Post by -|E|- on Sept 6, 2005 0:42:10 GMT -5
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Chiklis Cop Fears
FANTASTIC FOUR star MICHAEL CHIKLIS is thrilled US police love his new TV cop show THE SHIELD - but baffled by their idolisation of his violent character.
The actor is delighted with the cult following the show has amassed, but remains anxious police don't copy his bad attitude - especially since they started using his character's name, VIC MACKEY as a special code word.
He says, "The overwhelming response from cops is that they love it - and on several levels. Dream fulfillment - it's a sort of guilty pleasure.
"It's even become a euphemism, 'I'm going to pull a Vic Mackay on you.' Some of these cops are really, truly bad guys and they know the system and they beat the system. We love the DIRTY HARRY, we love the Vic Mackay's and yet, in the real world when we see injustices, we freak out."
12/08/2005 17:50
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Chiklis Afraid of Fans
MICHAEL CHIKLIS loves playing bad cop VIC MACKEY in US TV cop show THE SHIELD but is sickened by how many policemen identify with his violent alter-ego.
The FANTASTIC FOUR star is terrifying on screen, but insists he hates violence in real life and avid fans frighten him even more because they understand his psychotic character.
He says, "There are times when you go, 'This is too much.' You just want it to be real - and it is brutally real. I can't tell you how many cops I've had come up to me and go, 'I know this guy. I've worked with this guy. I am this guy.'
"And that is when you say, 'really?' And run a f**king mile."
14/08/2005 10:15
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[glow=red,2,300]Happy Belated Birthday to Michael Chiklis! His 42nd birthday was August 30!![/glow]
Chiklis Cop Fears
FANTASTIC FOUR star MICHAEL CHIKLIS is thrilled US police love his new TV cop show THE SHIELD - but baffled by their idolisation of his violent character.
The actor is delighted with the cult following the show has amassed, but remains anxious police don't copy his bad attitude - especially since they started using his character's name, VIC MACKEY as a special code word.
He says, "The overwhelming response from cops is that they love it - and on several levels. Dream fulfillment - it's a sort of guilty pleasure.
"It's even become a euphemism, 'I'm going to pull a Vic Mackay on you.' Some of these cops are really, truly bad guys and they know the system and they beat the system. We love the DIRTY HARRY, we love the Vic Mackay's and yet, in the real world when we see injustices, we freak out."
12/08/2005 17:50
contactmusic.com
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On the same website:
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Chiklis Afraid of Fans
MICHAEL CHIKLIS loves playing bad cop VIC MACKEY in US TV cop show THE SHIELD but is sickened by how many policemen identify with his violent alter-ego.
The FANTASTIC FOUR star is terrifying on screen, but insists he hates violence in real life and avid fans frighten him even more because they understand his psychotic character.
He says, "There are times when you go, 'This is too much.' You just want it to be real - and it is brutally real. I can't tell you how many cops I've had come up to me and go, 'I know this guy. I've worked with this guy. I am this guy.'
"And that is when you say, 'really?' And run a f**king mile."
14/08/2005 10:15
contactmusic.com
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[glow=red,2,300]Happy Belated Birthday to Michael Chiklis! His 42nd birthday was August 30!![/glow]