Erica
Durance in Starlog
Erica
Durance (Lois) is featured in the Nov. 2004 issue of Starlog
magazine (#328). Here are some highlights of Erica's interview
with Starlog's Ian Spelling (thanks to Nadia for the
transcript):
On
getting the role of Lois:
"It
has been a whirlwind. Basically, I auditioned up here in Vancouver,
put it on tape and about four days later my manager called to
say they wanted to test me. I went in and met with Greg Beeman,
their executive producer [in Vancouver], and tested on Tuesday.
Then on Thursday, I was at the network, and they werent
sure what was going to happen. I flew home on Friday, got off
the plane and there was a message saying that everything was
indeed a go."
"Lois
is much younger than youve seen her before," Erica
said. "Shes a freshman in college. Fans will recognize
some of the personality traits that weve seen when shes
older, which enhance her ability to be a journalist. Lois is
someone who can asses any situation and read people very well.
She always knows her dates, places, and how to get things out
of people. She knows how to be charming and cater to individuals.
The challenge for me is finding a balance."
"Lois
is fairly
I hate to say gruff. Her personality comes from
a point of strength. Yet, on the other hand, she has her vulnerabilities;
you just dont see them much. They come out here and there,
when she feels safe, but for the most part shes tough
and sassy, which is fun. Lois also has a great sense of humor
and is very quick and witty. And shes aggressive. Shes
a joy to play, because I look for the different places to put
in that vulnerability, aggressiveness and humor."
"I
havent had a chance to really research [the history of
my character]," Erica told the magazine. "I was basically
thrown into this part, and Im trying my best to be as
honorable to the character as I can, because I know shes
beloved and has been portrayed by some very good actresses.
I guess were very luck because were starting Lois
Lane at a younger age. Im kind of growing with her and
shes kind of growing with me, so we have a chance to put
a different creative spin on the character. Ive seen all
the other [iterations of Lois], so I have an idea on who she
is, and the writers have been great. They know everything backward
and forward [about her], and have an outline of where they want
Lois to go, yet theyre still paying respect to how she
ends up when shes older."
On relationships:
"Each
relationship is so different. Lois relationship with Clark
is very interesting because theyre two totally different
people. They have strong personalities and come from vastly
diverse upbringings. Were having lots of fun with them.
Theres a bit of a banter that goes on, a quick and witty
repartee between the two. Im not sure where theyre
headed in the future, but theres isnt a going to
be a romance right of the bat. That isnt realistic. But
its fun when they banter and bash heads a bit because
theyre coming at the same things from different angles."
"So
far as Lex goes, Im not sure what theyre doing there
or what the rules are from the comic book in terms of
whether or not they can have scenes together. Concerning Chloe,
Lois has come to investigate her death. The way Im looking
at [the situation], I see Chloe as the only constant thing that
Lois had in her life, the only person she ever really let in.
Lois has a relationship with her dad [Michael Ironside as General
Sam Lane], but thats a strained at times. Lois kind of
grew up with Chloe, and Chloe was like a sister to her. They
had many similar personality traits and a great energy going
on between the two. So its devastating to Lois when she
arrives to investigate Chloes death, but it will also
show the audience that Lois is already becoming a journalist
and developing that aggressive, get-in-there-and-find-the-answers
attitude. Her feeling is, If other people arent
going to solve this, Ill do it myself."
"Ive
had a brief scene with Martha," Durance said in the magazine.
"It will be interesting to see where thats going
to go because Lois mother died when she was very young.
I think that theyll be able to play [with that issue]
in the future because Lois doesnt really understand the
mother-daughter thing. Ive also had a brief bit with Lionel
on a different, more cerebral level. Its a mind game between
the two thats very intellectual and controlled. Working
with John was amazing, and I think people want to see huge catfight
between Lois and Lana. I cant say where the writers want
to go, but I know that Lana is a changing, growing character
herself, and she has a love interest of her own right now, Jason
Teague [Jensen Ackles]. But the way that Lois comes into the
situation is rather non-threatening. There isnt any immediate
romance between Lois and Clark, so I dont see any catfights
in the future.
Ive
had a few scenes with Michael [Ironside], whos great to
work with. Lois has a completely different relationship with
him than she does with anybody else. Hes a general, and
Lois has grown up with this whole military background. Lois
loves her father, and perhaps shes a younger, female version
of him. He brought her up, and they have a lot in common personality-wise.
There is a very direct relationship. There isnt much manipulation
going on. They both say what theyre thinking, and thats
pretty fun to play.
The article
also mentions that the current plan is for Erica to appear in
13 episodes, spread throughout the season. The article does,
however, say that if everything clicks, they could possibly
secure Erica for additional episodes, as they did with John
Glover after Season 1.
You
can buy the November
issue of Starlog at U.S. newsstands everywhere.
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