarah Michelle Gellar). Buffy and Angel's love was enduring and heartbreaking--and seemingly not meant to be. The real-world contretemps between the UPN and the WB, in effect, drove an even larger dramatic wedge between the Slayer and the bloodsucker, and have prevented Angel and Buffy writer-producers Whedon, David Greenwalt and Marti Noxon from indulging in what had become frequent events: crossovers that further explored the bond between the characters.
The dust has settled and tempers have cooled, though, and now there's actually talk that crossovers could happen next season. Boreanaz isn't sure that's such a good thing. "For Angel, the love of his life is definitely Buffy," the actor says. "But he's trying to become human again. You see, he lost his innocence early on. He never really got a chance to experience what it is to be a man. He lost that (very young), and he identified so much with this woman (Buffy) because there are so many similarities (between them)--and she brought that out in him."
"Now that the shows have separated, I think if you got the two (characters) back together again, there would be an interesting mix of how each one has developed--although the underlying love would always be there. That's very strong, and you can't take that away. So who knows how that would work out? If the shows were to somehow go back together (on one network), then that would be great for the audience. I know that they would love to see that. But is it great for the characters? I don't know, because they've evolved and changed over time. "
Boreanaz has evolved and changed over the past few years as well. He arrived on buffy as an unknown, and left to star in his own series. He was married to Ingrid Quinn when Buffy started, then divorced her and eventually married Bergman, a former Playboy Playmate and current co-star on Son of the Beach. Six years ago, no one recognized him on the street, but now he's frequently asked to pose for photos and sign autographs.
"Things have changed, but I constantly remind myself of the days when I was parking cars and reading Sam Shepard plays during my lunch breaks," he humbly recalls, "Which I still do. I just have a better lunch, I guess, now. You know, I look at that time as a molding block and experiences that I would never take away. And if those days presented themselves again--I would always remain truthful to myself, wherever I was at. I think that fame can be very brutal if you make it brutal to yourself. I don't look (at my situation) as a fame thing. I look at it as a work in progress for me as a person, an experience in going out and trying different roles and auditioning and meeting people and working with directors and people who can make me better as a person--number one--and then as an actor. So, I'm not caught up in the ego-driven society that Hollywood can be."
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WARNING! MASSIVE SPOILERS FOR SEASON THREE - SPECULATION FOR SEASON FOUR...
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STARLOG (US) Edition - July 2002
FATHER'S DAY-DAVID BOREANAZ ADAPTS TO NIGHT LIFE-AND DEAD -AS A DADDY.
Thanks to Debs and Kathy for transcribing/sending the article:
"I think that you're looking at a character who's becoming more human every day," David Boreanaz says of his TV alter-ego, Angel, as he sits at table on the show's hotel set (which is a Paramount Pictures studios, even though 20th Century Fox Television produces the show and the WB airs it) "There are pitfalls. Having a son, being a (single) parent. Angel's watching his child grow up, and making sure that Connor has the experiences that he didn't have (as a kid). He wants Connor to be different. So there's going to be conflict. There's going to be anger. There's quite a bit of anger management going on, I'm sure."
And now that Connor has gone missing…."Where this child may end up again, I don't know," says Boreanaz.
The impending birth of Connor and the plot machinations his arrival set off, have for better or worse--dominated Season Three. For much of the year, Boreanaz spent the bulk of his screen time playing scenes opposite Connor's mother, Darla (Julie Benz), dealing with his team at Angel Investigations---Cordelia (Charisma Carpenter), Wesley (Alexis Denisof), Gunn (J. August Richards), Fred (Amy Acker) and Loren (Andy Hallet) only in small doses.
After Connor's birth and Darla's demise, Angel did spend more time with the gang---again, for better or worse. Cordelia revealed an unexpected maternal streak, and Loren became quite a capable babysitter. Meanwhile, Wesley realized the ways in which Connor fulfilled certain doom and gloom prophecies, and went on to steal the baby, who was then whisked into the void--actually a portal to Quortoth--by the ever-vengeful Holtz (Keith Szarabajka) as Sahjhan (Jack Conley) looked on approvingly.
Baby, It's You.
"This is our third season, but it seems like it's the first," Boreanaz notes, "I say that because it's like the first two seasons were kind of a feeling-out process, with the first season trying to get the characters together, (determining) what they were all about, their motives, their emotions. By the middle of Season Two, or toward the end, we kind of grasped the idea of what these characters really mean to each other and where they're heading. And this season has exploded, with the addition of Connor and what's going to happen with that--in terms of the evolution of Angel and (his relationship) with the other characters. So it really seems like the first season for us. I think we've come full circle."
One can see firsthand the odd effect that bringing a baby aboard has had on the Angel milieu. There amidst miles of cable, assorted sinister props and such are a crib, a Diaper Genie, a few stray diapers and a box of wipes. It's as unusual a juxtaposition in person as it is on the show. And it carries an impact beyond the obvious.
"It can be very tiring," admits Boreanaz, whose real-life wife, Jaime Bergman, delivered the couple's first child, Jaden Rayne, on May 1st. "But what's interesting about it is that we'll do rehearsals without the child, and then, when we're ready to roll, we'll get the kid, and it changes the whole dynamic of the scene because you're dealing with a live child. It's just totally different. The expressions change, and we're constantly fighting with that, because by law, a certain amount of time you can have a child working on the set. So it's time consuming. You have to shoot now. It's also very spontaneous, very calming, because when you have a baby in your arms, you don't know what's going to happen, and it's feeding off your energy. You have to be in tune with the child, and still do your work as a character on the show. So it's difficult, but it's very good practice. I mean, I've already been living (parenthood) vicariously through my sisters, with my nieces and my nephews. So now that I have a child of my own, it definitely enhances the practice."
Even as Angel deals with a baby in his life--though Vincent Kartheiser, who co-starred opposite Patrick Stewart in Masterminds, portrays a time-displaced teenage Connor/Steven beginning with a "A New World--there's also the matter of a certain babe whom Angel has to contend with. And that babe is none other than Cordelia. The would-be actress with an attitude followed the big, brooding vamp when he made the leap from Buffy the Vampire Slayer to his own show, and has been there all along--which is really the point. How could Angel not notice her before? Or did he notice her, and just suppress his feelings?
In this seasons "Waiting In the Wings" (written and directed by creator Joss Whedon), Angel and Cordelia--with prodding from a couple of spirited spirits --ended up briefly in each other's arms. It then dawned on Angel that, hey, he really does dig her. Cordelia, meanwhile, proceeded to run off for some sexual healing with Groosalugg (Mark Lutz)--and with Angel's blessing! Relationships, they're so bloody frustrating. And, on a TV series that tends to impale, behead and otherwise and otherwise kill its romantic interests--this one could potentially lead to a lethal turn of events for Cordelia.
Boreanaz remarks that he's open to the idea of an Angel-Cordelia relationship, but is a bit concerned about its implications. "Well, for Angel's character, if anybody can keep his interest level at a high peak, I think that's going to work--that high density of extreme love and passion," he says. "But, the problem with that is if it goes too far. Then he has consequences that he must deal with internally. How he would overcome that, I don't know. The interest that Angel may have in other people...who's to say how that's going to evolve? There are so many people in Angel's life who aren't around right now, and who could come out at any moment and affect him and change his character considerably--and that's what's so interesting about playing Angel. They give me the ability to do that, to play him this way, and then (they) suddenly throw me in totally different direction with him."
Bye, Bye, Buffy.
Of course, if Angel and Cordelia really do the hook up, that might not go down so well with Angel's old paramour, Buffy Summers (Sarah Michelle Gellar). Buffy and Angel's love was enduring and heartbreaking--and seemingly not meant to be. The real-world contretemps between the UPN and the WB, in effect, drove an even larger dramatic wedge between the Slayer and the bloodsucker, and have prevented Angel and Buffy writer-producers Whedon, David Greenwalt and Marti Noxon from indulging in what had become frequent events: crossovers that further explored the bond between the characters.
The dust has settled and tempers have cooled, though, and now there's actually talk that crossovers could happen next season. Boreanaz isn't sure that's such a good thing. "For Angel, the love of his life is definitely Buffy," the actor says. "But he's trying to become human again. You see, he lost his innocence early on. He never really got a chance to experience what it is to be a man. He lost that (very young), and he identified so much with this woman (Buffy) because there are so many similarities (between them)--and she brought that out in him."
"Now that the shows have separated, I think if you got the two (characters) back together again, there would be an interesting mix of how each one has developed--although the underlying love would always be there. That's very strong, and you can't take that away. So who knows how that would work out? If the shows were to somehow go back together (on one network), then that would be great for the audience. I know that they would love to see that. But is it great for the characters? I don't know, because they've evolved and changed over time. "
Boreanaz has evolved and changed over the past few years as well. He arrived on buffy as an unknown, and left to star in his own series. He was married to Ingrid Quinn when Buffy started, then divorced her and eventually married Bergman, a former Playboy Playmate and current co-star on Son of the Beach. Six years ago, no one recognized him on the street, but now he's frequently asked to pose for photos and sign autographs.
"Things have changed, but I constantly remind myself of the days when I was parking cars and reading Sam Shepard plays during my lunch breaks," he humbly recalls, "Which I still do. I just have a better lunch, I guess, now. You know, I look at that time as a molding block and experiences that I would never take away. And if those days presented themselves again--I would always remain truthful to myself, wherever I was at. I think that fame can be very brutal if you make it brutal to yourself. I don't look (at my situation) as a fame thing. I look at it as a work in progress for me as a person, an experience in going out and trying different roles and auditioning and meeting people and working with directors and people who can make me better as a person--number one--and then as an actor. So, I'm not caught up in the ego-driven society that Hollywood can be."
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