Live Star Chat with Roy Dupuis -- Michael of "La Femme Nikita"
Friday October 8, 1999

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.