UltimateTV : OKAY HERE WE GO
Spy4u : Who approached you about LFN & how did they go about it? What was your first reaction? And were you doing any other jobs at the time?
Roy Dupuis : Joel Thernow, the artistic director, who helps with the taping and writing of the show?
Roy Dupuis : YES, LFN WAS A MOVIE I REALLY LIKED
Roy Dupuis : I didn't like the American version.
Roy Dupuis : I wanted to do something more like the French version.
Shirlee : Bonjour Roy, Thanks for this experience! What do you think is Michael's greatest strength and also what is his weakness?
Roy Dupuis : THE GREATEST STRENGTH. . .HIS ABILITY TO BE IN CONTROL
Roy Dupuis : HIS BIGGEST WEAKNESS . . .I DON'T THINK I KNOW IT YET
Roy Dupuis : I DONT WANT TOSELL THE WHOLE CHARACTER YET
Roy Dupuis : THERE IS STILL A LOT TO LEARN ABOUT MICHAEL THIS YEAR
TigerLady : What does your farm house look like, what style is it?
Roy Dupuis : THE WEAKNESSES OF MICHAEL ARE PROBABLY A SECRET RIGHT NOW
Roy Dupuis : It's an old 1840 - actually two small farmhouses hooked together - the second was built in 1870.
Roy Dupuis : It's all-wood with a stone basement.
Roy Dupuis : It was built by the Loyalists when they came up;
Roy Dupuis : it was an area mostly colonized by The Loyalists in the states
Roy Dupuis : the area looks like England.
Roy Dupuis : THE ENGLISH HAD THIS WAY OF TAKING THE STONES OUT OF THE FIELDS AND USING FOR FOUNDATIONS
Roy Dupuis : IT'S PRETTY ROMANTIC...
Roy Dupuis : IT IS A NICE PLACE, BUT THE ICE STORM WE JUST HAD WAS TERRIBLE. IT'S A RICH REGION,
Roy Dupuis : ONE OF THE RICHEST SOILS IN THE PROVINCE IN QUEBEC.
Roy Dupuis : IT HAS LOVELY OLD TREES--OAKS AND MAPLES.
Roy Dupuis : THERE'S NO TOURISTS THERE.
Roy Dupuis : IT'S MOSTLY FARMERS WHO LIVE THERE.
Roy Dupuis : THE NEIGHBORS LIVE FAR FROM EACH OTHER.
Roy Dupuis : BECAUSE OF THE ICE STORMS, I LOST ABOUT 80% OF MY FOREST,
Roy Dupuis : THEY SAY IT'LL TAKE SIXTY YEARS TO GROW BACK--
Roy Dupuis : I'M A TREE LOVER
Roy Dupuis : FOR FOUR DAYS ALL I COULD HEAR WAS BRANCHES CRACKING
Roy Dupuis : AND TREES FALLING.
HeatherBreazzeal : How many languages do you speak and how well?
Roy Dupuis : I ONLY SPEAK TWO RIGHT NOW
Roy Dupuis : I TRY TO SPEAK ENGLISH AS GOOD AS I CAN
Roy Dupuis : AND FRENCH OF COURSE IS MY MOTHER TOUNGUE
Roy Dupuis : I CAN DO MANY ACCENTS IN FRENCH
Starmaiden : Do you have any upcoming movies that you are planning to be in?
Roy Dupuis : THERE ARE SOME SENARIOS ON MY DESK, I'M TRYING TO FIND TIME TO READ THEM
Roy Dupuis : I TRY TO FIND TIME TO TRAVEL.
Roy Dupuis : WE SHOOT NINE MONTHS OUT OF THE YEAR.
Roy Dupuis : I LOVE TO WORK ON THE HOUSE.
Roy Dupuis : I PLANNED A TRIP TO NEPAL.
Roy Dupuis : SO IT WOULD HAVE TO BE SOMETHING THAT WOULD OFFER A LOT ARTISTICALLY.