by Nicole Iskra 
Moviestar 05/2001

Well, this great article is in German, so I try to give you an idea about what Jeff was saying (this is not a  real translation) . Jeff commented in this interview on his upcoming movie, "Parallax" , as well as on several other funny topics:

Luxembourg:"...

the breakfast was horrible (fried eggs and sausages, uuughh) and once the room maid came in without knocking at the door. When she realized that he was sitting on the bed wearing nothing but shorts and t-shirt, she not even apologized (tss - bad manners!). Jeff also was wondering about the colorful cow statues (“is this supposed to be art”?). And speaking of colors: in search of a present for his wife he was shocked by the terrible colors of the cloths (green and blue? Shudder). "

Jeff and Luxembourg "art" 

"...The Combs family originated from Devon/UK, and the first Combs came to Jamestown/Virginia in 1619 (are you sure?) to work for the Virginian Tobacco Company. He was given a piece of land (a worthless piece of swamp), a bad deal!"

 “The Lord of the Rings”:
 

"...I went for an audition, but I couldn’t do the English accent. I am able to imitate an English accent, but not next to British actors like Ian McKellen and Ian Holm. "

“The Attic Expeditions”:

I am a big fan of this movie, because it is not straight, not logical. It has a few horror elements but focuses mainly on the psychological thrills. It is like a nightmare within a nightmare within trip. The longer you watch this movie, the less you know what reality is. It is very complex, especially for an American movie.

This role is both a curse and a blessing, since it gave me the reputation of being a horror actor. After Deep Space Nine, I became a horror and Science Fiction actor, due to the habit of film making people for type-casting. On the other hand, Re-Animator has opened me many doors. 

 Shooting of “From Beyond”:

I had to wear this horrible headpiece with the dangling thing looking like a red dog penis, I looked worse than Quasimodo. That’s why I ate most of the time in my dressing room. One day an advertisement spot was shot on the same soundstage with a group of children, all around 4 years old, dressed like mushrooms. When I was called on stage, these poor children got aware of me, and I was looking their worst nightmare! They started yelling and run to their mothers. The mothers got furious and so I fled as fast as possible. 

• Shooting of “Faust”:


In a scene I was tied to a cross of tubes playing a victim (my throat was “cut”) and I was dripped in blood. Well, and it happened that the crew just forgot me and I had to shout: “Could anyone free me, please?” – “Oh yes, sure, Jeff”. That’s what happens when you become part of the decoration!

•  “From Beyond”:


I had to shave my chest for the scene where the “worm” attacked me and I learned that an electric shaver is much better in this case. It is safer and it is less itching when the hair grows again. I had to shave my chest as well once in a theatre play; I was 26 and had to play a 18 year old boy.

• Theatre acting:


I used to make a lot of theatre, I was like a gipsy, but today I don’t want to leave my 2 little girls alone for such a long time. And theatre is not very helpful to earn money: in one week working for a movie you can earn more than in 4-5 months at the theatre. 

Jeff and Nicole Iskra