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Sp!tz: Season six of Californication is almost
over, but fortunately season seven is already ordered. However, fans of Hank
Moody will go through a withdrawal process because according to David Duchovny,
the end of the series is in sight. "I think season seven is the last one."
Californication is now in season 6 and season 7
is coming. How long can the show go on?
"I
think next season is the last one. Yes, I really do. I had that feeling in
season 6, but now it's stronger. Look, you never know with cable because it's
annoying that only a new season is ordered after the last one premiered on TV.
If the results are bad, it stops. So you can never ascribe to an end, because
it can always continue. "
How should it end?
"Hank
and, his ex, Karen together for good. This love story between the two is the
heart of the show. Once there was the idea of the show to end with the death
of Hank, because as I said earlier, someone who drinks and smokes so much
simply cannot live long. But I think Hank has become so important to kill him
(laughs)”
Many men find Hank Moody a hero and they even
wear T-shirts with that message. What do you think of that?
“I find
Hank to be far too complicated to be a hero. He has many women, drinks a lot,
drives a nice car and I also understand that for many people is something to be
envied, but somehow he is also very sad and lonely. But if you ask me why he is
a hero, it’s the way he always survives and tries to do it right. But I do not
want to convey any message at all. I see Californication as a comedy. "
After six seasons what makes still fun to play
Hank?
"As an
actor, I have always been interested in comedy. I like to find out what is
funny and how I can make something fun. Each series has basically the same
principles: you bring a person into a situation where he is doing other things
than he should. How the person deals with them, determines whether is comedy or
drama. It's fun to play with. "
Did you get immediately the right tone for this
series?
"No,
and I'm still looking again in each episode. The fun at the beginning of this
series was that it was something totally different than what people knew. More
mature and explicit content. That attracted me. Comedy may be absurd, and is also
very unrealistic. Look, anyone who drinks as much as Hank would actually be
dead. You try to make it believable. Be careful to do not go too far. This can
break the show. You need as an actor the right balance between what it is and
what it is not. "
Do you have some influence on the script?
"No. Not
at all. Tom Kapinos writes the scripts and he does it very well. Sometimes I
change something small. What happens
with Hank from season to season is totally his thing. "
Each season Hank finds himself as a writer in
another setting, this season in the musical world. What would you like for
season seven?
"In
fact, Tom has already told me. Wait, what was it? Oh yeah! I think next season Hank
is back in Hollywood and he goes for television writing. This is for Tom of
course very nice because he could not be closer to this subject. He knows a lot
about Hollywood."
Thanks
Laurie for translating.
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