Newsgroup: it.fan.tv.buffy
Titolo: Intervista a David Boreanaz

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Dreamwatch: Angel's cancelation took a lot of people by surprise. What was
your response to the news?
I really wasn't shocked or surprised. This is the way the business is. Like
I said when I started the show, I work on a scene-to-scene,
episode-to-episode basis. My commitment is to 22 episodes a season, and
when they're done I consider it over, Things like this happen everyday in
this business and its not about who's right or who's wrong.
But I felt bad for thefans, I really did. I felt bad for the fans that they
(the WB network) took the show and they retooled it in a way that saw it go
in a different direction. When they do something like that, its the
responsibility of the network to put a keen interest on it for that
specific time. So I don't think they handled it in the classiest way.
The show has been faced with the threat of cancelation since the end of its
fourt season. How did you feel when Joss Whedon told you that the
uncertainty was over and it was definitely canceled.
It was a big relief for me. It gave me a really good sense of freedom and I
felt like a big weight was lifted from my shoulders. When you're carrying a
show, it's a lot of pressure.  You're taking on a lot. People rely on you
for their job-the camera people, the craft services people, the lighting
people...So I just felt that I didn't have to hold that cross any more.
These are the people the network really screwed over.
How did the news of the show's cancelation affect the on set atmosphere?
When people in the cast and crew found out, they were pretty sad for the
first day. But when you work in a business like this you have to be
confident in yourself that you're going to get another job. If you don't
think you can, you shouldn't be in this business. So the morale was
fantastic.
What's your personal verdict on Angels fifth season, and how do you feel it
compares to previous years of the show?
The writers got into the fifth season and totally retooled it. I was amazed
at how they did it because I had some questions about how the relationship
between Angel and Spike would work out. I was asking myself. "Does that
make sense? What is this all going to mean?" But I think that the episodes
that we've done this season top any other season.
You made your directorial debut with the fifth season episode Soul purpose.
Did you enjoy the experience?
It was great. I had such support from the cast and crew. Everybody really
supported me. From my perspective, it wasn't so much about me telling these
guys what to do- the actors know what they're doing and what they bring to
the table and I allowed them to be creative. I was pleased with the
outcome, although of course, the edited cut is very diferent from the
directors cut.
Angel's original leading lady, Charisma Carpenter, made a special guest
appearance as Cordelia in Angel's 100th episode, You're welcome. Was it
nice to work with her again?
It was cool. It was great to have her back because the show started with
Charisma and not having her on board this season was difficult. We just
missed her presence and her energy. It was hard.
Were you disappointed that Sarah Michelle Gellar didn't reprise the role of
Buffy in Angel's series finale, especially after you appeared in Buffys
closing episode last year?
I hoped that she could come back for ours, but that wasn't my decision.
I've actually always been bad with reunions. I only want to go forward in
my life rather than backwards. Reunions don't sit very comfortably with me
and it took a lot to get me to do Buffy. At one point I really didn't want
to do it, but as a favor to Sarah I did. 
After playing Angel for nearly eight years, are you at all worried that you
won't be able to break away from the character?
I never thought of it that way.  When you're going into a series, you kind
of say that you're going to be pigeonoled because you're playing a
character for 'x' amount of years. I feel blessed that I've played this
character on this show for five years. Whats great about Angel is that his
character is multi-faced and he's got a range of personality traits. And to
get to 100 episodes is a huge feat and a great testimony to the people who
were behind it and who were supporting it.
People always identify you with specific roles, but as an actor you just
have to hold on to that and instead of having it work against you, you've
got to use it to your advantage. So I don't go out feeling that I have to
get away from this character and change my whole look.
Is there anything you're particulary looking forward to doing now that
Angel has finished?
I'll definitely spend more time with my wife and child. I'm looking forward
to that. I'm also really looking forward to traveling somewhere outside of
the US. I've been doing the show for five years and we didn't travel much
with the show. I like to be on location.
There's been a lot of speculation about an Angel TV movie being made.....
God, not in my mind! I don't think that's going to happen.
Looking ahead, would you consider  doing a movie with Sarah Michelle Gellar
some day?
It would depend on what it was and who was involved..I can't just say,
'Yeah, I'll do something with her again, "even though she was great to work
with.
Do you ever question the choices you've made in life?  Never. I know
exactly where I am. I know exactly where I'm going. I know exactly what I
can do and I'm very confident in all that.
The best thing about it is that I know there will be pitfalls and I'll fall
down. Those are the moments when you find out the most about yourself,
because you become stronger.
Jolan Tru
-- 
Filippo "Hytok" Simone - L'oracolo sampdoriano di Sunnydale
La Casa degli Elfi 
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Commissione Voyager 
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Ma non è che stiamo sbagliando tutti? Che in realtà Boreanaz è affranto ma
data la sua carenza di espressività lo stiamo comprendendo male?