Chekov man, it's all the same thing. Chekov and Buffy the vampire slayer - it's all about beautiful losers.
I am a lucky regional theater actor who happened to get a good role.
Within the walls of these conventions, I am Leonardo DiCaprio...when I step out of that situation, I am just another actor.
I patterned the accent after this guy I was in a play with, but that was three years ago. Now I'm listening to Tony Head (Giles in Buffy), who sounds kind of like Spike in real life. It's much more tough-guy talk in real life. His accent (as Giles) is just as fake as mine. His is nice and gritty, but it's not North London. I'm always afraid that I'm morphing over into Tony Head, wherever he's from. - on his British accent in Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Spike is a sociopath. Spike has fun hurting people. Spike is a man without guilt. Spike is a man for whom the world has been opened, and he can get what he wants when he wants it. Spike does not carry a wallet. When Spike sees something, he takes it.
Buffy, at the end of the day, is about a young woman who is trying to grow up and find herself, and who has a job that gets in the way of doing that. She's just trying to hold on to her friends and family and discover who she is. That's very interesting. Violence, when it is portrayed without repercussions, is irresponsible. But I don't think that's the case with Buffy. The show deals with the repercussions and the violence around Buffy at all times. So, in that way, Buffy is a very responsible show.
All I wanted when I came on the show was a good body count and a good death. That's all.
I have no idea what's in the future - but what I do know is that I play a vampire, and the clock is ticking on how long this face can be believably exactly the same as when we met him [seven years previously on "Buffy"]. If they want to do something, let's not wait too long. - on whether he would be interested in returning his character Spike to the "Angel" universe
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