Einer meiner Lieblings Interviews mit Michael T. Weiss!
MICHAEL T. WEISS ON THE KENAN IVORY WAYANS SHOW - DECEMBER 9, 1997
Keenan Ivory Wayans: We're back. My next guest plays a one-man force of justice on the NBC series The Pretender. Let's take a look (a clip from from Past Sim rolls) Let's welcome Michael T. Weiss (Michael enters, mimicing the hand-pumping gestures of the applaudingand cheering audience).
MTW: Wow. You know, you feel kind of powerful when you do this.
KIW: Nice shot.
MTW: Thank you. And your makeup artist gave me this great lip stuff. My lips taste so good right now.
KIW: Now, I heard you almost didn't make it here tonight.
MTW: You know, there's this El Nino thing going on in Los Angeles, you know.
KIW: Yes. Yes, we've heard about that one.
MTW: Los Angeles freaks out. You know, I grew up in Chicago. It rained every day. It was not a big deal. Here, it rains like, for five minutes, and all the producers freak out. So they cancelled filming last week, and so we had to film today. I was supposed to have the day off so I could chill out and do your show. So they bring me to work at 5:45. I get off of work in just enough time to drive here, because I'm such a humble guy...
KIW: Ah, you drive yourself!
MTW: You guys offered to take me in a limousine, and I offered to drive myself. But I get to my car, and the anti-theft system decided to keep the owner out. So I'm standing there with the beeper, going like, "Open!" and then it's beeping, and there's no way for me to get in my car, and there's nobody around. So finally, I kidnap one of the transport guys, and I say, "Give me a car! I need a car!" And the only car that's available is... Miss Parker's limousine from the show. So... I... this is the God's truth... I have Miss Parker's limousine here. I drive myself here in a limousine.
KIW: I appreciate that. You see? You just pretended to be a limo driver.
MTW: Oh, I am a stylin' guy.
KIW: So, how's this show going? Real good?
MTW: Oh, I'm having such a great... and congratulations to you. This is so much fun.
KIW: Thank you. This is fun. See, I like your show. It's sort of like the modern day, kinda, The Fugitive. You get to play like all these different roles every week, right?
MTW: It's a wonderful hybrid of many different types of television shows, and it's a wonderful character. I'm truly, just genuinely blessed to be able to play.
KIW: Now, you learn...you have to learn a lot about so many different...
MTW: ...kinds of things.
KIW: Occupations, right?
MTW: Right. I play a... he's sort of a heroic sociopath. He has the ability to become anybody he wants to be. He's raised by this nefarious organization called The Centre, and he escapes, and now he's in the real world. He's sort of this innocent who becomes different people. So, you know, for twelve or fifteen hours a day, I'm a hero, which is really strange for me. So, you know, at the end of the day, you wanna go, and like, kick the dog, you know, and be randomly really mean to people. People come up to you, "You're such a nice guy." "I am not!" You know?
KIW: You ever get caught up in any of your occupations?
MTW: You know, it's funny. I was sitting in the back yard with the girlfriend, and we were just relaxing, having a cocktail. It was the end of a long day, and I looked across the street... this is the truth... and the house across the street just burst into flames. And I just kicked into this Jarod mode, you know. I'm like, "I'm a hero!" And I leaped the fence, and I ran over there and I grabbed the hose, and I'm putting out the fire, you know, and the real firemen pull up. And I'm like, "Dudes, I got it under control here." You know? And they're like, "Uh, can you let us do our job, sir?" And I'm like, "Well, you know, I'm The Pretender."
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