At San Diego Comic-Con Big Shiny Robot! had the chance to interview the cast of Torchwood. Last week we put up our interview with John Barrowman. Today, we have the very brief interview with Bill Pullman about Torchwood: Miracle Day.
Bill Pullman might be best known in the geek set for his portrayal of Lone Starr in Mel Brooks’ Spaceballs. In Torchwood: Miracle Day he plays a pedophiliac murderer who was sentenced to death on Miracle Day. Through loopholes in the law he’s set free and becomes something of an unlikely folk hero.
Without further ado:
Q: Are you worried your character is first to die or will die?
A: Being someone who was robbed from death’s grip, there’s a lot of attendant feelings about that. As you could imagine, I don’t think I’m spoiling, there is constantly a feeling of thankfullness and feeling undeserving. Maybe these are operative or subconscious things. That’s what is a special connection between Oswald and Jack Harkness.
Q: How has the reaction to your sinister performance been?
A: It clogs the wheels. This “You’re the bad guy in this movie” kind of talk is a yolk. His point isn’t to be sinister. I think sometimes people are scary.
Q: Is there any redmeption for Oswald Danes?
A: Yes. There’s a great potential there. He’s offered it. He’s of incredible intelligence and self-effacing. He knows his own baggage. He’s not bound in fear.
Q: What was the spark that made you decide this part was something you wanted to do?
A: I hear the voice in the writing. This knows itself. It’s a concoction. It’s an ambitious mother-fucker. I want to be scary, boring, philosophical, funny, touching. I’m going to risk things. Exploding tension with the possibility that a laugh increases it.
I didn’t even finish reading the first three scripts and I didn’t even finish the second one. I got it before Christmas and reading I was like, “This is Christmas for me.” It’s like opening a present.
And that’s when he had to move on to the next interview which will appear on the site tomorrow. We have Alexa Havins and Mekhi Phifer. Before the end of the week we’ll have our review with Gwen Cooper herself: Eve Myles.