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Titolo: Intervista a Anthony Stewart Head

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WHEN Anthony Head took the part in US hit series Buffy The Vampire Slayer
he had a fair idea it would bring him international fame, and a certain
amount of kudos with the kids.
But he had no clue the five-year stint would lead to him becoming something
of a frontman for all things ghoulish.
In a step away from acting, Anthony will be presenting a new show about the
mysterious world of the paranormal.
During the making of the series - which took him to countries including
Romania, Greece, Syria and France - Anthony became something of an
authority on subjects from vampires to werewolves.
"So much of what we accept - that popular plastic myth that Hollywood has
made for the past 40 years - is based on truth and folklore," explains the
50-year-old heart-throb.
"In Romania they still believe in vampires. They really do, it's not like a
popular quaint legend, they actually think there are people out there who
will rip your heart out.
"I met the retired head of the exorcism division at the Vatican. The guy
talked completely seriously about an incident when iron nails manifested in
the entrance of someone's mouth and another time when six people tried to
hold down someone who was being levitated.
"And you think, 'Well, this isn't just Hollywood fantasy'.
"I've always had an open mind. I don't see how scepticism helps anybody.
When people say 'healthy scepticism' I don't understand. What's healthy
about that? All you're doing is blocking. I'd rather someone opened my
mind."
The series opened up some fairly strange doors for Anthony, who at one
point found himself holding hands with a corpse.
"I interviewed a criminal pathologist about the myths surrounding vampires.
Their characteristics are very similar to that of a body when it decomposes
- such as the skin shrinking so nails look longer - which has added to the
theories.
"My initial reaction was to refuse but then I thought, 'I'm an actor, it's
not going to hurt and it's a new experience'. So I did.
"The smell will be with me forever," he recalls with a laugh.
"I wasn't sick but apparently the expression on my face tells it all.
"It was very unreal until I held her hand. There's something about holding
someone's hand. It was lifeless and very cold but the person was there. It
was like ... 'Bloody hell'."
But despite enduring all these unusual encounters, what actually worried
Anthony the most was appearing in front of the camera as himself, with no
character to hide behind.
"I was scared," he admits.
"I'm an actor. Don't make out I'm this intelligent Jeremy Paxman type
because I'm not. As it happens, all you're doing is talking to someone and
once they start talking they're only too willing to talk."
A role in Buffy gave the former Gold Blend man street cred, and a top spot
in BBC's cult comedy show Little Britain, created by Matt Lucas and David
Walliams, has sealed his cool status.
He's currently in the middle of filming the new series where he'll reprise
his role playing Prime Minister who's constantly fending off sexual
advances from his aide [David Walliams].
"It's excellent fun. I find it hard to keep a straight face when we're
shooting, which is part of the excitement. Matt and David are such sweet
guys, they're constantly funny on set.
"We went to this cafe yesterday which was playing really 70s music and of
course David Walliams went into dance mode. He was moonwalking and things.
It was especially comical because his shoes were squeaking on the floor."
Jolan Tru
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 mysterious world of the paranormal.
Qualcuno sa se in italia e' possibile vedere Discovery Europe (dove 
dovrebbe essere trasmessa questa serie)  da qualche parte sul satellite?
Voglio vederlo voglio vederlo voglio vederlooo!!!!!!!! ^^;;;;;;;;;
Eugeal
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dovrebbe essere trasmessa questa serie)  da qualche parte sul satellite?
http://www.discoveryeurope.com/
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