Cinescape, magazine, U.S.(?) 3 Questions With Anthony Stewart Head, January 6, 1999, by Steve Hockensmith, http://www.cinescape.com/features/990106a.shtml. CINESCAPE recently got a chance to throw some questions at Buffy the Vampire Slayer's Anthony Stewart Head. His laid-back manner -- and his frequent use of the word "cool" -- mark the actor as a much different person than the character he portrays, prim and proper librarian Giles. CINESCAPE: Are you surprised by the success of Buffy the Vampire Slayer? Head: This show has gotten better as it's gone on. I think Joss Whedon is very clever. When I first started doing it, I had a conversation with my English agent [in which] she was saying, "What's it about?" I told her it was a very cool show, and she said, "It sounds great, but I can't see it going beyond a season. Where can it go?" I said, "Trust Joss," because one knew he had this extraordinary imagination. The second season went into another land all together. It's very cool. The third season is dealing with a whole bunch of new issues. It's fascinating. What [Whedon] does is take people's angst, which is a reflection of his own, and he twists it by throwing in an unpleasant spin with the spooks. CINESCAPE: Who do you think is the typical Buffy fan? Head: The demographic of this show is so wide. In some ways, the network doesn't always cover that. They're very happy with the demographics that they're aiming at, but one knows that the number of people beyond the demographic is just so cool. It's the first show of this kind that spans so many ages. My kids are 7 and 9 and they're heavily into it. It's very interesting, I think, that it can capture so many facets. [It's like] Toy Story. That was a kid's film, supposedly, but it was a very adult film in the issues it dealt with and its humor. You get captured on so many levels. CINESCAPE: Do you think Buffy will be moving away from the high school setting in the future? Head: Without that stuff you lose the grounding. If you go too much in one direction, then you go into pure sci-fi land. Although it's a part of it, and a solid part of it at that, if you don't have your feet on the ground and talk about issues that happen to people in life, then it becomes something else. I think it would lose its breadth of appeal. The one thing it's not is a soap, so you're not going to have to worry about soapy issues. For more on Buffy the Vampire Slayer, pick up the January/February issue of CINESCAPE magazine.
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