Post by Cecilia on Jan 3, 2006 14:05:53 GMT
Lamas switches dramatic gears for B&B
Tackling daytime, after a career filled with action-adventure roles, has been both exciting and frightening
for Lorenzo Lamas (Hector, "The Bold and the Beautiful"). Exciting because it's a new medium for the veteran
actor. Yet, frightening because of all the dialogue he has to learn in a limited amount of time.
"If you think about the parts that I've done, they've been mostly action driven," says Lamas, mentioning
his starring role in the TV series, "Renegade," and the slew of adventure flicks he made in the nineties.
"The dialogue was rather limited, and there wasn't a lot of character development. I played cops, and I
played bad guys. The lines were along the lines of, 'Drop the gun and give me the girl.'"
Hence, when the opportunity to do "The Bold and the Beautiful" came along, Lamas was intrigued.
"It was a chance to get in touch with the craft of acting again," explains Lamas. "Not that I walked
through any of my action roles. I've taken every role that I've done as seriously as an actor should.
It's just that the material wasn't particularly challenging."
So far, Lamas hasn't been disappointed with the gig. In fact, he describes Hector as "everything I
expected and more. He started out as a Latin father coming to terms with an American daughter. So there
were a lot of great conflict scenes with his daughter," says Lamas.
For Lamas, a real-life father of six, it was easy getting into Hector's paternal shoes.
"I remember shooting scenes with Kayla Ewell (ex-Caitlin) where I had said something almost identical
to my own 19-year-old daughter Shayne about concentrating on school work now and worrying about dating
and a career later," says Lamas.
While the devoted father act was nice, Lamas is having more fun now that the show is exploring Hector
"in terms of who he is as man and what his needs are as a man, i.e., the romance department," notes Lamas,
specifically citing scenes with Hunter Tylo (Taylor).
"It's been great fun working with Hunter," shares Lamas. "She's a terrific actress. It's always a pleasure
to work with someone so committed and open to going with the flow. Hunter and I have the ability to tap into
what's between the lines. Fans have responded to that."
With the Ridge/Taylor/Hector triangle heating up, Lamas looks forward to a meaty scene between himself, Tylo
and Ronn Moss (Ridge).
"We have not filmed a good scene together," he notes, "although there was one moment where Ridge was going
into Taylor's office while Hector was on his way out after giving her flowers. Ronn and I had a very funny,
awkward moment on camera. What the audience didn't get to see is what we did in rehearsal. Ronn and I
started play fighting. Like we were going to wrestle each other."
Not that Lamas misses those physical, action years one bit.
"I'm having a great time just acting, and my body is appreciative as well," smiles Lamas. "When I was
playing those very physical roles, I had surgeries, rehabs, and all kinds of stuff that went with that.
I'm enjoying the break."
Tackling daytime, after a career filled with action-adventure roles, has been both exciting and frightening
for Lorenzo Lamas (Hector, "The Bold and the Beautiful"). Exciting because it's a new medium for the veteran
actor. Yet, frightening because of all the dialogue he has to learn in a limited amount of time.
"If you think about the parts that I've done, they've been mostly action driven," says Lamas, mentioning
his starring role in the TV series, "Renegade," and the slew of adventure flicks he made in the nineties.
"The dialogue was rather limited, and there wasn't a lot of character development. I played cops, and I
played bad guys. The lines were along the lines of, 'Drop the gun and give me the girl.'"
Hence, when the opportunity to do "The Bold and the Beautiful" came along, Lamas was intrigued.
"It was a chance to get in touch with the craft of acting again," explains Lamas. "Not that I walked
through any of my action roles. I've taken every role that I've done as seriously as an actor should.
It's just that the material wasn't particularly challenging."
So far, Lamas hasn't been disappointed with the gig. In fact, he describes Hector as "everything I
expected and more. He started out as a Latin father coming to terms with an American daughter. So there
were a lot of great conflict scenes with his daughter," says Lamas.
For Lamas, a real-life father of six, it was easy getting into Hector's paternal shoes.
"I remember shooting scenes with Kayla Ewell (ex-Caitlin) where I had said something almost identical
to my own 19-year-old daughter Shayne about concentrating on school work now and worrying about dating
and a career later," says Lamas.
While the devoted father act was nice, Lamas is having more fun now that the show is exploring Hector
"in terms of who he is as man and what his needs are as a man, i.e., the romance department," notes Lamas,
specifically citing scenes with Hunter Tylo (Taylor).
"It's been great fun working with Hunter," shares Lamas. "She's a terrific actress. It's always a pleasure
to work with someone so committed and open to going with the flow. Hunter and I have the ability to tap into
what's between the lines. Fans have responded to that."
With the Ridge/Taylor/Hector triangle heating up, Lamas looks forward to a meaty scene between himself, Tylo
and Ronn Moss (Ridge).
"We have not filmed a good scene together," he notes, "although there was one moment where Ridge was going
into Taylor's office while Hector was on his way out after giving her flowers. Ronn and I had a very funny,
awkward moment on camera. What the audience didn't get to see is what we did in rehearsal. Ronn and I
started play fighting. Like we were going to wrestle each other."
Not that Lamas misses those physical, action years one bit.
"I'm having a great time just acting, and my body is appreciative as well," smiles Lamas. "When I was
playing those very physical roles, I had surgeries, rehabs, and all kinds of stuff that went with that.
I'm enjoying the break."
