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I came to The United States to see what would happen in 2000 after working for 20 years in Australia and asked my agent to look out for the nasty roles because I’d become famous for playing the nicest man in Australia.
Alan DaleAlan Dale The guys that write Once Upon a Time were major writers on Lost,
Alan DaleAlan Dale I’ve got to be in The Guinness Book of World Records for having the most heart attacks on television.
Alan DaleAlan Dale I think the most fun I ever had was playing King Arthur in Spamalot on the West End.
Alan DaleAlan Dale When you’re tied to one show, you are very much at the mercy of the writers so you can suddenly get a script where you have a heart attack and die.
Alan DaleAlan Dale When you’re a regular on a TV show, they give you more of a backstory, so with these recurring gigs, you have to make up your own backstory.
Alan DaleAlan Dale So I wanted to play bad guys. But I’ve been doing that now for 13 years so when I was offered the chance to do some comedy, I grabbed it.
Alan DaleAlan Dale And we had lunch when I started on OUAT and the first thing I said to them was, “I spent five years on Lost, you have to tell me, was my character good or bad?”
Alan DaleAlan Dale My wife says I’m much happier when I’m not a regular on a TV show.
Alan DaleAlan Dale They looked at me and said, “We have no idea.” That’s why you have to make your own backstory.
Alan DaleAlan Dale
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