In the mind of Michael Emerson

We have all been impressed by his portrayal of the creepy “Henry Gale” on Lost, but what are Michael Emerson’s thoughts on playing one of the mysterious “Others”? IGN has the answers:

IGN: It seems like everybody on the show is guilty of something. What do you think Henry gale is guilty of?

Emerson: I don’t know. Hubris? Arrogance? Over-education? I don’t know what it could be (laughs).

IGN: Prior to this you were known for being in Saw. What draws you to these ‘creepy’ characters?

Emerson: A better question might be what is it about those characters that appeals to audiences, or an even better question is why do audiences perceive them as creepy? Let’s say I got to the studio one day and I play it in neutral - I don’t make any judgment about the character or the material or anything. And then when it comes out and it’s all chopped together and there’s music and stuff, people go ‘my God that’s scary!’ But I don’t know what the scary element is. I don’t know if it’s something in me. I don’t know if it’s in the playing of it or the perceiving of it. It’s an interesting issue, though.

Read the rest of the interview at IGN.