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12.01.07, 02:11
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WENTWORTH Miller, the star of Prison Break talks about his intricate tattoos
and Christmas in Australia.
So you spent Christmas in Australia?
Yeah, my sister is living in Melbourne for a year, so I flew in there and
spent three days before going to Sydney. We did the Great Ocean Rd and I saw a
couple of koalas swaying in tree branches. No kangaroos unfortunately.
I bet you expected to wear board-shorts on Christmas Day, but you struck some
chilly weather.
Dominic (Aussie Prison Break co-star Dominic Purcell) has gone on and on about
the sun and the surf, but it wasn't like that at all. It just reminded me of
my east coast Christmas back home.
Are you surprised at how popular a show about breaking out of prison has become?
It didn't hit home until about two months ago when Dominic and I went to
Cannes to promote the show. It's pretty amazing.
In the show your character, Michael, wants to get into prison only to break
out again. That's a pretty bizarre plot to make authentic?
For me Prison Break is less about the prison and more about the relationships
between siblings, fathers and sons, and husbands and wives. In essence,
Michael Schofield's story is about a man who is willing to go the distance for
a loved one. I think we all can relate to that.
Your character is covered with a tattoo of the prison's blueprints. You've
obviously made good friends with the make-up chair?
I have. I spend a lot of time there in the first season.
How long did it take to put on?
It takes four to five hours to apply. It's a series of transfers, maybe 20,
that fit together like the pieces of a puzzle. It covers my entire upper body
and arms but disintegrates after 24 hours.
Michael is actually a bit of a softie. How did you show that side of him when
you also need the other prisoners to see him as a tough guy?
It was hard in the first season, but Michael can be himself a lot more in the
second season.
Surely the story will get to a point when you're on a tropical island with a
cocktail in hand and an assumed identity?
I believe this story has a beginning and a middle and an end. We're not
Friends or CSI. We can't go forever and hopefully we'll be able to bow out
when it comes time to bow out.
The prison in the show, Fox River, is a former prison in Illinois. You can't
get more authentic than that?
You certainly get a taste of what it must have been like. However, you also
know that at the end of the day you can go home.
Do you get much fan mail from actual prisoners?
I have received a few letters from inmates. Apparently, a signed headshot from
a Prison Break cast member will get you a pack of smokes on the black market
inside. But there are just as many prisons where they are not allowed to watch
the show because I think the folks in charge get a little bit concerned it
will inspire some high jinks.
You're now constantly referred to as a sex symbol. How does that sit with you?
(Laughs) It's a mixed bag. It certainly makes things easier in certain
situations, if you know what I mean. But, inevitably, when I'm talking to
someone I can almost hear the other shoe drop as they realise that you're not
who they thought you were. Maybe they have got a little crush on Michael
Scofield and not the real man.
Are you working on any other projects?
Prison Break is my priority, of course, but I have written a script for a
feature film.
What's it about?
It's a love story with a Hitchcock twist. And, of course, I've written a great
role for myself.
Let me guess, no tattoos?
(Laughs) There are no tattoos. You got that right.