Interview with James Morrison (Bill Buchanan)
So I got this from TV Guide...wow, isn't it so awesome to know James & Jayne were really pushing for Bill & Karen, yay!!! And I'd love to see Bill whoop Tom's tail...that'd be awesome!!
TVGuide.com: So, when did this whole Bill-Karen Hayes romance happen?
James Morrison: It started to happen at the end of the last day. I invited her to breakfast, she asked for a rain check, and sure enough, we ended up going out for a few breakfasts. [Laughs]
TVGuide.com: He pursued her ardently?
Morrison: He did, yeah. Once Bill decides that flowers grow wherever a woman steps, he has to pursue her.
TVGuide.com: Did you like that they took their relationship that far for the new season?
Morrison: I thought it was an amazing idea. Jayne [Atkinson] and I had a chemistry, so we in our own way sort of pushed for it, but not in an overt way.
TVGuide.com: It provides extra stakes for the two characters.
Morrison: It's also an interesting statement for both of them. That a woman who comes into a situation like [she did last season] and wrests power from a man - and to find that they both can be attracted to each other in spite of that - is actually a compliment to both their characters. It also speaks to a level of integrity and honor - that they would place the country's well-being before their personal needs, and then make a circle back to, "We're human beings, let's explore this."
TVGuide.com: Is Bill fully aware just what an ass Peter MacNicol's character [presidential advisor Thomas Lennox] is being to Karen?
Morrison: Yeah, there's a history there that will be fully explored in episodes to come.
TVGuide.com: But being on opposite coasts, Bill won't get a chance to wipe the floor with him?
Morrison: You never know. [Laughs]
TVGuide.com: So, when did this whole Bill-Karen Hayes romance happen?
James Morrison: It started to happen at the end of the last day. I invited her to breakfast, she asked for a rain check, and sure enough, we ended up going out for a few breakfasts. [Laughs]
TVGuide.com: He pursued her ardently?
Morrison: He did, yeah. Once Bill decides that flowers grow wherever a woman steps, he has to pursue her.
TVGuide.com: Did you like that they took their relationship that far for the new season?
Morrison: I thought it was an amazing idea. Jayne [Atkinson] and I had a chemistry, so we in our own way sort of pushed for it, but not in an overt way.
TVGuide.com: It provides extra stakes for the two characters.
Morrison: It's also an interesting statement for both of them. That a woman who comes into a situation like [she did last season] and wrests power from a man - and to find that they both can be attracted to each other in spite of that - is actually a compliment to both their characters. It also speaks to a level of integrity and honor - that they would place the country's well-being before their personal needs, and then make a circle back to, "We're human beings, let's explore this."
TVGuide.com: Is Bill fully aware just what an ass Peter MacNicol's character [presidential advisor Thomas Lennox] is being to Karen?
Morrison: Yeah, there's a history there that will be fully explored in episodes to come.
TVGuide.com: But being on opposite coasts, Bill won't get a chance to wipe the floor with him?
Morrison: You never know. [Laughs]