BRAD DOURIF
UGO: How did The Hazing come to you?
BRAD DOURIF: I don't even remember. I think I just got sent it through my agent, pretty normally.
UGO: Obviously, you've been doing horror movies for a long time. What do you think of the self-referential horror subgenre, which kind of started with Wes Craven's New Nightmare and is also evident in The Hazing?
BRAD: Yes, it is a part of The Hazing. Everything evolves, and everything changes. Scream used it more as a part of the plot, and it revitalized Chucky completely [with Bride of Chucky]. I think it's opened some doors, and people have fun with it. Eventually, we'll get tired of it, and we'll find another way of doing horror.
UGO: How was it working with scream queen Tiffany Shepis?
BRAD: Tiffany is a gas. She's pretty extroverted.
UGO: Are you coming back to Deadwood?
BRAD: Yeah, we've started shooting already.
UGO: What's it like working with [director] Walter Hill?
BRAD: I had a great time with him. I've been trying to do a Walter Hill movie for years, and this is lovely.
UGO: How was your experience as Wormtongue in The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers?
BRAD:Lord of the Rings was pretty exciting, actually. The sets were unbelievable, and so were all the props. It was a bit scary having to do an English accent with Sir Ian this and Sir Ian that, since I am from West Virginia. Once I got over that panic, I had a good time.
UGO: Were you a big fan of the books?
BRAD: No, there were things about the books I really liked. Some people consider them great fictional mythology. I don't think there is such a thing as a fictional mythology. Mythology is mythology. There is some wonderful description in them, but the characters are rather flat. I think the character I play is an exception.
UGO: Are you going to be doing anything in Peter Jackson's King Kong remake?
BRAD: No.
UGO: I was told to ask you about the rat monologue from Stephen King's Graveyard Shift...
BRAD: I had a really good time doing the rat monologue [laughs].
UGO: Can you believe it's been 16 years since the first Child's Play?
BRAD: No. We're getting older.
UGO: Do you ever do the Chucky voice in the street just to freak someone out?
BRAD: No, but I've been asked to do them for people's answering machines.
UGO: Do you do them?
BRAD: Occasionally, if I know the person well enough.
UGO: When do you plan on writing or directing?
BRAD: I think the world has had enough mediocrity.
UGO: What can you tell me about Seed of Chucky?
BRAD: I'm not allowed to say much, but I think it's going to be pretty good.
UGO: How was it working with [Chucky creator] Don Mancini as director on Seed of Chucky?
BRAD: It was very nice. I was very happy to be a part of that. I just work with him as a voice, but he's always a bit of a slave driver. He has a very particular way he wants things done, which is fine with me because I do a lot of improv, anyway. Particularly with Jennifer [Tilly].
UGO: What superpower would you like to have?
BRAD: I would like to fly.