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Flashpoint: Interview with Enrico Colantoni
Enrico Colantoni and his team mates in „Flashpoint“
(c) 2008 CTV
It helps because the authority is in the uniform. And as an actor to play against that, that's when it becomes fun. We don't have to impose an attitude, and say we are tough. We have all these things speaking loudly for that. We can speak as human beings, and really try to make a connection with these people.
SJ: Do you have to take a lot of special training in order to make all this police work seem convincingly? I guess you have some sort of police advisor on the set...It doesn't take a whole lot of special training. We spent a little time with members of the Emergency Task Force [the police unit the SRU on "Flashpoint" was modelled on, CJ], quite unofficially. And there are tactical consultants on the show that are very helpful. But look at these policemen as people. And you realize they have the most wonderful warped sense of humor, and great warmth and depth, and that's what I was more interested in. There is a wonderful man who is the tactical consultant on this show. To know what he has been through as a policeman you would wonder: How can he be such a patient and gentle man? The thing is: He is, because he has seen so much. And that is what's inspiring, certainly for my character. Because you can only imagine what he has seen to maintain that calm.
SJ: „Flashpoint“ seems to be very much the „little guy“ show because it shows normal people who get under such an enormous amount of pressure that they just can't take it anymore, and resort to desperate measures... That's not something you often see.Yes, it is not familiar. It is new. And it is exciting for people to witness because that is the essence of human nature. We do want to make contact, we do want to connect with these people [the hostage takers, CJ]. We got to understand that they are having hard days. And we have a responsibility to make this connection first before we start shooting.
SJ: Do you think that this kind of negotiating approach is something that very well fits into the Zeitgeist, as might be seen in the new US administration?Yes, a man like Obama is bringing that to the world. He is reminding the world that people can talk, and should talk. And this is what the show did. In fact, before Obama got elected, we showed up first (laughing). I think the President could be a fan of our show.
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Christian Junklewitz am Sonntag, 19.Juli 2009 10.01 Uhr
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