Interview de Thomas Gibson pour TV Buzz - Inscris-toi gratuitement et surfe sans pub !
Thomas Gibson's roles as Dr. Daniel Nyland on "Chicago Hope," conservative attorney Greg Montgomery on "Dharma & Greg " and FBI supervisory agent Aaron Hotchner on "Criminal Minds" (for the past seven years) have kept him in front of viewers for nearly the last two decades. MSN TV had the chance to chat with the veteran actor about what's in store for his character and upcoming episodes of "Criminal Minds," and his love of Louis Armstrong.
MSN TV: What is going on this season, and what can you tell us about future episodes of "Criminal Minds"?
Thomas Gibson: There are all kinds of stuff. We've gotten our girls back, Paget (Brewster) and AJ (Cook) are back after a very strange season last year where they weren't with us for part or most of the season. It's been really nice to get everybody back together and start what is, unbelievably, a seventh season, with a new fusion of a feeling of a family reunion. That's been really good, and we're solving some of those grizzly crimes again. You know with the news in L.A. these past few days, we need the BAU team to go up there and come investigate crimes up in the Hollywood Hills.
You mean the found body parts?
Yes, the body parts. Sounds like one of our shows, you know?
When you watch something on the news, do you ever think "I would love to be there to solve those crimes and apply what I've learned from the show"?
No, I don't have any delusions thinking I would be anything but in the way. It is interesting stuff. For someone who is actually in the middle of the crime who either doesn't know the victim or is affected by it, obviously, it's not for entertainment value. I am always intrigued by the crimes on our show, that leave people asking is, "What happened in this person's life to make them capable of chopping them up and leaving them for hikers to find? What went wrong?" That's always an interesting question to me. You also wonder what is going on in the Hollywood Hills as well.
Do you ever take brutality on the show home with you?
On the one hand we know it's fiction. We have the luxury of pretending that it's real and not taking it home with us. Yes, sometimes when you're doing homework and putting yourself in that situation so that you can have some organic reaction to what you're trying to portray on the show. Yes, it definitely affects you. I don't think that we're in any danger of confusing fiction with reality. There's obviously disturbing stories.
What is going on with your character, Aaron Hotchner?
I don't know if you know the show well but his wife was killed a few years ago in a very horrible fashion. He and his 7-year old son have been picking up the pieces. He's been trying to be a good boss at work and a good father to his son. In the middle of it, he decided he wasn't busy enough and had to train for a triathlon. He literally ran into somebody in the park who is also training for a triathlon and he and she hit it off very nicely. Her character's name is Beth. Little baby steps of a potential relationship. We just shot a scene, it's actually at the triathlon he's training for. We have a meeting of Jack the seven year old and Beth the gallery curator. It's interesting, and I think it's really nice for my character to have some glimmer of hope in his life. It's been pretty dark for a few years.
Are there any similarities between you and your character?
No, we're very different but the same shoe size.
Are you still obsessed with Louis Armstrong?
I would say I was a little more obsessed as a 7-year old. I am still a great lover of Louis Armstrong but for some reason I did a better impersonation of him than I do now.
Best advice you ever received?
I don't know. I try to take all good advice. I'm not sure if I can choose one bit of advice that is the best to say.
