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DAVID BOREANAZ Interviews David Boreanaz- Man of Style (February 2001) David Boreanaz's stylish vampire on the WB'S Angel isn't just an act. In fact, you could say shopping is something the 31-year-old Philadelphia native really likes to sink his teeth into. While shooting his new big-screen thriller, Valentine (opening this month), in which he plays a newspaper sportswriter, Boreanaz spent so much time rummaging through Vancouver's thrift shops for seventies and eighties vintage wear that he recalls fellow shopper and movie co-star Jessica Capshaw saying, "I swear to God, you are worse then I am. I can't keep up with you." It didn't hurt that Boreanaz, whose father is a prominent Philly weatherman Dave Roberts ("Boreanaz" is their actual Italian surname), grew up with two older sisters; one, Bo Slavin, is now a costumer on Ally McBeal. Says the actor, "They always told me what's in and what's out." How would you describe your style?
Your clothes are so dark on Angel. Do you ever wear colour?
Who do you think has real style?
What don't you feel comfortable in?
Do you have any grooming rituals?
Speaking of which, boxers or briefs?
Are you at all as mysterious as Angel?
Where would you take a girl on a first date?
Which cities do you think have the best nightlife?
In high school, were you the guy who always got the girl?
When do you feel best about yourself?
Do you like to play sports?
What kinds of things frighten you?
What's your favourite accessory?
So you can light a woman's cigarette?
What do you find sexy on a woman?
What do you look for in a woman?
You were married for two years. Any plans to try again?
-Lisa Simpson
Heat magazine
At last, we've nabbed Heat's most requested interviewee ever, Buffy's hunky vampire chum Angel, aka David Boreanaz. TV spin-offs don't have a great tradition of success. Did you expect Angel to be such a huge hit? No I didn't at all. I went into it thinking it was
just another job. I just wanted to have fun with it.
How do you keep a straight face with all the show's ludicrous monster effects? I don't! I'm always laughing. It's one of my problems. It's very upsetting to the producers. I also have a big falling down problem. I'll crash through a door and end up twisting something. Don't you have a stunt double? Yeah, he's been with me for about five years. I do about 65 per cent of the stunts. I wish I could do more, but I can't. Are you martial arts trained? I train in kung fu. Do you have any belts? I've got a black belt on now. See? No, I've only been doing it for about five months. What's the most annoying question you get asked? People always ask me if I'm gonna bite their neck. They should come up with more interesting questions like: 'why are you wearing those socks?' [lifts up jeans to display black socks with blue flowers.] Why ARE you wearing those socks? I like socks. Different, colourful ones. That's more interesting to talk about. I think people are interesting for who they are, not what they represent, because that transcends itself. Why do you think people like Angel? His vulnerability, his sense of style and he drives a fast car. What car do you drive? I have a Mercedes sports car, a fast one. You can't go that fast in America, though, can you? Oh yeah you can. You just don't get caught. Did anything go on between you and Sarah Michelle Gellar when you were together in Buffy? Nothing. She was fun to work with. She's a lovely girl. Was she a good kisser? Yeah, she's a good kisser. Are you as scared as we are that George W Bush is President? [Laughs] Not as scared as we are that Tony Blair's running your country to be honest with you. It works both ways. Is it true that something like only 25 per cent of Americans have passports? Yeah, it's a shame isn't it? It could be worse, look at the French. They don't leave their own country much either. They should. Then they wouldn't be so frustrated. What's your favourite country? Ireland. I love the people. They have good food there. Is British food as bad as Americans say it is? Oh it's horrible. I'm sorry. What do you like least? Bangers and mash. It's just sausages and crushed potatoes... Exactly.
ANGEL + VALENTINE STAR DAVID BOREANAZ TALKS NUDITY, INJURIES + SARAH MICHELLE GELLAR...
David Boreanaz is reclining in a chair in his London hotel suite, totally naked. Or rather, he would be if he had his own way. "Everybody should be naked!" he grins, peering through his pop star shades, which he's wearing even though we're inside (obviously something to do with vampires and the dark). "I guess I just have that kind of 1960s mentality, that everybody should be naked." Naked or not, the thirtysomething actor is refreshingly modest about his looks, despite being adored by millions since he first made a guest appearance in Buffy the Vampire Slayer back in 1997. "I don't think like that," he answers, when asked how it feels to be labelled one of the world's 50 most beautiful people. "I'm just like anyone else, I'm exactly the same - I get cuts, bruises just like they do." Then again, David, who recently split from TFI Friday regular Catalina, doesn't rule out stripping off for a magazine. "I think I'd do it again, yeah. Why not? But you'd get to see all my love handles! As you get older, it just gets worse." With love handles in mind, David admits he's recently been on a diet. "I was doing the Zone...and now I'm in the end zone!" he smiles, grabbing a strawberry from the plate next to him. "I've given it up now, but I'll probably go back to it when I get back to America. It's just a very nutritional way of eating. It introduced me to eating portions at specific times, rather than eating lots of food. It's all very healthy - fish, chicken - very well-balenced." But why would he be so conscious of his looks? Hmm, we can see where this conversation is heading.... SO ARE YOU DATING ANYONE RIGHT NOW? No. But I go for women with a sense of style. DO YOU EVER GO FOR A DRINK WITH SARAH MICHELLE GELLAR? No, I don't. I don't see her at all. WHY NOT? It's just choices, you know? I think she's a wonderful person, but she's got her own life, and I have my own life. There's just no connection outside of work. SO WHO'S YOUR BEST FRIEND IN LA? There are a lot. This girl called Janie is my best friend right now. Then there's my sister and my brother-in-law. Without him, I probably wouldn't be here right now. He got me through a tough time a year ago; he was just there for me. WERE YOU JEALOUS WHEN RILEY REPLACED ANGEL IN BUFFY? No, Marc [Blucas, who plays Riley] is a great guy. When I went to work with him, our characters had to fight against each other and we were just cracking up. We had no grudge against each other - he's a really nice man and I like him a lot. WHAT CAN WE EXPECT FROM THE NEW SERIES OF ANGEL? Well, there's going to be a big revelation for Angel towards the end of the season. He gets closer to understanding what's really inside of him and how he deals with it. But all the characters will go somewhere very interesting, both physically and mentally. DO YOU DO YOUR OWN STUNTS? I do about 65%, but I wish I could do more. I enjoy driving the car and stuff like that, but I can't slam through windows. I can do pretty much all of the fights, just not the dangerous stuff. HAVE YOU EVER INJURED YOURSELF? I've twisted my ankles and had a couple of cuts. I get a lot of cuts and bruises all over. ARE YOU FILMING ANOTHER MOVIE? I'm doing a comedy movie - at last!-with Monica Potter [from Along Came A Spider] called I'm With Lucy. She's the star of it, and I'm one of five dates she has to choose from. I play an orthopaedic surgeon from New York who lives in Miami, and he's a very 'out there', charming, cheesy prick. I'm really excited about it. YOU GOT INTO THE INDUSTRY QUITE LATE. DO YOU EVER FEEL YOU MISSED OUT? I'm happy that I had that wait. I can look back and say I had a life. I was a kid, I grew up, I played in the woods, I rode my bike, I went to school, I did all the sport things. I went through the trials and tribulations of being a teenager and I went through the college years. It's helped me to be an all-rounder and I like it that way. WE HEAR YOU WERE A NINE-YEAR OLD WRESTLING CHAMPION! Yeah, I used to wrestle at a young age. Then I got into football but I was side-lined through injury, which was pretty depressing. I was 15 years old and I'd thought that football was going to be my life. I hadn't been working out, so when the injury came, it hurt me even more. It taught me a lesson, that you should always work hard at whatever you're working at. WHAT KIND OF SCHOOL KID WERE YOU? I was a dork. But I was kind of crazy, always getting into trouble and being sent to the disciplinary office for making people laugh in the classroom and having fun. IS THERE ANYWHERE YOU HAVE TO GO WHEN YOU'RE IN LONDON? Yes, I have to go to Paul Smith, and I have to go to Patrick Cox, for the shoes. I always buy about four or five pairs. You can't get that kind of stuff from the States and it's good stuff. WHAT'S THE BIGGEST RUMOUR YOU'VE HEARD ABOUT YOURSELF? The biggest rumour? Well, I don't really know because I don't read gossip. Oh, I was dating a wrestler - I don't know where the hell they got that! WHAT'S THE BEST AND WORST THING ABOUT BEING FAMOUS? The best thing is that I get to see my parents enjoy it. For me, that's the best thing in the world. And I'm able to enjoy it with the people I love. The worst part about it is generally having your privacy exposed - it's taken away from you. DON'T YOU LOVE MASSAGES? I got a really good massage here the other day, which was nice - it was pretty intense. I was pretty poorly last year and I got a really good traditional Hawaiian massage. This guy put these hot rocks on my back - it was like, "Wow!" DO YOU EVER GET TIME OFF? I do have a break now for about a month, so I'm going to kick back and relax and find my 'centre'. SO HOW MUCH ARE YOU ENJOYING IT? I like the fact that I can go to the grocery store and
buy fresh orange juice - weird stuff like that. I think it's a blessing.
I'm nuts, I'm weird, I'm really fortunate to do that - it's cool.
Words: Peter Hart ANGEL'S VALENTINE Showing he’s more than just a black-clad vamp with a dancing phobia, David Boreanaz is entering the big-boy world of movies with Valentine. By Ed Gross
“Los Angeles is a beautiful blonde with dirty underwear.
That’s the way that I like to look at it,” reflects David Boreanaz, the
telly Angel turned big-screen Valentine star. “It was difficult when you
get out there and try to wald around. I was like, ‘I’ll try and walk into
a studio and say, “Here I am.”’’ Unfortunately, it didn’t work out that
way. I did get past security, but other than that, I got chased around
a lot.”
Although he may have gotten chased around, Boreanaz refused
to be chased away. Not to get overly LA about it, but the man had a dream
and he was determined to see it to its end—whichever way things went.
Boreanaz was born on 16 May 1971 in Buffalo, New York. Early in his life, his family moved to Philadelphia so that his pop, Robert (WRONG!) could take the job as a weatherman at station WPVI. In Philadelphia, he attended the Malvern Prep School and decided that acting was his calling when, at the age of eight, he saw Yul Brynner in a live performance of The King and I. “I was just blown away by his performance, his strength and his confidence,” he enthuses. Upon graduating high school, he furthered his education
at Ithaca College, where he majored in film. Four years later, he made
the move to Los Angeles (known rather aptly to its residents, as the City
of Angels) and immediately started hawking himself around for work. Any
work guv.
“I cleaned out honey wagons,” he says, grimacing at the stench-ridden memory, “I sold gourmet food door to door. I painted houses. I was a towel boy for two weeks at an upscale sports club in Los Angeles that was full of egos and that’s why I got fired.” He pauses, sheepishly adding a moment later, “I threw a towel at somebody. I had crazy jobs. I had to dress up in a bear outfit and that lasted an hour. I had to go to some Bar Mitzvah for some kid show or something. I got there and the bear shoes didn’t fit and I said, ‘Guess what? They’re not my shoes. I’m not in this gig,’ and I left. It’s not a bed of roses to remain true and work. Work is work, whether it’s TV, whether it’s movies, whether it’s stage, whether it’s outdoor enjoyment, whether it’s a circus act.” And of that work, it should be noted, Boreanaz did actually manage to pull off some acting. In 1993, he appeared in the feature films Aspen Extreme, and Best of the Best 11. Between 1994 and 1996 he was featured in a number of stage plays and in 1996 got a gig appearing in an episode of the highly-rated sitcom Married, With Children. That same year, the man who would become his manager saw
Boreanaz walking his dog, Bertha Blue, and signed him up to his agency.
This would ultimately lead to his reading for the role of Angel on Buffy.
The role was originally designed to be a short-lived one, but the fizzling
chemistry between Boreanaz and Sarah Michelle Gellar was instantly recognisable.
Angel’s role grew steadily until the decision was made to spin the character off into his own show. In a nutshell, the original premise of Angel was that the vampire with a soul was to save the souls of others in need in the hopes that he would eventually make amends for the death and destruction he had caused through his centuries of evil. Basically, the idea was to set this show up as its own entity, though, admittedly, in the beginning its ties to its progenitor series were held tightly. “Early on,” Boreanaz explains, “you need the love and support from where you came from. So, obviously, you’re tentative at the beginning. I think that with the first six episodes, Buffy was a needed correspondent, but towards the end of the last season, we found our show. We’re kind of still building on that, which is something that I’m really pleased with.” Boreanaz’s success in Angel and his high profile in the teeny mags of his homeland led to him making his feature film starring debut in Valentine, in which he plays Adam, a geeky former college student who was tormented by a quartet of female students. Years later, he has grown into a stud muffin who decides to get back at his tormenters, striking on Valentine’s Day. Admittedly, Valentine sounds like a bog-standard slasher flick, but the actor insists that this isn’t the case. “For me,” he says, “there were a lot of ingredients that were involved in that decision process. The biggest was sitting down with the director [Urban Legens’s Jamie Blanks] and seeing what he had to say about making it not such a typical slasher film. He said to me that it’s going to run that gamut of the classical horror film. Also his passion for filmmaking kind of sold me pretty quick along with the fact that it was a Warner Brothers studio film. I’m kind of associated already with Warner Brothers and I love the history of the studio. “Looking back at it, how it was all started,” he continues, “it turned into an exploration of taking a character and saying, “Okay, here’s a one-sided character. What can we try and make with him? What can we do with him? Where can we take him? How can we make him different? But I haven’t seen the film from beginning to end. I don’t know if I’m going to do that. I have a big problem with watching myself on camera. “The truth,” he adds, “is that I don’t even watch Angel. Last year, I watched bits and pieces of it. I’ve distanced myself from it so much that I’ve become removed from it. People say, ‘What about this episode?’ and they name the episode and I don’t even know what I did. That approach has kind of kept me away from the character. I’m not that close to him. I’m just portraying the guy. ‘I’m not that close to him, I’m just portraying the guy?’ What the hell is Boreanaz saying? The series has only been on for two seasons. Is he a pre-disgruntled employee about to become fully disgruntled and turn in his fangs and foamy forehead? “Not at all,” he says. “Actually, after today’s shooting, I was a bit elated from the turn that they took with him. They keep me on ball with that. The next piece of what you’re going to see in his personality and where he is now is going to change after four more episodes, and then he’s going to be a different person. There’s a lot of different personalities in him and I enjoy playing each one of them. It’s giving me the opportunity to take something and grow and evolve with it rather than be stagnant with it, because I think there’s so many ways I can go with him now.” Pulse is returning to normal. Beads of sweat have stopped forming. He still cares (thank God), and is more than willing to continue in the role. Fine, then. That being the case, he’s more than welcome to continue plugging Valentine. Actually, he’s moved on to the holiday itself rather than the movie. “When I think about it,” he muses, “I guess every Valentine’s Day would be pretty bad. You know, you come out of it saying, ’Either it worked out or it didn’t.’ There are a lot of expectations, there is a lot of give and take. ’Did I make the meal correctly? Did I get the right flowers? Should I have gone traditional and just gotten candy?’ I always make mistakes on that level.” It could also become something of a difficult holiday for him, giving the fact that his marriage fell apart last year, as Boreanaz filed for divorce from his wife, Ingrid. “That’s not a fun thing to go through,” he points out. “It’s like a death, but now I think that I find myself more and more going through the defrost period in my life. I feel a lot stronger. I look back at it and it was an experience that made me a better person. I have to really examine myself for that and say, “Well, what made me decide to do that? What was my struggle?” So, being able to do that will make me a stronger person. I learned from that.” The natural question, of course, is whether or not the divorce affected his career. “I look back at it,” he says, “and I don’t know. That’s something that I would have to examine, but I don’t think that it had a major impact on my career. I think that I’m going to open myself up a little more now. I felt a little stiffled in the past. I feel a little bit refreshed. Reborn, in a way.” Creatively, reborn might be a way to describe the character of Angel as well. This season, Wolfram & Hart, combined with the dual threat of a reborn Darla and the returning Drusilla, have pushed Angel to an area that is far more disturbing than anything we’ve seen before. He has more or less been embracing a fair amount of the evil within him to wage a one-man crusade against the demonic law firm and the lovely vamp fatales. He’s even gone so far as to fire his co-workers so that he can plunge forward on his mission, undeterred by their morality. “I’m finding Angel to be a little more self-assured,” Boreanaz offers. “He’s in a darker place now because he’s just fired his crew, but I think he’s going to come out of it, hopefully okay. He’s just evolved to the point where he’s able to stand on his own and kind of make decisions that don’t really rotate around the female beauty. He’s wearing the pants in the family, so to speak. He’s not love-sick anymore. He’s doing his own thing. He’s crashing through doors, putting people through windows, kicking ass and taking names. “What’s great about this character is that there are a lot of personalities I can play with. And there are going to be a lot more in the second half of the season that are going to be much different. I think that where they’re taking him is the perfect course, and you’re going to see different characters come out of this guy. “I see this version of Angel as being self-destructive with an ’I-don’t-give-a-shit attitude’, he elaborates. “He wants to fight everything that’s there, kill it and just move on. It’s so simple to him. He doesn’t blush, he doesn’t look back at it and feel any guilt. He just sort of blocks it out. Wolfram & Hart drove him crazy, and bringing Darla back had a lot to do with it. We’ve seen Angel, we’ve seen Angelus and I think he’s going to evolve into another person after he gets through with where he is now. He’s on a road, but that road’s going to end soon. When it does, you’re going to see something different, I think.” The character has done a number of ruthless things in the second season. When he was Angelus, no matter how horrific his actions, the audience more or less forgave him because they knew he was operating without a soul. This take on Angel, one would imagine, must walk a fine line so that it doesn’t completely turn off the audience. “It’s a tough line to walk,” the actor admits, “and that’s something you have to be very careful with. At the same time, I’m so confident in the writers that they’ll be able to bring him back. The end of the season - which I can’t talk about - is going to be such a really good set up for things to come and directions for the show to evolve. And it’s not a cheesy ’whodunnit’ kind of ending.” There’s real enthusiasm in his voice, and a sense of genuine joy for his work. All of which goes together with the popular refrain that Angel’s cast and crew constantly offer: That David Boreanaz is such a nice guy. Given all of the
trappings of stardom, as well as the temptations that accompany them, how
does he manage to maintain that nice guy quality?
“I’m not trying to maintain anything,” he says, exuding
nice-guyness. “I think it’s just something that’s innate and something
that my parents have blessed me with. I don’t maintain that. It’s just
who I am.”
MOVING ON UP DAVID BOREANAZ catapulted to fame with his quietly intense
and tortured vampire, Angel, and now he is taking on the world of film.
Interviewed by Christina Radish
Not straying too far from what he is best known for, David Boreanaz chose the horror thriller VALENTINE for his first leading film role, in which four best friends from junior high school convene just before Valentine’s Day for another friend’s funeral, after which they all start receiving strange, menacing Valentine’s messages. At first, the women dismiss the twisted greetings, which are all signed ‘JM’ as a sick joke. After receiving a visit from a detective investigating their friend’s death, they learn there could be a link to someone they all tormented years ago at a Valentine’s dance in junior high—a boy named Jeremy Melton. When the leads turn up nothing, the detective realises that if Jeremy Melton still exists, he could be anyone, anywhere. As the threats of violence intensify and the body count rises, each of the women are forced to come to terms with the fact that any man she knows, or ever knew, could be a vicious killer….. “My co-stars [Marley Shelton, Denise Richards, Jessica Capshaw, Jessica Caulffiel andKatherine Hiegel] were very beautiful women and it was quite an enjoyable process,” recalls Boreanaz of making the leap to the big screen. “Looking back at it and how it was all started, it turned into an exploration of taking a character and saying ‘Okay, here’s a one-sided character. What can we try and make with him? What can we do with him? Where can we take him? How can we make him different? It was something that evolved and it was a fun thing to do. The end product is fast, furious, passionate, romantic and tempestuous, and it guides you into a direction where you don’t really know that it is going to take you.” Did Boreanaz have any trepidations about making a genre movie, since he is already known as a genre actor on television? “I looked at it as a character and as a piece of work. It’s a film that has taken on a certain kind of thriller aspect with a sense of humour to it and a lot of passion and a great director. I involve myself with people that I enjoy working with and situations that I find to be very comfortable and fulfilling. If you want to call it being part of a genre piece, go ahead.” Boreanaz is not too concerned with getting typecast, either. “I don’t really think about that,” he discloses. “If I decided to think about that, then I think I would be so obsessed with it that it would destroy me as a person. I look at it as me being able to explore a personality and character, and I transfer that to any other roles that I will be doing down the line.” Unsure if VALENTINE was the right vehicle for his cinematic debut, Boreanaz admits that it took a bit of convincing before he agreed to do the film. “When I first read the script, I didn’t like it and I didn’t like the character they offered me. I read it and I said, ‘Oh, I like this Adam character.’ I sat with Jamie Banks [the director] and he brought something to the table. He said that, ‘This is something more for you than a slasher film. It’s a film about young adults trying to find themselves in San Fransisco and exploring their interest and it evolves into this sexy ride.’ I really embraced the opportunity to take this character somewhere.” In VALENTINE, Boreanaz got to explore both strength and vulnerability in the character of Adam, the sports writer with whom one of the girls finds herself in an on-again-off again relationship with. Which did Boreanaz find easier to portray? “They’re both very difficult, to be truthful and honest. I enjoy a lot of those type of personalities and being able to re-tap back into those emotions. It’s definitely hard to achieve that level of honesty, and that’s what you want to try to do every day.” Did Boreanaz have trouble adjusting to the schedule of film-making as opposed to the more fast-paced turnaround of television? “In the long run, it’s the same thing,” he responds. “You hit your mark, you know your lines, you don’t bump into the furniture, and then you go home. That’s the Spencer Tracy attitude and that’s what I do, whether it’s in TV, film or theatre. In film, you get to work on two pages a day whereas in TV you have eight pages, so the only difference is the time process. You’ve got eight days for an episode with an hour drama. With film, you have two-and-a-half, maybe three months, to prepare for something, and that’s great. I got bit by that bug on this and that’s nice, but I would never sacrifice myself and say, ‘Hey, I’m going to leave my show because of this experience.’ I would never do anything like that because I enjoy both processes.” Born in Buffalo and raised in Philadelphia, Boreanaz was exposed to the television business at an early age, his father being a longstanding weather forecaster. Graduating from Ithaca College with a degree in film, he moved to Los Angeles to embark on his acting career. Living the life of a typical struggling Hollywood actor, working odd jobs and scoring small roles, Boreanaz was immediately signed to an agency after being spotted by a talent manager while walking his dog, Bertha Blue, in the park. His first big break came when he was cast in MARRIED WITH CHILDREN as Kelly Bundy’s [Christina Applegate] leather-clad biker beau. Then, after only three auditions, he landed the role of Angel, a dark, sensitive and tortured vampire with a soul, which sent him down the road to stardom. With his heartthrob status on the rise, it’s only natural to assume that Boreanaz will want to focus more on his film career. “I’ll maintain the two,” he says to the contrary. “I look at VALENTINE as a piece of work, and that’s it. I look at ANGEL as a piece of work. I look at theatre as a piece of work. As long as I’m happy in what I’m doing and there’s a challenge to it and I learn from it, that’s fine with me.” “I was a bit elated from the turn that they took with him,” continues Boreanaz about his current enthusiasm for ANGEL. “You’re going to see that [Angel’s] personality and where he is now is going to change, and then he’s going to be a different person. There’s a lot of different personalities in him, and I enjoy playing each one of them. It’s giving me the opportunity to take something and grow with it and evolve with it rather than be stagnant with it, because there are so many different ways I can go with him now.” Was he hesitant to leave a show as successful as BUFFY to be the star of his own show? “I kind of looked at it as an opportunity to explore a different part of me with this character,” he responds. “I felt that it was time to move on like it will be time to move on when ANGEL is over. Being able to make an adjustment in putting it out there, whether it’s successful or not, is great.” Boreanaz admits that the extent of the success of ANGEL was surprising to him. “We’re only half way through our second season,” he says, “and I look back at BUFFY when that started and it was at the end of the second season and the beginning of the third before it really took off. We’re still a young show and the characters are still growing.” Because the fans loved the relationship between Buffy and Angel so much, the two shows have had several cross-over storylines since the character of Angel left Sunnydale for Los Angeles. Now that ANGEL is a hit in its own right, that concept has become much rarer. “There are some cross-overs that are going to happen,” reveals Boreanaz, “but I think it’s difficult now to do those because of the time constraints, and because we are so evolved in each show. They’re both so different and they’re so differently dynamic. We’re exited with the additions of new characters, new storylines and new directions we’re going with the show. There will still be some cross-overs, but it’s difficult to do time-wise.” Up to this point, Boreanaz has become known for taking on rather serious roles, so what makes the actor laugh? [My VALENTINE co-star] Jessica Capshaw made me laugh,” he smiles. “My father makes me laugh. My niece, she’s six, makes me laugh. My nephew, Griffin, he’s four, he makes me laugh. He’s hilarious, man! Some things that kids say are just too funny. He calls me Uncle D and that makes me laugh.” Since acting just kind of happened for Boreanaz, he hasn’t taken the time to develop any specific goals for himself. “I’m not a real goal-orientated person,” he says, “I’ve always been really tapped into my dreams, believing in something that’s impossible to achieve and then being able to grow as a person with whatever project that I’m doing. That’s what I want to accomplish in my career. I want to look back and say, ‘Well, I tried to do this and I learned from it.’ That would be my ultimate fulfillment in life. My plan is just to be able to explore new avenues and enjoy myself. I look at it as a work in progress every day of my life. If I’m working on a character like Angel, I want to be able to bring something to him every day and learn from that. “It’s the same situation with projects that are coming my way now. I’m looking at them for what they’re worth and the people that are involved. My most important thing is the director and the writing and, if that’s there and I feel comfortable sharing my ideas with someone, then it’s going to work. “There are lots of offers out there right now,” Boreanaz continues, “and so we’ll see what happens. There might be an action piece that I’m looking at or maybe a serious drama or maybe a small independent.” Just like in his film, Boreanaz can relate to the idea
of having a nightmare Valentine’s Day. “I don’t think that anyone ever
has ever had a good Valentine’s,” he admits, laughing. “It’s a ‘Hallmark
Holiday’. I’ve never had a good one. Well, my father’s birthday is on Valentine’s
Day, so that’s the best thing about Valentine’s Day for me!”
Chat Ed : David will be with us in just a minute everyone! David Boreanaz : Hi everyone out there in computer land. Happy to be here, part of the chat. Chat Ed : Hi David! David Boreanaz : Hope everyone had a good Easter holiday. Jemma : Hi David!!!
David Boreanaz : Basically came over to do publicity for the TV show, and for the movie 'Valentine', also personal pleasure. Susan arrowsmith : Did you enjoy being a bad baddie for a change, Angel is a good guy(most of the time)? David Boreanaz : I enjoy both parts of his personality, because there is such a range to each one. There isn't a better one, they are both as good as each other. Antonia : how do you deal with obsessive fans?? because, i find it so hard, y' know........... Chat Ed grins David Boreanaz : pass kaz : Any funny stories from the set of Angel that you would like to share? David Boreanaz : pass Chat Ed : Oh cmon :) loothi : hey David, i wanted to know if you get to keep your Angel clothes from the show(s)? They're ace - you look better in a black v-neck jumper than any man I've seen! David Boreanaz : Thank you so much. Some clothes I do keep, but generally I don't because I just wouldn't wear something like that. His clothes are very dark, not something I would take home with me. Deb Stone : Do you hang out with other cast members from Angel or Buffy? David Boreanaz : No, I don't. There's really no one there. I'm very committed to my work and there is no one there I would socialise with afterwards, its not by choice, we just all have separate lives. Fang : Are you really as bad a singer as Angel, or are you faking it? David Boreanaz : I'm a pretty bad singer, I've got a very deep voice.I could sing if I wanted to but have never been trained. I don't sing, apart from in the shower. Emily_GLR : David - when you filmed the Yoko Factor, was there any friction between you and Marc Blucas, as there was between you characters, Riley and Angel? David Boreanaz : No not at all, that was just a tremendous time. He's a tremendous guy, we didn't have any problems on or off set. Cat Williams : How do you feel about Angel's character getting darker now? Do you prefer Angel, Angelus or the 'new' evil Angel? David Boreanaz : They're different. They're all different parts of his life and experience, it's really a level of commitment to where I want to take him. KPNut : you seem to have a lot of on screen chemistry with all your leading ladies who has been your favourite leading lady to work with and why? David Boreanaz : It's tough, I've only worked with a few. I hope to work with many in the future! You learn from each one, they're all wonderful in their own way. andrea byrne : who would you prefer to kiss on screen, charisma Carpenter, sarah michelle gellar or julie benz? David Boreanaz : Julie was pretty good. B : Do you go on the internet in your free time and look at any of the fans websites! David Boreanaz : No, i don't have a computer, I'm not into computers. I like to write letters. Antonia : I heard you answer most of your fan mail personally, is that true? (now....where's that pen........?) David Boreanaz : Yes I do. I can't read all of them but the ones I do, I try to reply to. sara : how long does it take to have the vampire makeup put on you? David Boreanaz : An hour and a half. Morgiana : Do you read fan fic... and what do you think of it if you do? David Boreanaz : pass Rachel : David, as an actor - what would be your dream role and who would be your leading lady? David Boreanaz : Dream leading lady would have been Betty Davis, I love older films but she's passed on. Probably Uma Thurman, Renee Zellweger. Dream role, anything history orientated or action adventure, depends on how I'm feeling. rebelrachel : how much of the actual fighting on set do you actually do - or is it mostly a stunt double? David Boreanaz : About 70%.
Jason : What projects have you got lined up in terms of movies in the future. There are A LOT of rumours stating you've been cast in 'Resident Evil'. The movie based on a the hugely successful video game David Boreanaz : Resident Evil didn't work out because of my schedule, I turned the role down. The next movie I'm doing is called 'I'm with lucy', a romantic comedy. vanessa : Are you fitter and healthier since taking the role of Angel...any bad habits? David Boreanaz : pass Angela_Coa : What episode of Angel has been the most difficult to shoot? David Boreanaz : They're all very difficult, it seems every episode we start is a challenge. BuffyAngel fanatic : Is Angel ever going to get back together with Buffy? David Boreanaz : I don't think so. You never know, but I don't think so. Becky : have you ever injured yourself while you were filming angel? David Boreanaz : Yes, a couple of twists and turns on the knee. I always get cuts and bruises. clarity74uk : what do you do in your free time and how do you unwind? David Boreanaz : Sometimes I play golf. I do a lot of sleeping! Play with my dogs. jayne watson : What do you like most about Britain, and are you single David Boreanaz : The people, the culture, literary and tradition... and yes I'm single. Mother_Hen : David, I have really enjoyed watching you grow as an actor over the last 5 years and am looking forward to your new movies - any update on how the prospective writers/actors strike will affect production of Angel? David Boreanaz : If there is a strike it won't be happening. I guess they'll show reruns until we start up again. Sally Taylor : Do you ever see something in a script you feel Angel wouldn't do or say, and speak out about it ? David Boreanaz : Sometimes yeah. You just have to play out the character and see where the scene will take you. Chat Ed : OK, David's got to leave us soon, so just 2 more questions: Y2K 2me : what was the funniest rumour you have heard about yourself? David Boreanaz : pass EMILY AND BARBARA : Do you prefer working on films or tv series? David Boreanaz : I really like both of them, its all about the work for me. They're all pretty much the same, you have more time on a film as far as processes are concerned. rebelrachel : are you signing autographs anytime soon- if so where? David Boreanaz : No, not at the moment. Chat Ed : OK, that's it folks! Salem Angelus : I LOVE YOU!
Chat Ed : Sorry you couldn't all get your questions in... Rachel : Keep up the good work David !!
Chat Ed : Thanks David, we had fun. David Boreanaz leaves the room |
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