A l'époque ou l'Em@g (http://supernatural.emag.over-blog.com/) était encore parmi nous (bien qu'il ne soit pas tout à fait mort XD) Vantha, caly et vivi avait fait quelques interviews des acteurs de Supernatural. Puisque l'Em@g pour le moment ne parait plus, j'ai donc décidé (sous l'idée de Vivi) de les retranscrire directement ici pour que vous puissiez tout de même les lire ...
On commence avec la version originale de l'Interview, la transcription française suit dans le message suivant ...
Gabriel,
Thanks so much for agreeing to do this interview for our French Supernatural magazine Em@g. It is a great honor for your French fans to have the opportunity to ask you a few questions about your character on Supernatural that you portrayed so well!Questions related to Supernatural :
Did you know Supernatural before you landed the part of Andrew Gallagher on the show?I hadn’t seen the show, but I’d auditioned two weeks prior to landing the part of “Andy”. I had gone in for the role of a guy who reanimates his dead girlfriend. She eventually pops out of the back seat and snaps his neck. Apparently that character didn’t pay enough attention during Pet Cemetery.
How was the audition process? Was it the only part that you auditioned for on Supernatural? If so, why did you choose to audition for this specific role? What did you like about this character?I loved “Andy” from the moment I read the script. I mean, who doesn’t want to play a character who can control people with his mind AND gets to kill his evil twin? If only we were identical twins, then I’d have been able to play both parts! That would have been truly awesome.
Supernatural set is known for its congenial atmosphere. What can you say about it?It was a blast! The crew is great. The city’s great. The boys are great. Even Jared’s dogs are great…though they did drink my coffee when I wasn’t looking.
What is your best memory from shooting Supernatural? What was your favorite scene to shoot? And the worse, if there was one?Best memory: Stealing the impala from Dean. I felt pretty cool.
Favorite Scene: Either the one where I use my mental powers to make Jensen tell me the truth or the scene where I get to say “These aren’t the droids you’re looking for” and “I have an evil twin.”
Worst: Hmmm…hard to say. There weren’t really any bad scenes. If I had to pick a scene, I’d say whichever one was the rainiest and most freezing scene in “All Hell Breaks Loose”. We shot in “Border Town” and this California boy wouldn’t have survived if it weren’t for those little pocket hand warmers they gave us!
How would you describe Jared, Jensen and Supernatural cast and crew in one word?Goofballs.
Have you been a victim of Jared and Jensen’s pranks on set?Just as we were about to start rolling on a particularly emotional scene, Jared handed me his phone and showed me an extremely, extremely inappropriate picture of a shocking nature. It was so gross it made me want to cry.
If you could play another character on the show, who would it be and why?Dean. He kicks ass and takes names.
If you could have a superpower, what would it be? Would you like to have Andrew’s power? Andy’s superpower is pretty fantastic. However, I think I’d abuse the power more than Andy did though. You can bet if I had the power to control people with my mind, I wouldn’t be living in a van. Even though it did have a sweet velvet tiger painting and a disco ball.
If you could write an episode, what monster or legend would it be based on?It would be based on the obscure legend entitled “The Return of Andy” where Andy Gallagher rises from the dead to star on the show.
You got killed at the end of season 2, isn’t that an unpleasant way to die? I didn’t put up much of a fight, did I? It’s hard to feel good about yourself when you get eviscerated by a small demon child.
Andrew was one of the few characters that had the opportunity to drive the Chevy Impala; how did it feel to be able to drive the mythical Metallicar?Luckily, I didn’t know how important the car was until after I drove it. If I’d known what a significant part of the show it was I think I would have been so nervous that I’d have crashed it into a telephone poll. When I did drive it, though, I was wondering why everyone was staring at me so anxiously.
On the other side, I was wondering how it felt to drive a van that has such a… huh… neat-looking painted character on it?You mean “The Barbarian Queen”? It was fantastic! While I wouldn’t want to live in a van, per se, I wouldn’t mind driving around in a sweet ride like that.
Andrew seemed to really like his travel lifestyle; what kind of lifestyle do you enjoy?My favorite nights are spent making dinner with my wife and watching movies on the couch with our Scottish Terrier, Lily.
Are you still following the show? What do you think will happen in the end? Happy or unhappy ending?I catch the show from time to time. Knowing Kripke, I can only assume the ending will be very, very disturbing. And entirely too lacking in “Andy”.
Questions about you and your career:
What are your current and future projects? Are we going to see you in a movie or a TV show soon?A film that I co-wrote and star in called Skills Like This was just released on DVD last week (for more details go to
www.skillslikethis.com). I shot a web series for Sony called “The Bannen Way”. It comes out on Sony’s website (crackle.com) this November and on DVD soon after.
Also, my wife, Kathryn Fiore, is about to shoot Hatchet 2 in January! It’s the sequel to the cult horror movie, Hatchet.
How did you get into acting and what/who inspired you to become an actor? When you were a child, did you hope to become an actor or did you have other plans for the future?Growing up, all I ever wanted to be was a professional baseball player for the Los Angeles Dodgers. Unfortunately, shoulder surgery at 18 meant I had to find a new dream. That’s when I discovered improv comedy. I took classes at Second City and The Groundlings and did my first real show in college. I was hooked. I was a history major, but I knew when I graduated that I was going to head back to LA to try to become an actor. Early influences include: Steve Martin, Monty Python, and Andy Kaufman.
What are your favorite TV shows and movies?Favorite TV shows: I’m currently addicted to Dexter and Top Chef. Some of my all time favorites are Freaks and Geeks, The Office (UK), The West Wing, Arrested Development, The Wire, and The Cosby Show.
Favorite Movies: I think my favorite film of all time is True Romance. Other favorites include…Shaun of the Dead, Amadeus, The Shawshank Redemption, Planes, Trains, and Automobiles, and Eddie Izzard: Dress to Kill.
Favorite books: Calvin and Hobbes, Steve Martin novellas, Davis Sedaris short stories, High Fidelity, Harry Potter, Our Dumb Century, Bukowski books and poems, The Princess Bride, and The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay.
What kind of role would you like to play?Good question. I think I’d love to play a part like Dexter. He’s both genuinely funny and genuinely scary. I love any part that has both light and dark.
You appeared on many TV series such as “The Inside”, “Journeyman”, “American Dreams” or “Without a Trace”; what memories do you keep from these experiences? How do you prepare to play a character?I’ve been lucky enough to have had great experiences on all the shows I worked on. It’s hard to single out any one in particular. However, I think it’s safe to say that meeting my wife on the set of the television pilot, Guy Walks into a Bar, ranks number one on my most memorable t.v. experiences.
You produced and/or wrote yourself some stories (Fish Out of Water: The Nightmare, Skills Like This, Fish Out of Water: Movie Night); what do you like about writing (compared to acting)? I imagine it is a difficult process? Do you think that these projects will come out in France someday?Hopefully, Skills Like This should have a European release sometime soon. As for the Fish out of Water projects, the only place to see them right now is online (
www.fishoutofwater.tv). I started writing sketch comedy in college and continued to do so after graduating. I think that’s where I really learned the basics of comedy writing. I would do monthly sketch shows at the Comedy Central Stage here in LA with my college buddies, Matt Carey and Spencer Berger (who I helped write Skills Like This). I always loved writing with a partner. Bouncing ideas off of someone and acting out the scenes together as we went along was so much more fun than just writing alone in a room.
Skills Like This was my first time venturing into the feature film world. It’s much more challenging, but, in the end, it’s amazing to see your story up on the big screen.
Writing has always been something that I enjoyed, but really was just something I did to create acting opportunities for myself. Recently, however, I’ve written a few scripts with my wife and have never had more fun. It was the first time I felt like I had found something that I enjoyed as much as acting.
Your latest commercial for Toyota was really funny! What do you like about this kind of role in commercials?Well, it was certainly easier than the Bud Light commercial I shot a few months ago where I was only in my underwear.
Is it true that you are a shy person? Because when I saw you at Supernatural convention in Birmingham, England last May, I didn’t have this impression! By the way, thanks for the good time we had at the convention thanks to you! I will always remember the moment when you answered your phone at the autograph session while I was handing you my booklet for you to sign! LOL
I was extremely shy growing up, but I think acting has helped me come out of my shell. You really can’t be shy doing an improv show in front of hundreds of people.
As for the Asylum convention, my pleasure! We had a blast in Birmingham. So glad you did too!
Have you ever been to France? If so, where have you been? Just so you know, a Supernatural convention will be organized in Paris next year by an organization called Ultimart Creation… in case you would be interestedMy wife and just spent an incredible week in France last June for our belated honeymoon. It was the best week of my entire life! It’s my favorite city in the entire world. Every husband should be so lucky as to be able to show his wife the Eiffel Tower for the first time. We can’t wait to come back.
I did not realize there was going to be a convention in Paris. We’d LOVE to go. I think everyone should tell the convention folks that it just wouldn’t be a convention without Andy!
Thank you so much again for your time!Vivi and Caly