Garner's co-star, Carl Lumbly, on his superhero character from the 1994 series "M.A.N.T.I.S.," in which he played a wheelchair-bound scientist with a super-suit (Feb. 2003): "All I remember thinking was, 'I'm the lead on a series, but if I have to go to the restroom, I have to be helped because there is no zipper in this suit.'"
Adam West, TV's venerable "Batman," on the character's and his show-business longevity (March 2003): "They've asked me for years to go away. I just hang on by my fingernails, and if that fails, my teeth."
"Buffy the Vampire Slayer" creator Joss Whedon, on going from TV novice at the show's WB Network premiere to mini-mogul at its UPN finale (May 2003): "It's tough to be a leader. At one point, they voted me out. That was weird."
Rose McGowan of WB's "Charmed," on how good-witch Paige makes ends meet (Nov. 2002): "Apparently, I just have really cute clothes that come through the air, and that's all that matters. She's a super-witch full-time, and she's making out with some dudes. That's all I know so far. What else do you need to know in life, really?"
Mike Thompson, co-creator of FOX's "John Doe" (Nov. 2002): "We have a vision for this show, and it's laid out over many years. The pilot revealed the sort of birth of this man, and the last episode of the show -- after hopefully, a seven-year run --- will reveal who he is."
Sorry, show cancelled. We may never know.
Angus Macfadyen of ABC's short-lived "Miracles," on his personal miracle (Jan. 2003): "I saw spontaneous combustion. [A book] was in my inside coat pocket, and then, whoosh, like that, it was gone. It certainly changes your life when that happens. Basically, it wipes the slate clean, and you know 'There are more things in Heaven and Earth, Horatio, then are dreamt of in your philosophy.'"
A crew member of The WB's "Smallville," on witnessing Clark Kent (Tom Welling), under the evil influence of red Kryptonite, plant a wet one on schoolmate Lana (Kristin Kreuk) (Oct. 2002): "I can't watch that -- it's dirty."
"Angel" star Alexis Denisof on the value of time off (August 2002): "I'm very good at being unemployed. I really need to develop a better work ethic, because I just find there are a million and one things to do the minute I walk off the set. Several months later, I think, 'I've got to go back to work. Very inconvenient.'"
Lisa Ryder, of the syndicated "Andromeda," on what she'd like for her starship-pilot character, Beka (Jan. 2003): "I'd like her to be possessed by the spirit of Marilyn Monroe, a sex-goddess sort of thing. I'd like to trade bodies with anybody, just for a week."
A little philosophy from "Smallville" star Michael Rosenbaum (Nov. 2002): "No one can spoil my good time. If you're going to take any advice from me, don't let anybody stop you from having a good time."
Victor Browne of Sci Fi Channel's "Tremors: The Series," on the temptations of filming near Tijuana, Mexico (March 2003): "What do you mean? What kind of trouble? I don't get in trouble. Trouble is found there, especially if you have any downtime, which I have none of. I'd be the first to admit that."
Howard Gordon, executive producer of FOX's "24," on dealing with network concerns (May 2003): "[Did they have concerns] at any point? Every point. I mean, please, everything spooked them. Right from the top, where [anti-terrorist agent] Jack Bauer said, 'Get me a hacksaw,' one executive said, 'We know that line's not going to stay in there.' It wound up being the signature for the whole second season, so we've learned not to take it too seriously."
"Angel" star David Boreanaz, on the move of "Buffy" vamp Spike (James Marsters) from Sunnydale to his Los Angeles-based show this fall (April 2003): "He's been stuck in a small town too long. He needs to get out in a big city and see where the big dogs play."
Bruce Campbell, self-proclaimed 'B'-movie star, on the hazards of filmmaking (Nov. 2002): "I was just in 'Serving Sara,' which confirms my theory that a movie that's easy to make is hard to watch. It's sad and horrible, but true. I think filmmakers need to lose a pint of blood when they make a movie. Then it's going to be worth watching. It means they worked their ass off.
"In too many movies -- and I've been in them, too -- you're on the set, cracking jokes, everybody's having fun. Then you watch the thing and go, 'Oops.' Then, there's other shoots where you go, 'Man, I wish I was never born.' Then, you finally see it all put together and go, 'Hey, that was cool.'"
"Charmed" recurring star Drew Fuller, on preventing an apocalypse in the season finale (May 2003): "Everyone has to save the world. The world needs saving. Please, if I've said anything remotely true and honest today, it's that the world needs saving."
And one unpublished comment, from "Angel" star Andy Hallett, who plays green-skinned, horned, lounge-singing demon Lorne (Jan. 2003): "My friends are getting married in April, and they asked me to come to the wedding as Lorne. I told them I'd do it for a small fee, but they were kidding."
