For the second interview of the Summer Interviews, I collected questions from the fans for actor Corey Klemow. He played "Commune Guy" in the episode, "Rm W/A Vu." He played the guy who gave Cordelia and Doyle the tour of the very revealing apartment space that Cordelia was less-than eager to move into. He was kind enough to agree to this interview and answer questions from the fans about his acting and experience on the show. This interview is EXCLUSIVE to the site and is not to be posted anywhere else other than this site.

1.) What, in particular, drew you to the role on "Angel"?
Question by Megg

Uh... a paycheck? :) The question seems to imply that I can pick and choose roles. Not an option at this stage of my career. HOWEVER -- I was very glad to book a role in a genuinely well-written funny scene!

2.) For a role such as this -- a smaller cameo-- what type of preparation did you do to get the role over the competition?
Question by coma girl

You can't worry about the competition. At any stage, you must simply do the role in the way that YOU will do it best. For this particular role, it's sort of an odd case. I was originally called in for "Disgusting Man" (the sleazy landlord in the scene just after mine, which ended up being played by Lyle Kanouse). My agent said that the casting director said not to worry about the description of the role (which described somebody... well, more like Lyle); they were bringing me in deliberately for that one. (Sometimes casting directors like to show the director and/or producer somebody a little different than they may have had in mind.)

So -- that was the role I prepared for. I went in and made Scott (the director) and David (the producer) laugh. After a moment of thought, someone (I think it was Scott) said, let's have him read "Young Man". So I went out, looked over the role for about five minutes, rehearsing it a bit, and decided I was ready to go back in -- no great preparation, I just felt I had an instinct for that particular role. So I just went in and had fun with it and made them laugh. And I booked it!

3.) What's it like auditioning for ATS (Angel: The Series)? For whom did you read? Were you familiar with the show and the format beforehand?
Question by Yahtzee

I had seen a couple of episodes of "Buffy" and was familiar with the general tone and some of the background. "Angel" had not yet premiered, but I'd read a bit about how the tone was darker. BUT -- the roles I was reading were comic, so that ended up not figuring into my decisions. But knowing the comic tone of "Buffy" did help a bit. Casting director Amy McIntyre-Britt and her assistant Lonnie Hammerman called me in to read for Scott McGinniss (the director) and David Greenwalt (producer). Further details in the answer to question two!

4.) Was it difficult to be working with a cast that has an established camaraderie?
Question by coma girl

No, because it wasn't particularly established -- it was only episode five. And my scene *only* involved Glen Quinn (Doyle) and Charisma Carpenter (Cordy), who had maybe been working together for a month or two. Glen and Charisma were very friendly and gracious and, along with Scott, who was also very easygoing, made my brief time on the set very relaxed.

5.) What roles have you been casted in prior to your appearance on "Angel"?
Question by SealedNFate

That you'd have seen? None. I had just done a couple of small independent films -- "Spiders" (as a man named Joe who believes he's an alien; nice comic bit at the start of the film), "Family Audit" (a comedy; I was the chief villain -- a jerk from the IRS). "Spiders" will probably be out on video within the next year, I'm guessing, and might play late at night on channels like Showtime or Cinemax; "Family Audit" will probably only ever play at film festivals -- and, if we're really really lucky, maybe on specialty channels like the Independent Film Channel (but not for a while; the final edit isn't even finshed yet).

The rest of my acting work has been on stage. I am a proud member of Los Angeles' Sacred Fools Theatre Company (www.sacredfools.org)

6.) Do you have any upcoming acting projects? What are they?
Question by Hazel

None at the moment. My sketch troupe, ACTUAL SIZE! (http://go.to/actualsize) is taking a break right now, and I'll be auditioning for various plays at Sacred Fools. No film or tv auditions currently pending, though.

7.) Why did you choose acting as a career? Was it something you were interested all your life?

As a child, I wasn't interested in acting as a career, really... I just liked to get up on stage and act goofy and have fun! I got seriously interested for the first time my junior year of high school when we did the only school play we did the whole time I was there ("Funky Winkerbean's Homecoming", based on the comic book -- I was Harry Dinkle, band director...) and haven't looked back since! Acting allows you to be people and do things and behave in ways you never would in real life. And you also *meet* the most interesting people in this profession!

8.) In your opinion, what is the best thing about acting?

See above. :)

9.) If you could act in your dream role, in any production, what role would you like?

What a difficult question! Feste in Shakespeare's "Twelfth Night"... Malvolio in the same... I dunno... I'd like to *create* a role in an original work, whether on stage or screen (I don't mean writing it, I just mean being the first actor to play the role in something that has a very good script, and being acknowledged as having done a good job of it)

10.) Would you like to return to the show in either the same role or possibly a different one? If yes, is there anything particular about your experience on the show that persuaded you to want to return?

Yes, in the same role or a new one -- but hopefully not a demon! (Mainly because I can't handle putting in contacts... or even eyedrops... I'd be fired!) The paycheck as always is a good motivator. :) And I genuinely had a good time in my brief time on the set.





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