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Christian Kane: Exclusive Slayerverse Interview
Take a look at the interview we had with Christian Kane at the Fed Con in Fulda, Germany, last weekend. |
Do you enjoy your time here in Germany??
Yeah, Germany is beautiful... We took a train from Amsterdam, so I got to see a lot of it, you know, and it was very beautiful! Iīm very taken by Germany.
Did you prepare yourself for the role of a lawyer in a specific way when you heard youīll be playing Lindsey McDonald on Angel??
Uhm, I didnīt... I have a lot of experiences with lawyers, because I was on the other side of them. I was kind of a bad kid, so.. I know about lawyers. I grew up withém, īcause I was always in trouble. So I kinda wrapped that up together, you know, err, the bad side of me with the good side of them... Just kinda smashed those together. I didnīt really do a lot of research as a lawyer, so I just kind of said what Joss wanted me to say.
How did you do the thing with the fake hand on Angel? Was it something like a glove?
The fake hand on Angel was a surgical glove that was taped. And there was Dayne Johnson who put a brace on my hand so I couldnīt move it and then that was glued on and then he put another surgical glove on and taped that.. and then he painted it with prosthetic paint. It took a long time and it was very painful to take it of at the end of the day and it was very uncomfortable. I did not enjoy it at all.
Have you ever given any thoughts to what Lindsey did from the time he left Angel til the time of his return??
Yah, Joss told me a little bit about it. He said that he went away, you know, he said that he picked up all those moves in the poll in th eepisode. So.. I think he went to the Orient and just trained, and trained, and trained and learned some more exclusive fighting moves and a little bit of magic along the way... I think that this was his whole plan as he went away and he was planning on coming back as soon as he did that to fight Angel. So Joss made this whole thing when I went away for two years, he kinda told me a little back story. He just trained for the day of his return...
What do you think about Lindseyīs death on Angel? Is there something you would have done differently??
Yeah, I think that I should have shown up in the end to fight with Angel and Spike and Gunn and all those guys, just because I put a lot of time into that show and I felt like it was a little unfair that I got killed by the "karaoke-demon" , but.. you know, at the same time I donīt think that anyone else cared if it was taking a long time for someone to kill me if it wasnīt my surprise. īCause, you know.. Lindsey was actually fighting better and he fought Angel and I donīt know who would have won- but for Lorne just to surprise him with a gun and shoot him... Joss is pretty smart when it comes to stuff like that.
Is there any other "Whedon-Project" you would like to be a part of??
Iīll do whatever Joss wants me to do, if he has something going on. I just love the way he writes and I like the way he thinks. And so, if he has anything... Heīs just doing a film right now, Wonder Woman, but I donīt know if I can talk about it, but I would love being a part of Wonder Woman, you know, if there was a role... But once again I would be the guy who gets beat up by a girl, but.. who knows?! Iīll do whatever Joss wnats me to do. I believe in him and I trust him for all the years I worked with him, so...
Whatīs the biggest difference between working on a TV Show and doing a movie? Which one is harder to do, which one gives you more flexibility??
You got a lot more time with doing movies, because TV just works like this: just snap, snap, snap it never slows down, you have to go, go. go... In a film, well, in a bigger budget film you can take your time, you can find your scene. If you donīt feel right about the scene you can do it again. With TV sometimes itīs one take and you gotta go `cause you donīt have time... With film you kinda get to discover the character more in the scene, you know, with TV you have to have it when you get there. I mean TV is great, but I think for me thereīs more satisfaction with film.
What do you think or feel when you realize the work youīve done on TV or in a movie or with your music has been seen or heard by millions of people around the world and that it has influenced their lives in some way, to the point of remembering your name as well as travelling to see you in person??
Itīs just amazing. Itīs validation for what we do, I mean, you know... Actors are very insecure people. Every single one among cares who they are. So when you show up to something like a convention and everyone there is there to see you, I mean, Angelīs been off the air for years, bt people are still fans and people still come to see us. And itīs very much humbling, but it also gives us the extra cockyness and a little more pride to go on and do the next thing. I mean it is a validation that we are doing something right, itīs amazing. itīs the biggest gift I think that someone can give. Especially when youīre in another country. When we were in in London or in Germany or anywhere we go the people there, that we never played for, are singing our songs back to us... and thatīs the most amazing thing I have ever seen in my entire life.
Since you are both, a very good actor as well as a very great singer, would you ever consider doing a musical on stage or in a film?
I donīt think I would do it onstage, because my voice doesnīt hold up that while... You have to be able to sing every night in musical theatres on Broadway and stuff. And I just donīt have the voice for that. I sing once and then itīs shut, I have to relax for a while. But weīre actually in talks right now. We just signed with RCA Records in Nashville, me and Steve as Kane, Iīm actually in talks with one of the people at RCA about maybe trying to release a film with the album, that would be very cool, you know, Iīd get to act and sing and it would all come in together.
Whatīs your favorite song from KANE and why?
Every single song has a different meaning, and usually theyīre all about girls. Uhm, my favorite song probably is "More than I deserve"... Cause sometimes we (+Steve) are just not that nice of guys. And I think both of us tend to take people for granted a little bit when weīre with them. Because our schedule is so hectic we just expect them to sit around and accept the fact that we may not be around, and thatīs what "More than I deserve" is about. There is this love of a woman thatīs always there and itīs just we donīt deserve it. But they stick around and take care of us and thatīs the best thing in the world that anybody could ever do for me...
Whatīs your favorite song in general??
I really like "The Shape of my heart" by Sting. Cause it really deals with me a lot. itīs the end song of my favorite movie of all time "The Professional" with Jean Reno and Natalie Portman, her first film. Itīs called "Leon" in Germany.
While touring you donīt get to see your family very often- So, how do you distract yourself from being homesick??
Well, I donīt really have a home anymore. My parents moved and my sister moved and I live in L.A. , so.. I donīt know. I just havenīt thought about it, cause I donīt have anywhere to go. So Iīm actually homeless. (laughs)
What are the first three things that come to your mind when youīre thinking about Germany??
Uhm (thinks... then he smiles) Beer (laughs) ... The greenery right now, I donīt know if itīs like that a lot, but itīs just so green here. Itīs just something about being out here in the land. It makes the air fresher, I donīt know. Itīs just like the air is cleaner here, I can breathe (laughs) and feel healthy when Iīm here. So, definitely the greenery. And the people have all just been sweethearts. theyīre just very, very nice, I know that Iīm at a convention, but I donīt think itīs any different. The people are so nice here and I love that.
Is there any question you would like to ask your fans?
Hmm.. you know, one thing I never understood is why everybody is still on my side when all I do is play the bad guy... And I would have to answer that as, I donīt know.. Itīs just I guess Iīm doing something right. And it fill smy heart with joy and it gives me a swelling of pride. Just cause itīs a validation for what we do. Itīs something I love to do and I would do it anyway, but when everybody gets behind you thatīs a lot of fun... THANK YOU!
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We hope you liked the interview as well as we do.. and we also have a little message from Christian to you guys... Just click on the picture below ;)
Thanks again, Christian, for doing this interview with us! We really appreciate it! It was really fun! You rock! Hope to see you very soon!
For more KANE just visit www.kanemusic.com !
~Nina and Ricarda
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