CraveOnline: Are Bride of Chucky and Seed of Chucky where you have the most dialogue?
Brad Dourif: Yeah, I guess those were very talky, weren’t they? Those were actually fun because I did them with Jennifer [Tilly] and some of it was improv’ed.
Do you like the funnier Chucky?
Yes, and there was a really funny idea that Don had that I really wish they would do. It’s really great, but it’ll never get done now.
Another funny idea?
Yeah, of that [tone] but they waited too long and now you can’t do that. The audience is not looking for that.
I would have thought after Seed of Chucky he’d gone as far as he could go in that direction.
He had one more and I thought it was really good.
If it’s not going to get made can you say what it was?
No, that would be Don’s prerogative.
Were there any parts in Bride or Seed where you thought, “What the hell am I doing?”
I had done the voice and I’d read it, but when I saw it, it was so delightful. Actually when they were having sex, which we voiced that scene, it was almost shocking.
Did you also like in Seed of Chucky when Charles finally decides he likes being the killer doll?
Yeah, I like Seed. I thought the homage to older stuff in Bride just was way better, but I like Seed. I don’t have a problem with that. You know, Chucky changes his mind all the time so nobody was stuck by anything.
Not stuck, I just thought it was a great moment after five movies that he finally embraced what he is.
Yeah.
When Don brought you the idea of re-appearing as Charles Lee Ray, what did you think about that?
I loved it. I thought it was a great idea.
Do you like going back to the more malevolent Chucky in Curse?
A story is a story and if it’s a good story, I like it, no matter what it is. I thought the first one was a good story and I thought Bride of Chucky was a good story. I think this is a good story. I think this is a pretty good one.
Had Fiona always wanted to act?
No, she was dead set against it. She’s seen what it’s like firsthand. She’s been my little kid since she was born and she could see that it’s not that easy a life. She didn’t want any part of it, but she came back from Europe. She went to school in Europe for a while and then she came back and I was doing a show that David Milch was directing, “Deadwood.” I asked, “Can you get her a job?” He really took to her. He looked at her and said, “Why isn’t she an actress?” And he wrote for her, so it’s his fault. [Laughs]
So it’s really thanks to “Deadwood?”
Yeah, it’s really thanks to “Deadwood,” absolutely.
Did you do Chucky on “SNL” once also?
No, I didn’t voice Chucky for “SNL.” Chucky may have been on but if he was, somebody else voiced him.
Have you ever been to Universal Halloween Horror Nights and seen Chucky there?
No.
He always has a presence there.
Oh, I’m sure.
We’re also big fans of Exorcist III. Did you have any reservations about that since Exorcist II didn’t turn out so well?
Well, I read the script. So no, I didn’t have a problem with it at all. Exorcist II was about the worst script I’ve ever seen. I mean, it was so stupid, it was just beyond belief how grown-ups could actually make this film. It was like eight-year-olds made it. I just couldn’t believe it. James Earl Jones flying on a giant locust, I mean, it was stupid.
And when you made Heaven’s Gate were you privy to any of the problems Michael Cimino was having?
No, no. I mean, it was really obvious that the damn thing took too long to make and it was out of control self-indulgence, and I don’t know what everybody wrote about it. That’s not my thing. I like Michael Cimino. I think Michael Cimino’s incredibly talented and he’s done beautiful work since then.
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