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by Scott Juba Published: May 23, 2007
So, what allows Perrineau to flourish in such a diverse range of roles? “I guess it depends on your idea of flourishing,” he jokes, modestly playing down his obvious talent. “For me, I’ve enjoyed trying to do really different things and really diverse things, because I love the craft of acting. I like to get the chance to try as many things as I can to see how far I can push myself and to see how much I can learn.” He adds, “I don’t have any sort of set mechanisms that sell. Certain people have things that everybody buys that become like a brand. I don’t have one of those things. I just try my best to find out what’s going on with each of the characters [I play].” While Perrineau admits that not having a set acting mechanism allows him to avoid resorting to “tricks” in his performances, he acknowledges that it may come as a detriment to his paycheck. “Financially, is it great? Probably not,” he says with a laugh. “If you have one of those set things, you can sell it for millions of dollars over and over and over again. I don’t have one of those things. As an artist, it makes me keep growing and moving and changing. That’s a process I want to be a part of.” To better prepare himself for “28 Weeks Later,” Perrineau took flying lessons to insert an added level of realism to his performance. “I took some flying lessons before we got into shooting it,” he recalls. “It was mostly because [the director] didn’t want to do any green screen flying. He actually wanted to have me up in the air. I took enough flying lessons so that it looks like I knew what it was doing. It’s a very sensitive piece of machinery, so I had to at least look like I knew what I was doing. But right next to me, there was always a very experienced, fantastic helicopter pilot.” The filming for “28 Weeks Later” took place in England, which is a stark contrast from Hawaii, where Perrineau filmed Lost. Perrineau says he enjoyed the location shift, especially thanks to London’s prominent theatre scene. “Me not being a surfer, I can’t go to the beach every day,” he says. “But I can go to the theatre every day.” Yet, it may not be long before Perrineau returns to the tranquil shores of Hawaii. Recently, rumors have been circulating that Perrineau could reprise his role on Lost as early as next season. Perrineau tells me that a return to Lost could happen. “It is a possibility,” he says. “I just don’t know when and if it’s going to happen. I did another pilot for CBS called Demons. I’m waiting to hear about that. With Lost, they just announced that they’re going to end in three seasons, so now they’re just really starting to board out this final run of things. For my part, I hope Michael and Walt are part of that. So, there has been talk but no official talk yet.” In terms of potentially further exploring his character on Lost, Perrineau says, “I think it would be really great to find out what happened to [Michael and Walt]. I hope something great happened to them. I hope they come back to save those people they were there with. That’s just me as an audience and fan member.” According to Perrineau, the fact that Michael had to betray his friends to save his son makes a return to Lost a particularly enticing opportunity. “I think it be would one of those things that’s interesting to play,” he says. “What happens when you have that kind of guilt? Or, do you have that kind of guilt? Are you like, ‘I’m just saving my son’ and you don’t feel any guilt? Or, do you actually feel bad about what you had to do and feel like you should make up for it? I would love to actually explore what this person goes through when you have to do that.” Despite the fact that a year has gone by since Perrineau last appeared on Lost, he says he manages to stay in touch with several of his former castmates. “I call them up, and we talk about this or that. We’re all wondering if I’m coming back as well. [Laughs]. We speculate about what’s going on there.” Recently, Perrineau helped Ashton Kutcher “Punk” Lost’s Evangeline Lilly. Perrineau recalls, “The producers of Punked came to me and said, ‘We heard you were in town. Are any of your other castmates in town and can we Punk them?’…I sent out an email like, ‘Hey, I just bought a house. I’m going to have a house warming party. Who’s around?’ Evangeline Lilly was around, unfortunately for her. [Laughs].” Perrineau admits that pulling off the prank became more difficult than he anticipated. “You always get some random thing that you didn’t expect. Jorge [Garcia] wrote me and said, ‘I might actually be able to make it, because I have a meeting with so and so.’ I was like, ‘Jesus, what do I say?’ [Laughs]. It kept me on my toes, for sure.” That wasn’t the only incident that tested Perrineau’s ability to complete the prank. “People would call up and ask me what the house looked like,” he says. “I didn’t have any answers. [Laughs].” While Perrineau may not always be prepared when it comes to executing a practical joke, when it comes to delivering memorable performances on TV and in the movies, he seems to have all the answers. |
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