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Date Posted: 22:39:13 06/05/03 Thu In reply to: Chris 's message, "Goran interview - part 1" on 22:37:55 06/05/03 Thu The interview continued... BS: You said you are looking forward to "escaping" the real world and moving into the past. What type of character, in general, attracts you? If you had the opportunity, what role would you choose to play? There is no easy answer to this question because what is most important to me, in the end, is the script and the director. It is only after I have had these questions answered that I consider the genre and the type of film. What I would personally like to do, under ideal circumstances, and by this I mean the Middle Ages, is another issue. However, there is much time for that, and no need to rush things or be hasty. For example, there is a big King Arthur project coming up in Hollywood, produced by Jerry Bruckheimer, and that is about the type of character and period I've always been interested in. But, as I've already said, as long as I am working on "ER," I can't even think about auditioning for that kind of project, because I don't have the time or the conditions. I can only work when I have time. To be honest, it's not always a matter of choice, since I'm not getting many offers, but it's also true that I don't have the time to audition for everything. However, I'm now 30, and in two years my "ER" contract will expire, and I'll be 32 and financially secure, which will enable me to audition more frequently for a greater number of projects. We'll see then how things develop. BS: The shooting of "ER"'s fourth season [that is, Goran's fourth "ER" season] is about to finish. Your contract does not expire for another two years, as you've just mentioned, and you have to stay for at least another year. What developments have there been lately in the series, especially after some of the main characters left? "ER" in Africa GV: Noah Wyle (Dr. John Carter) is the only one remaining since day one. As far as my character is concerned, I'm very satisfied with the way things are developing. For five or six episodes, my character is secondary, and there is one episode (the tenth, in this case) where he is given the main role. I think such conditions are ideal, because they allow me to prepare well and don't increase the pressure. We plan to shoot more episodes this year. Apart from the regular 22, we will also shoot two more for the next season, which is why we're finishing later than usual. BS: It seems that something "extraordinary" will be going on, since you're learning French and planning to go to Hawaii. GV: This will be the fifth language I'll use on "ER," after English, Croatian, German, and Italian. I guess they think that, since I'm from Europe, I'm able to speak these European languages. Anyway, we're working on this season's last episode, and the next season's second episode, in which Carter and Kovac go where they are most needed -- to Congo. They're going as members of a humanitarian mission, and the official language in Congo is French. The shooting will mostly take place away from California, in Hawaii, as our substitute for Africa. The two episodes are the biggest in scale so far. There will be only open sets, which are more expensive and difficult from a production standpoint. But the producers are putting a lot of money into the show, always trying to come up with new developments, which proves that it is still in their interest to keep the ratings up. We are usually first or second, rarely third, and this means that there are, on average, 25 million viewers per episode. BS: You've mentioned this season's tenth episode, in which Dr. Kovac has the leading role. What's been happening to him lately? GV: Dr. Kovac seems a little lost -- he doesn't know what to do or where to go. He started drinking and having frequent affairs that don't mean anything to him. He's not emotionally attached to anybody, and he's wasting his energy and himself. Because of exhaustion, he gives a wrong diagnosis and causes a patient's death. In the same episode, he has a car accident, which a medical student who's with him barely survives. It's a very unpleasant episode, with the story being told retrospectively, starting from the accident. I can't wait to see "Duga mracna noc" ("The Long, Dark Night") BS: Let's go back to Croatia for a moment, and talk about your work on the "Duga mracna noc" film and series by Antun Vrdoljak. Have you seen it edited? GV: I've only seen the first version, and I liked what I saw, so I can't wait to see it finished. I don't know when this will happen -- I only know that Tonci [Vrdoljak's nickname] started working on it, and that he's very satisfied. I can't wait to see the film, and I'm sure that everything will be great. Judging by the way we were filming it, things can't go wrong. BS: Have you recently had any offers by a Croatian producer or director, considering there is quite a number of films being made? GV: No, I haven't had any offers. I guess they know I'm busy the whole year working on "ER," so they don't even try. BS: A subject we can't avoid is the Iraq war, and the atmosphere in the U.S. is completely different than the one in Europe. GV: I don't know what the best way to deal with the situation would be. A peaceful solution failed, and the war is not the right answer. I really couldn't tell. We'll see how things develop. BS: You have lived in the U.S. for four years. Do you feel like there is something you have passed up? GV: I don't think so, because I don't know what else there was for me to do. Perhaps I could've used the breaks to participate in some larger projects, but it's difficult to plan everything so neatly. I'm sure I haven't passed up anything. I also think that the decision to stay with "ER" was very good, because it improved my English, which was one of my goals. Furthermore, I've worked non-stop for ten months, and I've used the breaks to play in films. Because of all that, I haven't even had the time for a vacation longer than 15 days. I'm aware that things are developing and happening gradually, which is why I mustn't and can't complain about anything. So far, I've been pampered by good fortune, and I have no intention of provoking it in any way. Copyright 2003 "Vjesnik." All rights reserved. [ Next Thread | Previous Thread | Next Message | Previous Message ] |
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