Transcript of Seth Green's
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The Slayed Slayer: What is it like working with the cast of "Buffy?"

Seth Green: It's kind of [like] working with old clay. What kind of question is that? Everyone is very cool and supportive. It's a lot of fun!

Jenny68: Which do you prefer, doing movies or television?

Seth Green: TV. Doing "Buffy" is like doing film, except the schedule is tighter. When you're doing a movie, you have a lot more time to sit around but for "Buffy" everything has to go. You're in preproduction [?] for the other one. I like doing movies.

Amywyn: What do you think of the direction "Buffy" has taken?

Seth Green: I think it's great. Honestly, I am so impressed and excited to be a part of this show. It is always a surprise to make people evil kick you in the head and say, [evil-sounding voice] "How did you like that?"

XxXanderxX: Is it true that next season you will become one of the main characters and not just a recurring actor?

Seth Green: Joss is a god. I'm going to be regular next season.

RipZip98: Did you always know you were going to be an actor?

Seth Green: Yeah, from the time when I was 6. Yes, since I was six.

Amywyn: So who do you hang with on the set?

Seth Green: It's a pretty tight group. I love Alyson; we're old friends. We did this movie, My Stepmother is an Alien. I like Nick a lot and Charisma... I didn't think that I would like her. Tony's so charismatic and funny, you wouldn't expect it. And Sarah, when she's around...

vision6: who would you like to see guest star on "Buffy?

Seth Green: Jamie Kennedy is going to do the season finale... Ghandi? [laughs] I think it would be fun to have a Kristy Swanson/Sarah Gellar face-off. There are way too many people [that I'd like to have guest star on the show]. David Straithern, Sneakers, & The River Wild guy.

_Jill_: Seth, do you have a cough?

Seth Green: I have an awful cough - I have had a cold since Friday. I'm not contagious anymore.

'bethy: If you could contribute to a "Buffy" plot line what would you like to have happen?

Seth Green: I'm really considering it, actually, because I'm going to be there next season. They said, "If you have any ideas about your character..." I would love to see all Hell break loose, which is kind of what I expect anyway. But there's a lot of potential with Oz, with the werewolf and Alyson. I kind of like to explore the theoretical, emotional side. I have trust in Joss and everyone who writes the show. Nobody has come to me with a crappy idea yet.

-wade-: hey Seth how are you doing? What kind of music do you like?

Seth Green: Hey, Wade! I'm doing fantastic! I listened to Lotion's Record and the new Green Day and Smashing Pumpkins' Siamese Dream. I got a Willow Bobo [CD?] in my car. Bob Dylan's Desire. I love music. Pretty much if someone is having a good time playing music, I enjoy it. I tend to assume that Oz is into the same music. The way it has been written thus far, he doesn't have an ego about his music, the music that comes effortlessly. Someone can be banging a pot against a concrete stair and if someone else is banging a pot, that's cool... that's going to show up in Entertainment Weekly and I'll sound like a jackass...

JackieJT: Seth Love your work, I heard you were in a movie called "Attic Expeditions". I can't seem to find any information on it. Has it been released?

Seth Green: Thank you. No, you won't be able to. We just did some reshoots on it. They are looking for distribution now. They still have a lot more work left to do on it. [The story plot is:] This guy is in an institution. I'm the guy who befriends him. In his mind he knows people are screwing with him and he doesn't want to trust me. All Hell breaks loose and it gets out of control.

Butfreezeframe: You often have the coolest romantic lines on the show. Are those all in the script, or did you ad lib some of those?

Seth Green: The only ad lib thus far was Alyson's contribution. She came up to me the day we were going to do the animal crackers bit. Alyson said she dreamt that I said in a really funny voice, "I mock you with my monkey pants." Joss loved it. They give me such great stuff. We're allowed to, unless it is something very specific. I stick pretty close to the script.

Callista: How do you feel about the character you play on "Buffy the Vampire Slayer?" Are you alot like him, or are you the exact opposite of him, and more like the son you played in Austin Powers?

Seth Green: I was in a fraternity... I drank beer, I beat women, I have ten kids, yeah. I guess we're similar in a lot of ways. I brought a lot of myself to it. Oz is less reactionary than I. Oz can play guitar really well, he drives a cool van, and all the chicks dig him. So we're pretty different, actually.

The Slayed Slayer: how did you get on "Buffy"?

Seth Green: Just a normal audition. I think I went that one time Joss was there. He said, "You were in My Stepmother is an Alien. Alyson was in that." I had these big crappy glasses on. I read with Joss, he asked me to take my glasses off... and then I called Alyson that night. It was a very rewarding experience.

Lothos463: Seth, Shout out to the Posting Board Regulars! We love ya, man!

Seth Green: A big shout out to my posting board buddies!

Shalazar: Joss once said all the show's characters were extensions of himself. What part do you feel Oz represents?

Seth Green: Joss says Oz was someone he knew in college, just this kind of understated guy. I don't know, I just adore that. I have such a big crush on Joss. He's so busy now. Aly and I are so into him. It makes us feel great when he comes down and is there for us.

Sharra: A lot of things about Oz have raised questions - like his box of shackles, for example. Is an explanation of those forthcoming?

Seth Green: No. Here's the thing, the way I figured it, just judging by my aunt's reaction: asking her if my cousin is a werewolf kind of sets up the way the family is. They obviously don't react too strongly to things. It's blaise. I said, "So I just kind of have this box of shackles?" They're all, "Sure."

CaseyKC: How old are you? When do you think you'll have to quit playing teenage characters?

Seth Green: As soon as they stop casting me in teenage characters. I turn 24 soon.

lilred27: How tall are you?:)

Seth Green: I'm not 5'5". How's that?

Drubaby: Hello! I love your part in the show and just wanted to ask if you play any musical instruments?

Seth Green: No, that's not true. I can strum. I can strum... not any particular chords, though. I can sort of play the drums.

Closet Buffyholic: did you enjoy meeting your fans at the LA posting board party?

Seth Green: Yeah, it was a little overwhelming but it was really cool to see that level of support. It's nice that people have taken the show so personally and made the show something personal for them. We worked really hard.

oZ wolf: Are you getting a better werewolf costume?

Seth Green: So much stuff happened with that. They literally had two weeks to put that together. Everybody in the effects departments worked so hard. It was just a collection of things that made it not as perfect as everyone wanted it to be. It's kind of up in the air what happens with the wolf. Todd Macintosh, my hero, he wasn't the only one, had to hand-lay all the hair onto me. Todd had to hand lay all the hair on me for a short sequence. It lasted only 8 seconds. It was so disappointing cause it looked so cool, very uncomfortable, then it was over.

Nyx7: how does it feel to be famous?

Seth Green: I don't know. I don't really feel famous. I guess I kind of ignore that side. It doesn't feel like a reality. It would be like somebody recognizing [you], "You work at that video store?" When people make a big fuss, it's really strange. For the most part, I think I am pretty approachable. I think the type of attention I garnish is understated so it feels fine. You know what's cool? You get stuff. I got to meet the Spice Girls. I liked the fat, brassy red-headed one. Sarah and I went to the Spice Girls movie. When you're with Sarah, you get stuff.

farce: hey seth, what do you like to do besides acting and talking about acting? ;)

Seth Green: I like to beat myself with my own humility. I like to read and I love to see movies - it's one of my all-time favorite pasttimes, next to seeing live concerts. I love to shoot pool. I like to hang out with creative and intelligent people who aren't afraid to say something even if it's really stupid. I like to enjoy myself.

Rydini: DO you think you could take Angel on if you were in Werewolf form.

Seth Green: Geeze, that's to be decided, isn't it? Everybody's hinting but I haven't heard anything. I met Rydini... [Look up - Rydini asked the question. He means he met Rydini at the PBP in L.A.]

Assassin Omega: What's your advice to someone who's looking for a career in acting?

Seth Green: If it's what you really want to do, don't give up! I have been told that perserverence is the key to success and consistency is the only way to achieve your goals. That's what I have subscribed to. Always keep your main goal in the forefront of your blah, blah, blah. Thank you. "Buffy" fans, you rock.

BuffyPhan: Seth you rock, What was your funniest moment from Austin Powers?

Seth Green: God, every day on that movie [set] was such a pleasure. I was such a fan of Mike Meyers before and from day one he was the coolest and super funny. He would always ad lib stuff and would tell me to go for it. You can see me break in the movie at one point: he'd just done the Macarena, then he walks to me. You see me turn and almost smile, then I got it together. Man, so many times I almost lost it. And I got to work with Will Farrell and Wendy Sterling and Jay Roache. What a kick-ass director. I'm so lucky!

BabyXander: what are your goals for the future???

Seth Green: If I can borrow some of Samuel Jackson's goals, "To kick ass." I'd like to work in stuff I'm not embarassed about. There's a lot of stuff that I was absolutely not living up to bargain, not working as hard as I should have, not putting enough thought and preparation. You learn that and you move on to the next project.

vision6: What part did you audition for in MallRats?

Seth Green: It was the silliest. When they were first casting, they just brought everybody in the world for it. I read for Jay - you know, Jay and Silent Bob. They didn't tell me that Jay Muse was auditioning at the same time. I auditioned for Kevin Smith. We talked comic books, I asked him why Mewes wasn't auditoning. It was like Fonzie not auditoning. I kind of laughed about how futile the whole thing [was]. That's like me auditioning for The Fonz with Henry Winkler.

PB-Tim: What actor do you admire

Seth Green: I admore a lot of actors, actually. It's really difficult to narrow it down. I love Kevin Spacey, Robert de Niro, David Straithern, Paul Newman, Susan Sarandon, Judy Davis, Meryl Streep, Shriley Maclain, Kate Winslet - there's so many. Christina Ricci... I love her in a way that's not right. She's so talented. It was the same year I saw her, all these young actors who were fantastic, coming out of nowhere, and now they have grown up to be more talented.

Mell: Do you still get recognized at the guy from the infamous Rally's commercial?

Seth Green: Yeah, in the hallway on the way over here. It's rare, but every once in a while. Mell, where are you from? It was pretty localized in the midwest. It got out of hand, it was so silly. That's what happens with a catch-phrase: people get caught up.

The Slayed Slayer: where do you hope to end up in life?

Seth Green: In an urn as ashes. I would absolutely like to be producing. That's my intention, to work towards that in the very immediate future. I have two friends who are also actors and we have been discussing this for a while. We'd like to do what Danny Devito's done and Kevin Smith... pick and choose people we think are worthwhile... the Coen Brothers... somebody that might not necessarily get produced.

Daz Dillinger: are there any blockbuster movie that you auditioned for but didn't get a part in

Seth Green: Oh God... probably. I don't remember. Yeah, it was between me and Leo for Titanic and then they went for the name. Leo's got that height thing over me. I usually forget about stuff I don't get.

Buffy__rulz: Oz is a Senior, how are they going to keep him on the show after he graduates at the end of the season?

Seth Green: Maybe they'll make me the student teacher. Maybe I'll fail so I can hang out with Alyson.

OZ Lover: Is it true that you are obsessed with Star Wars?

Seth Green: "OZ Lover," that's so cute... The star was thing? Wow.. I like the action figures. Like, I have since I was real young. There's been this resurgence. It got nuts. I was going to trade shows for a while. I've let that go a little bit. No, no, it's not true. It was a lot more fun when it was so far in the past and it wasn't so fresh in people's minds. Star Wars was a part of my childhood. I like it in that capacity. Somebody posted that Seth likes Star Wars, so I'm the Star Wars guy, and that's just not the way it is.

moon_child: seth, do you believe in vampires and other supernatural stuff

Seth Green: There was a time when I was very into folklore and really sought that stuff out. Anne Rice got popular and that ruined it for everyone. There was a certain faction of the fan base surrounding that type of folklore that takes it to the level that nobody appreciates. The people that go on the Jenny Jones show in Marilyn Manson shirts and say, "I suck blood," - that kind of stuff makes it difficult to hold any kind of mysticism or folklore dear. Religious people make it into a mockery by taking these things so seriously. There's something to be said about taking things seriously in a non-serious way.

MrlynHansn: What would you be if you weren't an actor?

Seth Green: I'd love to work in a video store or in a record store or in a toy shop. I think kids are really cool... as opposed to a nursery where you have to really take care of them.

neofaerie: what is your least favorite thing about acting?

Seth Green: I think I just got a letter from her, from neofaerie. It was so cool: I got a bunch of letters from the show. I'm fortunate enough to get a small amount of letters so I can tend to them. It may take a while, but I like to do it. [in response to the question] The business side of it. Everybody gets very competitive, like who's making more money. You have to deal with certain prejudices of what you've last done and who you've worked with. The biz end takes away the fun. If there weren't any money or biz, actors would all be doing SummerStock. There has got to be an element of people who love the glamour and the silliness of the business.

Chare: Do you have a girlfriend?

Seth Green: No, I'm looking for a Calvin Klein sponsorship. I'm no Antonio Sabato, Jr., but hey - I need free underwear, too.

lcmartel: If you could write your own movie..to act in or just direct...what kind of movie would it be?

Seth Green: Something really simple. I was really impressed with Good Will Hunting. A really powerful, simple story. I saw Hurricane Streets. I'd like to do something simple, character-driven, emotional content. I'm doing the biggest action movie. I'm so excited! It's a small part. I have a tiny, tiny part in it so please don't make a big deal about it. It's me and Jamie Kennedy and Jack Black and Scott Caan and Ian Heart. We all play NSA guys and we're hunting Will Smith. It's so cool. I'm like the point man in the van so I'm talking to the NSA. I'm sitting here with the headset on and I got the NSA on one line and I'm talking to the van crew. "Bring up the geo cervico quadrant of the eastern side. Do it now! Do it now!" At one point I say to one of the guys after he says, "Where is he?" I say, "He's at five o'clock, directly in front of you." We have donuts everywhere. We break into Will Smith's house and steal his blender so we're making smoothies in the van... [a question about the posting board is asked] I get on the posting board every once in a while if I have something to say.

ember72: Seth, Would you rather have the leather pants of Angel's instead of all that hair?

Seth Green: I think we are all pretty well-suited for our characters.

CarsonM: So Seth, how many of your roles have been associated in some way with a van?:>

[he didn't answer.]

_Jill_: Boxers or briefs?

Seth Green: Boxer briefs. I wear that Calvin Klein stuff. Plug, plug.

Rydini: DO you have a most embarrasing moment?

Seth Green: Yeah, it's not a funny one. I was working a show and we were having too much fun and the director was on an intercom and we were laughing away. The director cited me as being the spearhead of the movement and he said over the intercom, "Hey Seth, got a minute?" I say, "Yeah." He said, "Try acting," in front of the entire cast and crew. It was embarassing. It was a formative experience.

shayze: where are you from in the midwest??

Seth Green: I'm not from the midwest. I grew up in Phildalphia.

Shalazar: Are you interested in Comic Books as a hobby? And if so, what titles are your favorites?

Seth Green: I used to be very interested in comic books. I kind of lost interest recently; it's become such a business. It was something my dad and I used to do together. It's very collector-oriented. I love the Amazing Spiderman when Tom McFarland was a big part of it. What's happned to him is nuts. He's a pioneer [because he wrote?] Spawn. He's really changed the face of a lot of different mediums. Matt Wagner, who did Mage and Grendel... I got to meet him. That was exciting. When you meet someone who did something that was a big part of your growing up, it's nice. I liked [it] when John Bern was doing the Fantastic Four. I've kind of lost interest. I got into reading literature, which comic books were a very fine substitute for. Blah, blah, blah, blah.

somebody: have you ever fallen love with a girl?

Seth Green: Yeah.

Trillian_: Is it really not easy being Green or is Kermit just a wuss?

Seth Green: God, I would never accuse Kermit of being a wuss. I haven't had too much trouble. He would kick those Budweiser frogs' butts any day.

Whizzo: what's your favorite place to hang out in L.A.?

Seth Green: Why, so people can come kick my ass? I don't think so, sister. Places that are cool and filled with nice people. Seth Green a.k.a Vague Man.

Buffy 21: What do you look for in a girl?

Seth Green: Intelligence, competetence, and creativty. Confidence. It's definitely not competence; I like my women inactive, if you know what I mean...

babysitter: Do you play many practical jokes on the set?

Seth Green: I wish I were better at playing practical jokes. My friend worked on this movie, just him and three other guys. The jokes got wicked brilliant. They are on location and the jokes they would play on each other... filling a guy's bathtub with chum [?], taking off somebody's tires and putting them in the front seat. The only rule was that you could not hinder the ability for that person to work. I have not felt comfortable enough so far to play jokes [on the BtVS set] but I'm forewarning: this season it's gonna get funny. Somebody played a great one on me, just spooling off my incredible arrogance as a young actor. I was working on a movie at a school with all these kids [airborne?]. Somebody sent me a polaroid of a girl that said, "I think you are so hot. Please meet me at this car." So I went, thinking, "Chicks dig me." I went and asked around - everyone in the school and the cast was in on it. It's just one more of those things... the car didn't exist. I asked around...

[apparently a question about his highschool experiences got cut out]

Seth Green: It was pretty bad. I almost failed ninth grade. I didn't care. A lot of emotional problems, blah, blah, blah. The last three years I worked very hard to graduate and I did. A lot of my work was done through correspondance. In my yearbook everybody signed, "I hardly knew you. I almost forgot who you were."

Chaase: "in real life would you go for Buffy's or willow's or cordilia's charcter"

Seth Green: I'd definitely go for Willow. She's got it all: she's smart, she's cool.

JohnSmith: who is your favorite film director?

Seth Green: That's tough. I love a lot... Jim Cameron, Gus van Sant, Martin Scorcese, Francis for Coppola. Rob Bownman - Airbud - he's fun to work with. Jim Gillespie directed I Know What You Did Last Summer. It could have been scary. It was gorgeous, that car crash. It takes a certain something to make a movie work.

stelllaaa: if you were signed to work on Scream 3, would you want to get killed, or save the day?

Seth Green: I think Jamie Kennedy had the best part in that whole series. In Scream 2, when he's walking in the quad with the phone and somebody tells him, "You'll never be the leading man," and he yells, "FUCK YOU!" Frankly, nobody's asking me to do Scream 3. I guess it would depend on how I got killed.

Drubaby: Did you and Alyson have any difficulty doing any of the Willow/Oz scenes?

Seth Green: Not conventional difficult - we got along great. There was a couple of times when both of us were having trouble making lines feel a certain way. Joss wasn't around, we were freaking out, but it turned out fine. It was right before I got shot, that whole little bit. It was right before I got shot. We both got really strange notes [from Joss?] before that didn't apply to the scene, but it did, but it worked out.

'Angelus': will there be another "Buffy" movie? If so, would you be in it?

Seth Green: There is very loose and speculative talk whether it will actually happen. If I were asked, I'd absolutely want to be a part of anything Joss Whedon was doing. That's my favorite part about this show: Joss puts so much into it, it electrifies the set. That's why we all wear rubber shoes.

ember72: Seth, Is "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" always filmed on a closed set?

Seth Green: I think so. Any time we're at the studio, it's closed cause all the secrets are so secret. Like, the stuff at the school with the kids, we can't control that. It's like an unsaid thing for everyone not to spill the beans when we know what is going to happen.

Lizzypooh: seth green: Are you guys (from "Buffy") doing any appearences live, where we could meet you?

Seth Green: I don't know. Stuff happens unexpectedly.

Andrew_The_Slayer: How did you feel lying almost naked for the scene in phases with people watching you?

Seth Green: I got over it very quickly. I subscribe to Ewan McGregor's philosophy: If you're the only one naked on the set, it's everyone else who feels uncomfortable. Everyone was really cool about me being naked. [They didn't even put the boy in a speedo or something? Wow.]

Andrew_The_Slayer: who would you bet on in a fight Buffy or Catwoman

Seth Green: Who's playing Cat Woman? Julie Newmar can kick anybody's ass. If it were Patrick Swayze, I'd definitely pay for the Pay-Per-View on that.

DahRah: Have you ever gotten underware from a fan?

Seth Green: No. I'm not quite sure how I would respond to that...

Jenny68: Do you get to do any of your own stunts?

Seth Green: The few stunts that I've had. When I got shot, I did that. I would definitely compaign to do any I could. Not that we don't have a great stunt crew - it means more if you can see the actors' faces.

Shalazar: Seth - Do you see any aspects of Oz in your daily life, and if so, elaborate.

Seth Green: No, I guess I'm not that observant. I don't really pay that much attention to what I'm doing most of the time.

Melancthon: Is the sudden surprise onset of Oz's odd condition due to "Lycanthropuberty"? ;o)

Seth Green: No, he got bit by a werewolf and that's why he's a werewolf. It's not like a lineage thing. I guess that's the answer... let me consult my thesaurus...

Trillian_: What's the answer to life, the universe, and everything?

Seth Green: 29. No, 42. I'm giving out bad information.

SgtXanderLord: How in the bloody blue monkey do they cram all that graham into Golden Grahams?

Seth Green: First of all, I assume it doesn't all happen inside the bloody blue monkey and I'm assuming also that this is with Heather Graham's permission. And lastly, I guess it's the great Tootsie riddle. [host intervention] Thanks very much, I really appreciate the interest.

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