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Showtime presents

Chris Potter
Dr. David of "Queer as Folk"

March 18, 2001

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Layla: First off. I love the show! I'm from Pittsburgh myself and I can say that the show does a great job at keeping that "Pittsburgh feeling." My question is- What have you done prior to doing QAF? What motivated you to read for the part of David? (If that was the part you originally auditioned for/was cast for)

Chris Potter: Well first of all, I love Pittsburgh too. I've played quite a few celebrity hockey games in Pittsburgh. I can't figure out why we don't use the Andy Warhol museum as a reference in the show, because it's to me the most fascinating thing about Pittsburgh. To answer the second part of your question, I got a call at the end of the summer about "Queer As Folk." I knew nothing about the show, or the history of the show, and was told by my agent "just take this, don't ask any questions." I met with the producers about the show and about the role of Dr. David, and it appealed to me, so, I accepted the position.

Nitewoman: Hello Chris, it is really nice to have you back in Canada. Love your character and the show. The story lines are excellent. Does this part give you a challenge and if so are you enjoying the challenge and part? Seems to have a lot of meat to it -- no pun intended!

Chris Potter: Well, it is a bit discouraging to be forty and have to take your clothes off. That would have been much less challenging when I was thirty! But, that's the way life goes. It was nice to shoot back in Canada for six months, but tough to be away from my family. It won't happen again.

Jude: In what ways do you identify with "David"? -- I love you!

Chris Potter: You know, I don't know if I really do, aside from the writers working in some common interests, which I was surprised at, i.e., hockey, we don't exactly lead parallel lives. I suppose we all have a need to be loved, and many of us have searched for a partner to share our lives with. I share that in common with David, and I suppose I can identify with his desire to live a settled life.

B-Rock21: What should fans expect for Chris Potter in the next five to ten years?

Chris Potter: Well, when you hear someone say "would you like fries with that, Sir?" Look up! It might be me. I have no idea. I have no idea where I'm headed; I really have no idea. I used to.

CabinOnWater: Loved your Tarzan imitation when you first made love to Michael at the cabin (swinging on the tree branch). Was that part in the script itself? Or were you having fun on the set?

Chris Potter: That's an interesting question, because that was something that I had thought of doing spur of the moment. Depending on the director, those moments can often be very valuable, and I used many of those moments throughout my career. The past 300 episodes of TV have been some of my finest moments, they would be those moments, those spur of the moment moments. And I have to thank those directors. But those moments are in the hands of that week's director. So therefore, you can thank David Wellington for that moment.

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