Michael Welch
You know what? It's unbelievable because I was lucky enough to get Joan of Arcadia after Stargate, and I've got to tell you: between that one episode of Stargate, and then I've done 23 episodes of Joan of Arcadia, I've probably gotten just as much recognition from Stargate. It's just been unbelievable. The fans are incredible.
You can't get out of the cage, but you can move within the cage. So that's how I looked at it. I mean, you can take that up with one of the producers to give you a more Stargate-esque answer, but that's how I see it.
That's kind of been one of the things that I've always been able to do. In fact, my impressions when I was a little kid - that's kind of what got me into acting. This was a little different than an impression. This was like a portrayal of a character, had to be a little bit more than an impression.
Season Two starts shooting up - I'm sorry, let me say that again! Season Two starts shooting in July. I think July 15 is when we start. And then it's going to start airing, I believe, in September. But don't quote me on that.
It was more freeing, mainly because he's so free anyway. He just is in his performance. So to mimic someone doing a free performance, well, that's pretty freeing within itself.
I guess because you study the character and you do all those things. But when it comes down to it, it's still my performance, it's still my interpretation. I'm not going to, you know, be a clone - well, I was a clone of Richard Dean Anderson!