2007 TV News Archives

Allison Mack

January 2, 2007: Allison Mack Talks About Chloe Sullivan

The Comics Continuum have published the first part of a 2-part interview with Allison Mack (who plays Chloe Sullivan on "Smallville") which they conducted during a recent set visit. Here's an excerpt from the interview...

    Q: As an actor, what's it like doing the same character for...

    A: Six years? There are pros and cons, as there are with everything.

    A pro is that I just know her so well. I've really been able to see and watch her grow, and grow alongside of her. And see how my growth personally has been reflected in her growth as a character. So all of those things are really exciting and interesting.

    And it's fun to have such control of the character because the writers and myself, we have such a fabulous symbiotic relationship in that it's very much give and take. So, I come up with ideas, and to see them flush it out, it's really fun. And I think that that trust has been built over time. So the fact that I've been working on it for six years with the same people has really allowed us to have a nice, cohesive relationship.

    The cons, obviously... as an actor, we're nomadic creatures by nature. So the fact we've been sort of stuck in one spot for a very long time, emotionally and physically, makes it a little bit difficult to keep everything as exciting as you can. But, I mean, therein lies the challenge, so all-around it's been great.

    Q: It seems every year the show doesn't get stagnant, though.

    A: A new progression, absolutely. And I didn't mean stagnant in that I'm doing the same thing all the time. I meant stagnant in that I'm always playing Chloe Sullivan, the reporter. I'm used to playing Chloe Sullivan the reporter, but then in three hours for my next audition, I could be playing Al, the next-door neighbor who's the daughter of someone in the Mafia. Or in the next three hours, I could be playing Laura, the floozy up the street.

    I'm so used to such a wide range of characters, whereas for the last six years, I've really just played one. There's been a huge evolution in her, so it's been different sides of her, but she's essentially the same core person. In that, that's what I meant by stagnant.

Read the complete interview at the Comics Continuum website.



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