| Introduce
your character
My Character's name is Fr Aidan and he's the priest in
Ballykissangel. I suppose I like to think that "Yes I'm like that nice guy sometimes."
He's very caring and seems to put everyone else first. Sometimes I'm like that,
I'm always too conscious of what other people are thinking or feeling, and
Aidan is a bit like that.
 | He'll
put everyone else
ahead of himself and that's a good thing sometimes. At the same time he is able
to put his opinions across when needs be and I don’t know where I come in that
comparison. If I was to say what percentage of Aidan is in me I would say thirty
five percent. |
What has been your favourite
episode?
I
suppose the introductory episode last year is my favourite episode where Aidan
was introduced and established in the community. I thought it was very nice and
other people thought it was very nice. It wasn't until episode two that I felt
he had established himself and although he is very religious you can also see
that there is humour in the guy and he is likable.
What
has been the most enjoyable thing about being in Ballykissangel?
The most enjoyable thing about being in the show ... being in work I suppose.
It's a precarious enough profession and it's nice being in work and it opens other
areas of work to you. For a long time in this profession I was in work, I was
out of work and Ballykissangel has given a certain stability to my life I suppose.
And that's the great thing about it. |
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What has been
the most difficult episode?
The
most difficult episode was the one with the bear. Everyone thought it was very
funny but I have to say when they brought the bear in and I saw it stand up I
got a bit worried. Then the bear handlers exited so that they were out of shot.
They were six or seven feet on either side of the bear and I was two feet from
the bear. I was convinced that no matter how fast these guys were, if the bear
decided to lash out a paw, they're not going to get there on time. I was calculating
times and everything. So it was a bit nerve wrecking. But it went off very well
because all he was interested in were crisps and I had a crisp in the palm of
my right hand and had been feeding him those before the take. Prior to this he
had been wandering off for the takes not taking any notice of me at all. He was
supposed to be looking at me in awe, but once the crisps were there it worked
very well. How
would you like to see your character develop?
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I feel there is another side to Aidan that hasn't come out yet. I see Aidan
as a fitness guru, he's a black belt in tai wan do and not many people are aware
of this, so I'd like to see him developing this.... |
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