6 INTERVIEWS 6

BRENDAN FEHR

ENGLISCH:

TEXT 1:

W: How does it feel to be back in Winnipeg?
BF: It feels good� I mean, you always enjoy being back home. My best buddy�s out in Quebec playing volleyball at the CIAU nationals, but it�s good to see my mom and stuff like that.
W: Is he one of your high school buddies?
BF: Yeah, yeah.
W: Do you stay in touch with many of your high school friends?
BF: We don�t talk a lot, just �cause we�re not phone people, but we�ll call each other once a month, once every two months and that�s enough for us� basically until we get to hang out. But yeah, I exclusively hang out with them when I�m here.
W: So you�re staying with your mom this weekend�what�s the weirdest thing about that?
BF: Absolutely nothing! (Laughs.) That�s my home!
W: You don�t feel like Winnipeg�s a lot smaller?
BF: Yeah, once in a while � when I�m back here for an extended period of time, I kind of realize how slow the city is. And I�m not the guy that likes it like quick, fast, New York stuff. That�s [okay] for a little while, but even then, that�s just too much � let me relax! I�m more of like the country bumpkin guy. But it�s funny how your perception of life � how fast it can go by, and what should be happening � changes with the city you live in. It�s just a little slower [here]. You�ve got nothing to fight for. On set, you�re always �I don�t like this, I don�t like that page,� you�re always kinda arguing for something, you�re always discussing, and then when I come back on vacation, it�s just complete quiet, and relaxing � which is good for a little while, but I get bored quick.
But I mean, with my buddies and friends, we just hang out, and do nothing like we�ve always done. If I can be with them, then that�s fine, but on my own, you know, it gets a little [tiring].
W: You�re hosting the Blizzards tonight� are you nervous about that at all?
BF: No, I�m not nervous about the hosting but at the end, I�ve gotta sing a little bit part here and there. And I don�t care if I screw up � I mean, I�m an actor, not a singer, and you know that�s the funniest stuff, when people screw up on live stuff. But when I get up there, and I actually have to sing it, I�ll probably turn a little red, and my heart will start beating faster, and I�ll probably sing like �moo, moo, moo� [singing in a joking, whiny, high-pitched voice]� I�ll probably be like a little mouse up there, just so that my voice doesn�t crack or something. But it�ll be funny W: You think screwing up live stuff is funny, eh?
BF: [Laughs.] I was at the NBA All-Star Weekend in Washington D.C. I was in the Slam Dunk contest. And you could choose between 8, 9, and 10 foot rims, and I�ve slammed a volleyball on a 10 foot rim before, and grabbed the rim on a 10-footer and stuff like that, and I can palm a ball, but I just can�t kinda get it over the rim. So I�m like �Ah, at 9 feet, you know, I can do some cool stuff.� And they brought out the 9-foot hoop and we�re all warming up and I jump, and I�m going �Oh, I�m not getting all that close to this.� I don�t want to go on 8, cause 8�s ridiculous, �cause I can almost reach, but I can�t do 9. There are a whole bunch of people out there � you know, the other guys in this contest were Jason Sehorn from the New York Giants and Rick Mirer from the San Francisco 49ers � so it was just embarrassing. So I go, �Oh, I�m going on 8 for sure,� and I missed all three times on 8. And I tried going between my legs like Vince Carter on one, and I didn�t even get the jump up � I tripped and fell, and everybody was laughing at me. It was so funny. Even when you miss, you usually get like a 6 out of 10, and I was the only guy in the history of the competition to get all zeroes. Jason Sehorn, who I was talking to, was completely disgusted with me. But that was funny, you know? That�s what everybody was enjoying watching. Not that I was trying to be a clown, but� I just really didn�t care. You know, everybody got a good laugh out of it.
W: If you could host any show, what would it be?
BF: Um, nothing. Hosting�s not that fun: you just kind of go up there and talk.
Manager: What about SNL?
BF: Yeah, I�d host SNL; that would be a blast. Or MAD TV. That would be fun. Someday I will, I suppose. We�ll see. I�m gonna be the musical guest as well. [Laughs.]
W: So let�s talk about your new movie, The Forsaken.
BF: I suppose we should. The synopsis of the thing is Kerr Smith�s character � I forget his name already � Sean, is driving from LA to Miami for his sister�s wedding, in a lady�s Mercedes that he�s got to deliver. And along the way, it kind of breaks down. He�s got to get it fixed at a garage, where I run into him, and ask him for a ride to Houston. I finally convince him to give me a ride, and little does he know that I�ve been bitten by a vampire but I haven�t turned into one yet. Essentially, I�m a vampire hunter who�s going after the main vampire guy, who � if I kill � will cure me. So I take him on a vampire hunting expedition, and I get him in a whole bunch of crap and involve him and� we save the day!
W: How is working on a movie different from working on a TV show?
BF: You know what? Everybody said it would be so different, like �ah, there are two totally different ways to do it,� and it wasn�t really different. I don�t know if it�s because I worked on a lower-budget movie and a higher-budget TV show, but it felt the same to me. I mean, we didn�t have like 8 billion characters in a scene like we do on my show [Roswell]� most of my scenes are just with Kerr: like 2 shots and a poke and a poke, and then you�re done. So it didn�t take that long. But just in terms of setting it up and stuff like that, it felt very much like the TV show. You can take more chances as an actor on a movie. You�re allowed to swear, or� you can do stuff like pick your nose � which, actually, the director didn�t let me� I wanted to, and he was like �no.� I thought we should just open the scene in the car with me picking my nose� why not? Whereas on TV, you kinda don�t go there. And in a movie, with certain characters, you can. There�s just that freedom that for some reason, people don�t think television�s good for. And I think that�s what the good shows are: the ones you can take from the TV screen to the movie theatre, that don�t follow the particular rules that the TV industry and the audience have set for them. If you show a little balls on television, it goes a long way.
W: Would you ever hitchhike in real life?
BF: Yeah� I�ve picked up hitchhikers. I usually just throw them in the back of my truck, and don�t let them sit up front. But I don�t think I�ve ever hitchhiked. I would, but I don�t see the sense of it. I want to go to Europe this summer, so if I get a chance to, I guess� but I think I�ll be taking the train.
W: If you were a vampire, who would you bite?
BF: (Laughs.) A nasty bite, or a�?
W: Up to you.
BF: I really don�t know�
W: Come on! First person who popped into your head.
BF: Well, it�s always been Reese Witherspoon for the longest time, but she�s got that punk boyfriend Phillipe. She�s always been the chick I kind of dig. I don�t think she�s typically beautiful� she is, but she�s more cool, and is really good at her work, which kind of makes her more appealing as well. W: On Roswell, how do you keep it fresh when you play the same character for two years?
BF: I don�t know if I keep it fresh. [Laughs.] You�ll have to ask the fans. If the writing�s good, your character will kind of develop, and you kind of have no choice but to do something new. They�ll give you a side, or a particular story that you have where you become depressed or extremely happy for whatever reason. So generally, if they write a good story, you�ll get to see a side that the audience hasn�t seen before. In upcoming episodes, Michael and Max basically switch attitudes and ways of doing things and nuances. Michael, in the scripts coming up, is a lot more mature. He�s not like a loose cannon. He seems to have all the answers. Max�s world is crumbling before him, and he starts freaking out and making threats and all this. And my character turns into a guy who tries to settle everything down � I become a great boyfriend and a good friend and all this stuff. That�s not what he was, so I�m finding it a little bit of a challenge to do these scenes where I�m the cool head, but still maintaining [Mike�s] edge and not just making him a normal all-American kid. So there�s a lot that�s changed, but I don�t want to change essentially who he his. So that kind of keeps it fresh.
W: You�ve said that you�re more geeky than your Roswell character Michael. Can you elaborate on that?
BF: Watch the awards tonight. [Laughs.]
W: What�s the geekiest thing you�ve done lately?
BF: Umm, the geekiest thing I�ve done lately. [Drops potato chip on his shirt, shrugs, picks it up and eats it.] I dunno. Have I done anything geeky since I�ve been here? I got hooked on Sim Tower. I don�t know� No one�s as cool as they are on TV � they cut out the geeky takes. I mean, it�s all the takes where I�m Joe Cool and looking good, and the right lighting� the script is all laid out for you, so you�re the cool guy. You have a lot of blunders in real life.
W: Like what kind of blunders?
BF: You know what�s really geeky? The taxi driver � usually when you�re in a taxi, he�ll say something like �yeah, I can�t believe the newspapers,� and you don�t even have to respond. But for some reason I find it necessary to go �Yeah, yeah yeah!� [in a high-pitched, geeky voice]. You know what I mean? Just to not make him feel bad, but I [wonder], �why am I so enthusiastic about this?� You kind of feel geeky, �cause you really don�t even care. Whereas the cool rock and roll guy would be like �just keep driving.� You try to make some conversation and you�re like� not even interested. Yesterday the stewardess, I asked for a pen and she�s like �um, I�m not sure if I have one. Why don�t you just make friends with a neighbour?� And I�m like, �Oh yeah, aaah, I should do that� [loud, nasal mocking voice]. And then she walks away, and then I felt like �what am I doing?� It�s her job to get me a pen � she�s a stewardess! [Laughs.] And here I am on a plane from Minneapolis to Winnipeg, I�m in the back row, there�s no one around me for about 4 rows on either side of me. I should have looked at her and said �who am I gonna make friends with? There�s no one around me! There are 3 people on this plane and one of them�s flying it!� Instead, I just turn into that lame kid who doesn�t know the end. I�ve decided I�m going to change � not to be an asshole, you know, and be like �give me the pen,� but to be like �nah, how �bout you get me a pen? Okay, thanks.� Something like that. That�s a constant resolution. I think everybody does that. And it�s funny, cause I never want to be that dick, that guy people walk away from and go, �man, he�s mean.� Like the taxi driver, he�s in the slowest lane, and I�m sitting there going, �I should tell him to get in the other lane, I should tell him�,� you know? It�s not that big of a deal! It�s just like �get in the middle lane!� That�s not a dick thing to say, but you don�t want to come across as one, so you usually don�t say it. The people that I admire are [straightforward] like that. And I�m straightforward with a lot of people, it just depends who. Like on set, if you asked someone, they would say that I�m a guy who won�t hold back, and they�ll laugh at you, and go �he�ll say that I�ll say whatever�s on his mind.� I usually do. But I�ve got that conscience thing, that Canadian pushover thing, where you don�t want to be rude to anyone. Whereas, like, who cares? As long as you�re not rude, if people consider you rude, then too bad for them, I guess.
W: We heard you�re involved in World Vision. What do you do for them exactly?
BF: I don�t know. (Laughs.) I was their spokesperson for 2000. I did a commercial for them about the 30-hour famine, and we�re looking to go on some sort of journey to a third-world country. Crews come along, I guess, and they do a little video of it, and I just kinda find out exactly what�s going on there, and we help out with some supplies, and stuff like that. It�s just kind of to make everyone more aware of what goes on in other countries.
W: Will you do that this year?
BF: I don�t know. They kind of want a new spokesperson every year. We�ve gotta figure out what we want to do with them. It�s certainly a great cause.
W: Have you ever done the 30-hour famine?
BF: (Stifles laughter, then bursts out laughing.) I didn�t even do it last year!
Manager jumps in: But his fans held an auction and raised $35,000.
BF: Yeah, we had an auction.
Manager: And this year, the fan club raised $17,000 for pediatric cancer research.
BF: Yeah, I actually never� (quietly) I never did the 30-hour famine last year. Geez.
W: We hear you�re a Spiderman fan. What do you like best about Spiderman?
BF: Physical appearance-wise, I think he�s pretty cool. Um, purely aesthetic-wise I think it�s a cool costume and a cool idea and stuff like that. I like the fact that he�s a little bit of a smart alec� he takes it seriously, but you know, he kind of has fun with it. I don�t know, it�s just something� I guess I watched him as a kid and he�s just grown on me ever since. He�s got great villains to play against�
W: Like that octopus guy?
BF: Yeah, Doctor Octopus. But then again, the Dark Knight Batman series is pretty cool as well. I�m a big fan � a little psychotic. I like either, but Spiderman always kind of stuck in my head as the cool one.
W: Talk about Hollywood parties.
BF: They�re boring. You arrive, you walk down the red carpet, which is the most exciting time, and if you�re famous � or if no one famous precedes you � everyone calls your name, snaps pictures and it�s all very exciting. You can do several poses, act like a goof, stick out your tongue� whatever you want. And it�s all very Hollywood. You think, �I�m going to a great party, cause there�s a lot of noise, a lot of buzz, and it�s all fast-paced.� You know, you do the interviews and you�ve got stars walking behind you and in front of you, and it�s all very cool and you walk in, and everybody just sits there. And you have the creepy agents and managers and publicists once in a while, you can see them looking around. The ones that aren�t into everyone�s business are just watching their own clients, who won�t say anything, �cause they�re on the watch for them. The big stars � you see them walking in line, and you never see them at the party. They�ve gotta have some private room that I don�t have access to where they�re all snorting cocaine or doing something fun. [Laughs.] Add a �ha, ha� on the end of that, okay? And the stars that are out on the floor, no one wants to go up to talk to, except that really creepy publicist, or some crazy fan who�s just like �I love you!� And you don�t want to go up to them and say �hey, I like your stuff,� �cause me, being on a TV show, they�re not gonna be like �Oh yeah, I watch that show.� You know what I mean? They�ll be like, �and you are�?� So you just look like a fan. Whereas if I had done a movie that they might have seen, I�d feel more comfortable going up. There�s that familiarity, where they� feel comfortable with you. Otherwise, they get that �Ohhhh, another fan� type of deal. So you really don�t go up and talk to anyone, and you just kinda hang out with the people you went with, taking in the free drink and the food and walking around going �uh, yeah, this sucks.� I�d rather go to Universal Studios and ride the rides or something like that. No one dances � I mean, you�d never catch me dancing even if everybody was dancing � I like to go places where people are cutting it up. I�m not the retard cool guy sitting there who�s sitting against the wall going�
W: That guy who looks like this? [Crosses arms, looks around, pouting]
BF: Exactly. Actually, I am that guy, but not because I think it�s cool � just because I like to watch people. But there�s nothing fun to observe at these parties. BF: I went to this one party � the BMG awards � and the chick from Cosmo Girl comes up to me. And she�s like �hey, let me interview you on a few things� � she�s got her tape recorder there. She�s like, �can I ask you a few questions?� And I said, �you can ask me, I don�t know if I�m gonna answer them.� You know, I think she was a little pissed and whatever else, so she�s all like (high pitched, slow voice) �What� what are your� um� what do you do� about fashion? What cool, hip thing do you wear� or suggest people wear� in regards to fashion?� And I�m like �I basically wear whatever I want, so I�m cool with what everybody else thinks about what I wear, cause I really don�t care.�And she�s like �okay, now what is a fashion faux-pas for you?� And I�m going, �well, I don�t really have a fashion faux-pas, �cause I don�t really care what people think about me. I�ll wear jeans and a T-shirt, or whatever I want.� And she�s like �Okay. Now I�m going to ask a silly question� where is a place you like to be touched?� And I�m a designated driver at this party, you know, so I�m sitting alone �cause all the people I came with are you know, whatever. It�s late. So I�m just like, �I guess my armpit.� [Laughs.] But I do, I like my armpit kind of tickled. Not like hard tickled, just, you know, caressed. And she�s like, �how do you like your armpits being touched?� And I say �I don�t know, is caress a word? Is caress appropriate for this?� And she says �I guess so.� And I�m getting kind of annoyed with her. I�m like, okay, that�s it. And she�s like �well what, um� what� how does it make you feel?� And I look at her and I say �good.� And she goes �what kind of good?� Just good! What do you mean what kind of good? �Good! It feels good! What do you want me to say?� And she�s like �does it send chills up your spine?� [Laughs.] And I�m like, I guess. I�m like �it just feels good. What do you want from me?� I�m getting snarky. She says, �anything other than good.� So I said �No. Write G-O-O-D. Good. That�s how it makes me feel.� [Laughing.] And literally, this is what she said to me: �can I write that you said it feels really good?� And I�m like �yes. You can put in the word really before the word good.� And she�s like �when I take this back, can I just put a few things in there for myself, to expand?� And I was like �no, because I didn�t say them.� And she was like �oh.� And I was like, �bye!" Like, she wanted to make up her own answers to these questions. So that�s a Hollywood party for you. I don�t know how I got on that� oh yeah. That�s at a Hollywood party. There you go. W: What CDs do you have in your stereo right now?
BF: Metallica and Johnny Cash.
W: What�s the strangest thing you own?
BF: I own a Spiderman bicycle from 1977. It�s got a banana seat that�s yellow, with a web on it. It�s got stickers on it. I guess that�d be it. It�s all red, and the thing � you know when they race BMX, the thing at the front? It�s got Spiderman on it. So that�s pretty cool.
W: Fave Slurpee flavour?
BF: I usually mix them all together. But Slurpees in the states and Slurpees here are completely different. Completely different texture. My favourite Slurpee in the States is actually Pina Coalda. They�re very foamy. It�s not like ice, it�s almost like whipped cream. It�s very creamy. They�re a lot better here. Well, I think so.
W: What would people be surprised to learn about you?
BF: I was gonna say something you can�t print. [Laughs.] Hm, what�s surprising about me? Uh� [pauses for a few seconds]. I have really thick ankles. I have no idea.
W: If you had to go out on a date with a Spice Girl, which would you pick?
Manager: [Laughing.] Now we�re getting into Teen magazine [type stuff] here!
W: Sorry.
BF: [Laughs.] It�s alright. (Sarcastically) They all represent something so different! Oh, man. It wouldn�t be Posh. She�s out of the question. I think it would be Scary.
W: How come?
BF: She�s sexy with that accent, but� she seems like she would be the most fun. And not stupid fun. She seems pretty spontaneous. Like Geri Haliwell� she�d be spontaneous but you�d be like �this is so lame.� [Laughs.] Scary seems like she�s � in a sense � sophisticated, but still a fun chick to hang out with.
W: If you weren�t a celebrity, what would you be?
BF: Poor. [Laughs.] No, probably a math teacher.

By: M-C Eldridge

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Q: How's the second season of "Roswell" going?
A: We're over each other in the sense that when we're done with our scenes, we go home. We don't hang around. At the same time, we also get along a lot better when we are together.
Q: You don't hang out at all with many of your co-stars off the set?
A: Majandra is the only person I hang out with on a regular basis. On the set, Jason [Behr] and Katie [Heigl] and I have a significant amount of scenes together, and we get along great. Shiri and I get along a lot better this season than last season. When we're pissed at each other I'm like, "Shiri, don't be a bitch." And she'll say, "Brendan, dont be a jerk." It's like a brother-sister thing and 10 minutes later we get it off our chest. You can't always do that with your co-stars, so it's really cool.
Q: There have been rumors about you and Majandra being an on-again, off-again couple. Are you dating her or what?
A: You know what? At this point I don't even know. That's not a lie. I'm a very confused individual when it comes to that. But we're getting along wonderfully.
Q: People working in the Industry say you're just like your character on "Roswell." Are you?
A: He's a straight-to-the-point guy, which I am as well. On the whole he's very bitter and he's rude. I'm more diplomatic the majority of the time. I definitely have moods where you see me and go, "That's the guy." But most of the time I'm just fooling around.
Q: If you could write an episode of "Roswell," what would you have your character do?
A: I've got a new motorcycle on the show and I wish Michael would take a road trip by himself. Tell Max and Isabel to piss off and take off for a while. He'd come back and realize that he needed them, obviously.
Q: You're very convincing playing an outsider with attitude on "Roswell." Did you ever feel like an outsider while growing up in Winnipeg?
A: Definitely not. Everyone in the school knew who I was. I wasn't an outsider.
Q: Did you see a lot of movies while growing up in Winnipeg?
A: Yes. Stand by Me was one of my favorites. That was one movie where I thought, "Those are the friends I want to have." It was sad that they split up at the end. You don't want that to happen. I have friends who have disappeared like that--friends who made a tremendous impact on me--and I don't talk to them anymore. So I can relate.
Q: Do you still consider Winnipeg home even though you now live in L.A.?
A: Home will always be Winnipeg. I wouldn't be in L.A. if I wasn't acting. But then again, when I go to Winnipeg, I miss L.A. This city's certainly grown on me.

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July/August 2001 ,FHM Magazine.
As a Canadian living in LA what do you most miss about the Great White North?
There's a real different vibe up there in terms of community and stuff like that. By comparison, its relatively small, but we don't live in igloos and we have all the amenities that a big city like Los Angeles has.
What was it like growing up in Winnipeg?
There was just no reason to get all fancied up, and if you did, we made fun of you. In Winnipeg, you go to the bar and if you want to look real spiffy, like if you're with a chick, you tuck in the flannel shirt.
What's the first fashion fad you remember hitting Winnipeg?
We never really paid attention to fads. We're like Joe Dirt, but we know it. I don't want to speak for the whole city and get everybody mad, but I definitely think that's someone we would enjoy hanging out with. Winnipeg is the epitome of the tight jeans and white high tops with the tongue sticking out. We're still stuck in the mode of mullets.
Did you ever have a mullet?
I have a mullet right now.
I hope you know what your doing?
Kind of, yeah. The tops getting long as well, but the back is actually touching my shoulders.
Wow, that's impressive.
And we enjoy hard rock music. AC/DC could sell out six nights in a row in Winnipeg. When Metallic is there, the town just goes nuts. When I went back and I had totally forgotten about it. I'm listening to the radio station and they're like, "Coming up, its Mandatory Metallica".
What's Mandatory Metallica?
Every night at 10 o'clock, they have to play Metallica. It's just a staple of this one station in Winnipeg. I'm a huge fan of Metallica and anything heavy metal that's done with a certain sense of style. Not easy to listen to, but high energy, and you want to scream to it instead of bobbing your head back and forth between your shoulders.
Now that you're a teen idol on Rosewood, has anyone accused you of being an egomaniac yet?
The thing that everybody will say is that I have a thing about my hair. I've done my own hair on everything I've ever done. I really don't like people touching it, and I work with my own hair every day, so I know what it does and all the crazy cowlicks and whatever else. So basically before every take, I'll look in the mirror to see if its fallen or if its sticking up, because if I'm going to be on television, I want to look how I want to look.
Of course.
The hair people look after the other people. And the hair people put just as much effort into their hair as I do my own, but it just looks funny when the actor's doing it, especially being a guy. So on one of the last days of the season, I'm sitting on the couch doing a scene and a director comes up to me and he's like, "Are you ready? and I'm like, "Yeah, lets shoot it. And he's like, "Oh, wait just one second". Suddenly, everybody in the room-grips, electrics, camera department, directors, producers-whips out a tiny pocket mirror with my picture on it, flips it open and starts fiddling with their hair. I though it was rather humorous.
Most guys have a thing for a girl in uniform. What kind do you think is the hottest?
The Catholic schoolgirl uniform.
Why?
There's just something about it. When I was in school, you just automatically did a double take when girls had that nice blue-and-green plaid skirt on with the socks pulled up high....that Britney Spears thing in her first video, even though I didn't really dig Britney Spears in that video.
Do you have an item of clothing that you're superstitious about?
I do have a lucky pair of underwear.
Do you wear them for big auditions?
Once in a while, but I don't wear them anymore because they're almost unwearable, so I've got to be really selective. I mean they're almost turning to dust at this point, so in order to take them out, it's got to be a really big event.
When did you realize they were lucky?
They just kind of turned lucky. There's no going, "These are my lucky underwear", I wore them for a lot of sports, and then you realize that you have to have them when the big game comes up.
Even though you're on TV now, do you still wash your own socks?
I'm a big laundry freak. I can only wear clothes once before I have to wash them or it grosses me out. Jeans I can now, wear two, maybe three times, but that's on the verge of me not feeling comfortable in them. They have to be washed, crisp and clean and smell like Bounce.
How does your lucky underwear fare in the washing aching?
Like I said, they're on the verge of becoming dust. I have to be very selective about why and how I'm going to wash them.

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Brendan Fehr, plays Michael, an impulsive teen alien on the show Roswell. After a busy day at a photo shoot he took time to answer all your questions about Roswell, his high school days in Canada and his monster-sized dog. Is it just us or does it seem like he's got a crush on co-star Majandra Delfino (Maria)? Read on for the evidence.
Brendan: Hey everybody out there in web land, thanks for logging on and hope I can answer all your questions. And yes, this is Brendan Fehr!
surferdawl_2k asks: Happy belated b-day! I hope you had a fun one! How do you spend your latest b-day?
Brendan: My roommates were going to throw a Halloween party, which we did, but they also, without my knowing, turned it into a surprise birthday party as well. The cast of Roswell showed-up along with some other friends of mine from here. It was a nice surprise and fun!
brendan_n_jasonslittlealiengrl asks: Hey Brendan, my name is Deana, I am a HUGE fan of the show!! I was just wondering if you think that the Roswell. crash really happened in 1947?
Brendan: I believe that there is a possibility that it crashed in '47. But I'm always very wary about making decisions on things when I wasn't born yet. I don't like to be wrong! But I think something did crash. Whether it was a UFO or a government top secret project that went awry, it was probably something fairly suspicious.
surferdawl_2k asks: Do you relate to the character, Michael, you portray on the show Roswell.?
Brendan: In certain ways, yes. I don't think he minds being alone all the time. Obviously, it gets to him because he's alone all the time. But for the most part he doesn't mind doing things on his own, which I can relate to. I never liked group work in school. He's also very black and white, he's got his own set of rules. And he tries to adhere to them very closely. You can do this, you shouldn't do that....that's kind of the same as me. Me and him don't like grey areas where you're not sure what to do. Other than that, I probably smile a lot more, even though my co-star Majandra would probably disagree. She says I catch myself smiling and turn it off. But I do smile a lot more and I'm probably more talkative.
react_host asks: How about that Maria relationship?
Brendan: Very rocky. Very hot and cold. You'll never know from one scene to the next whether they're going to be friendly with each other or not. That's one of those grey areas that Michael isn't dealing with in a very constructive way.
roswellrealm asks: I heard you were hot for your costar Majandra Delfino...any chance we'll be hearing about a relationship soon?
Brendan: In real life? No, in terms of boyfriend-girlfriend there is nothing going on. But I have grown fairly close to her as a friend. For some odd reason. Because our personalities clash. And where are you getting your information?
fehr_gurl asks: if you were stranded on a desert island what 3 things would you take..me not being one of them!
Brendan: I'd probably take a Metallica CD, the new one, S & M. And my buddies Greg and Bryan.
dravencrow00 asks: Do you get asked if you are an alien in public?
Brendan: No, I get a lot of alien questions in general. But they are more like, have I had any alien encounters? Do I think I've met anyone who's an alien? Would you want to meet an alien? But I've never been asked if I'm an alien. I've been asked if I'm stupid, but never an alien?!?
irelandcp asks: Are you surprised by the popularity of Roswell.?
Brendan: To a certain extent, yes. If you had asked me that question before I had seen the pilot, even while we were filming it, I probably wouldn't have given the show a very good chance. But after seeing the pilot, I saw how well it was done, and I thought then that the chances were very good that people would tune in, stick with it and enjoy it.
bfehrfan asks: What has been your favorite episode so far? Fave moment?
Brendan: Favorite one that has been televised was "285 South." That's when I kidnapped Majandra and stole her car. It was one of the first times actually where you saw a different side to Michael. That's kind of the beginning of this other side that will develop this new relationship with a girl. And one episode that is upcoming which hopefully will turn out, it was really hard filming it, it's called "The Balance." I don't want to give anything away, but I got to do a lot of stuff I had never done before. For Michael and all the other characters and the audience, it will be a very telling episode. It reveals a lot about the background.
marilynmonroenyc asks: So, Brendan, what's your next movie Flight 180 about?
Brendan: The name has actually been changed, it's called Final Destination. It's about one kid who has a premonition of the airplane he's about to board crashing. And he creates a fuss about it, and about five of us end up getting off with him. My character stays on the plane which subsequently goes down in a heap of flames. And the story is about how those people cheated death and death then comes after them in various ways trying to finish what it started.
ashton1977 asks: Do you guys travel to New Mexico to tape the show?
Brendan: No, we tape it in Los Angeles on the Paramount lot. And in surrounding areas.
ariehl_2000 asks: Do you have a Canadian accent that you are having to cover up on the show?
Brendan: Yes, I still once in a while will have a Canadian accent. But living down here and being around the Americans I don't have to so much cover it up anymore as it's not there. But I do slip up and get teased.
mariadguerin asks: Michael is such a soulful character. I was wondering if you've ever created any art in real life.
Brendan: LOL! I am the last person to create art, I think. I'm a terrible drawer. I want to teach myself to play guitar, and probably, if I go about creating any art, it'll just be strumming together a few notes.
steffsie_81 asks: What was the last movie you've seen?
Brendan: The Insider with Al Pacino and Russell Crowe and Christopher Plummer. One of those three is going to win an Oscar, it was absolutely amazing. Christopher Plummer plays Mike Wallace. It's about a tobacco scandal that 60 Minutes wanted to cover and how they kind of backed down from covering it and wanted to give a censored version of it for legal reasons. And Pacino's character, the producer of the piece, fights for it to be aired in its entirety. It's long but amazing. Happy, Texas is also a must see. Steve Zahn is hilarious.
scottyboy555 asks: Do you hang out with cast members after work?
Brendan: Generally after work it's about 1 AM. So no! But when we have free time or on weekends, yeah, we'll hang out together. But sometimes on the days I have off, everybody else is working, so it's a little hard. But we have so much fun on set that it's like going out and having a good time.
miristar asks: I would like to know about the 2 silver rings you wear. Are they for your character, or are they your own? What do they mean to you?
Brendan: They are my own. The thick one on my right hand I bought in Vancouver when I was living up there, I bought it on the street. It's kind of the prototype of the type I would want for my wedding ring. It's very thick and plain. But if I tried passing it off to my wife, she'd probably want platinum gold instead of sterling silver. And the one on the index finger of my left hand is a ring my best friend gave me before I left Winnipeg. And I thought it would be a nice gesture. I hate to take it off, no one had any problems with my wearing it on the show. It's a reminder of home and him.
me02837 asks: mets or yankees?
Brendan: Mets!
brendan_n_jasonslittlealiengrl asks: HAPPY THANKSGIVING!! What are you doing for dinner on Thanksgiving? You can come over my house!!
Brendan: Being from Canada, our Thanksgiving was in October. And in Canada it's not really a big holiday. It's basically just an excuse for a turkey dinner. I've been kind of shocked how big it is down here. Everybody's been asking me what I'm doing for Thanksgiving, and I've said nothing and everyone feels sorry for me. So I've been invited to several places.
Equus1300 asks: hey, do you have a favorite hockey player?
Brendan: Yes. Trevor Linden. I lived in Vancouver for 13 years and I grew attached to Linden and stuff and followed him even when I moved to Winnipeg. But he doesn't hit or play as aggressive as I'd like him to. He did in the '94 Stanley Cup finals. And if he'd play like that all the time, he'd probably be one of the better players in the league. But if I could watch anyone play right now, I'd have to ask for Wayne to come out of retirement. Or go to New York and watch Theo Fleury play.
RebeccaJ2 asks: how do you plan on celebrating the end of the '90s come New Year's Eve?
Brendan: I will be in Winnpeg, Manitoba. And it will be about minus 25. And I don't know what activities are planned, but me and my friends and family will probably be on the corner of Portage and Main howling at the stars. Or having some crazy winter barbecue in our backyard.
peepers250_99 asks: Is it hard eating all that hot sauce?
Brendan: It's actually V8 Berry Splash, and I hate V8, but this stuff just kind of tastes like fruit punch, so it's not so bad.
justyzmickee asks: What do you look for in a girlfriend?
Brendan: Obviously you've got to be physically attracted to them. But the best looking girls can turn out to be very ugly if you've got a terrible personality. And a lot of times someone you didn't find the most attractive turns out to be very beautiful once you get to know them. So it's personality, sense of humour, and religious and morals are probably the most important. The values they hold and upkeep.
babybluejess asks: Did you go to your prom?
Brendan: We don't have proms in Canada. We have what you call graduation. I went to a private school, so we went to a church and had the valedictorian and all the speeches. Our ceremony was held there. And then afterwards we had a dinner with all the parents at a big old fancy hotel. And because the school I went to condones dancing, that's the policy of the school not necessarily what the teachers or students believe, the teachers and students had independently of the school planned a dance at one of the student's houses which we then went to afterwards.
mariadguerin asks: Does your hair look like that when you wake up in the morning?
Brendan: Yes it looks like that. In some places it's flatter and in other places it's higher. I usually wash it in the morning, and I'll put my hair goop in it, and stand it up as high as it will go. Drive to work. Then go and sleep on my couch in my trailer for about 20 minutes. Wake up. And then usually go into the chair and let the hairdresser make sure it's not flat in the back where I can't really see. Then a little bit of hairspray is put on. And that is the process. So sometimes I have to do that twice before it turns out.
starcollector_77 asks: What's your favorite cereal?
Brendan: Right now I am absolutely, 100 percent addicted, to Fruity Pebbles.
smappypeapod asks: What's the most embarassing thing thats ever happened to you?
Brendan: Hmm. It takes so much to embarrass me...
roswellg2 asks: Do you have any pets?
Brendan: Yes, I have a 8 1/2 month Rottweiller named Opa. Who I named after my grandpa. That's grandpa in German. Even though it's a girl dog. She weighs about 85 or 90 pounds now.
chase_trinity asks: What is your new years resolution for the year 2000
Brendan: It's just a general one, be a better person. And to learn how to play guitar.
mariadguerin asks: What's your favorite Ice Cream flavor (from 285 South, Isabel and Liz)
Brendan: Michael Guerin's is pistachio. But mine is this Baskin Robbin's one, chocolate with chunks of darker chocolate in it, I forget what it's called.
CanadianSpice21 asks: What kind of music are you into?? Favorite band??!!
Brendan: Right now I'm actually listening to the new Metallica. So definitely them, Aerosmith, the Tragically Hip, which you should know very well. The Rolling Stones. Filter. Just good old loud rock 'n roll basically.
S_M_A_R_T_I_E_S asks: WHat song would you pick that best describes you?
Brendan: I would say - hmm - as a joke I'd pick Kid Rock's new song, "Cowboy," to be my theme song. It talks about moving to LA and making it big and things like that, it's kind of funny.
pixie_98362 asks: What is it like wearing all that black in the middle of the desert
Brendan: Hotter than all get out.... It was funny because I generally choose my clothes. And the clothes that Michael wears, a lot of it is very me, just tee shirts and plain jeans. I figured his character would do that considering that he is from a fairly low income family.
brandif666 asks: Hey Brendan... I heard that you were previously in training to be an accountant, nice... I take that you're stoked with the way that that things have turned out for you presently. do you have any movies planned for the next hiatus yet?
Brendan: For a while I was planning on being on accountant, and then I geared all my education towards being a teacher in grades 11 and 12. I wanted to teach math. Then I kind of fell into this. And yes, I have been very excited about what has been laid before me in the whole scheme of things. In terms of movies, there are a couple that I've been looking at. I haven't really found one that I've gone after full bore yet. I just want to make sure I do something really good, not necessarily big budget or mainstream or anything like that.
S_M_A_R_T_I_E_S asks: Do you like to do stuff like pull pranks on people on the set?
Brendan: We're just in general rowdy, not so much prankish, but more just out and out annoying! We constantly make fun of each other, fart jokes are always funny. It's like high school all over again, like a bunch of pre-pubescent kids having fun.
eorann2000 asks: How do you spend your free time Brendan?
Brendan: Sleep. Generally a lot of sleeping and a lot of catching up on errands you couldn't do during the week because you were working. Oil change on the truck. Pay your bills, return fan mail. Walk the dog. Probably a dinner here or there with some of the friends outside of the show.
purekismet asks: Do you keep in contact with your friends back in Canada?
Brendan: Yes. We're as close as we've ever been, but being boys and the kind of boys we are, we're not big on phone calls. So I'll talk to them about once every three weeks.
Xtacy3 asks: Do you ever watch the show when it airs on the WB?
Brendan: Yes, if I'm not working and I happen to be home, I'll watch it cause I want to see what everybody else is seeing. I mean, I can a get a copy but it's not the same. I want to see the commercials they put in, who took the plunge and advertised during the time slot.
CrypticGirl86 asks: What's your fave TV show?
Brendan: Generally, if I watch any TV it's sports. I don't get hockey night like in Canada anymore which I'm really disappointed at. But I'm always up for the reruns of Seinfeld. And there's a lot of good TV out there. But there's no one show that I sit home and wait for.
doclori30 asks: what's your favorite book?
Brendan: Yes, probably one that will always be my favorite is "Where The Red Fern Grows." Brilliant. That and I read one recently, a book by Richard Russo, he wrote one called "Mohawk" which I still have to read, but there was another one he wrote that I really liked, I forget the title. And "Catcher In the Rye."
faness22 asks: Are you planning on doing any talk shows, Letterman , Leno , Conan.
Brendan: If they want me. The show is so relatively new and a lot of people, most people, don't really know who I am. So in the whole scheme of things, I'm not what anyone would consider star material. So we'll probably have to wait to do one of those until I have a movie.
babyfrickz asks: Hello Brendan! If you were invisible for 24 hours, how would you spend your day?
Brendan: I would probably hop on a plane, cause I could do it for free, and go to Winnipeg and ...I don't know... what would I do... I would go depending on what season it was, I would sneak into professional hockey practice, or football practice, or get up and find out where Metallica was playing, and sing with them...
bliss06 asks: Do you ever surf the web and check out all of the Roswell. sites?
Brendan: I don't have a computer, but my manager does, and he informs me what people are saying about me on the show.
mariadguerin asks: Are you comfortable at all with the fame?
Brendan: Yeah, I don't find it too bad yet. But I was at Disneyland a little while ago and I happened to walk by a bunch of girls who were waiting for one of those boy bands that was playing there. It wasn't scary, it was nice, but I just felt sorry for the person I was with! Cause I'm stuck there while they're waiting on the sidelines for an hour. And then a little while ago I tried to go bowling, and there was a little bit of a wait. So I sat there waiting, and there were people coming up to me asking me, which was fine, and kind of nice, but at the same time a lot of them want you to have a half-hour conversation with them and you can't really have one of those conversations when you're with other people. So in that sense it's getting a little bit harder, but it's still nice. I'd be doing the same thing if it was Wayne Gretsky or James Dean--if he was still alive, not that I'm putting myself in the same class as those two!
peepers250_99 asks: Do you have a favorite video game?
Brendan: One of my favorites was Metal Gear Solid. And I just bought the DreamCast as well, so I've been playing NFL 2K which is amazing. And I'm big into the EA Hockey for Playstation. But right now me and two friends are working on Star Wars. And I have it at my house but I'm only allowed to play it while they're here.It's a group activity and they get mad.
sublime_muffin asks: Back to the kiss, did you practice off camera?
Brendan: No! But I get several tips from Majandra. She wanted it to look good. So I was told not to scrunch my chin, I was told not to kiss her too hard.
mariadguerin asks: What is your favorite Michael quote?
Brendan: One of the more memorable ones would be when I made a statement to Liz: "Thank you for giving me one more reason to envy Max Evans." Because it showed Michael, that he knew how good of a friend Max Evans actually is. And it also showed a softer side because he was complimenting Liz as well. Because the fact that Max Evans and Liz were involved, that he had gotten such a great girl, he kind of let her know that.
Brendan: Thank you very much!