Shawn Christian Interview; Days Insider (Read 369 times)

[karebr13]

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Shawn Christian Interview; Days Insider

Paging Shawn Christian
March 9, 2011 11:40 AM

I recently visited the set of Days of our Lives and had a nice interview with the always charming Shawn Christian. He's always a pleasure to talk to and seems to always have smile on his face when I bump into him. In this interview, I wanted to get to know how he feels about his character, Dr. Daniel Jonas, and the recent changes his character is going through.


Days' Insider: So, diving right in. Should we talk about your current storyline on the show?
Shawn: My character has taken some very crazy and wild turns recently. Somebody texted, Tweeted, or emailed me to point out that I have managed to get every fan base of the show to hate me. The Phloes hate me, the Broes hate me, the Carbos hate me, even the Bopes hate me because I can't get Carly away from Bo so he can be with Hope. So, I guess Daniel is just a big loser.

Days' Insider: But you did take out a heart and save Jennifer Horton's life!
Shawn: I did! I'll be winning a Nobel Peace Prize for that action. What can I say; Daniel has his own unorthodox techniques. Look, he had to make do with what he had inside that prison cell. The place was archaic. At least we had smocks and a cooler with a heart!

Days' Insider: How did you feel when you first heard about this heroic action?
Shawn: When I imagined it in my mind. I had the sense of this Frankenstein-like set. It wasn't that bad, but the technique itself was very Frankenstein. And I got to perform the surgery on Jennifer with my own daughter. Look, I think it's fantastic, that's the beauty of the part. I can do an eye surgery on a little boy, while his wife is losing her mind; my daughter's getting pregnant by the guy who knocked up my fiancée. It's a wonderful and colorful and unpredictable character. I love playing Daniel because there's always a challenge of the day, and then all of my storylines get woven together. It's like juggling chainsaws, you know, if I really juggled chainsaws.

Days' Insider: It seems like Daniel has a lot of female friends in Salem. He's really trying to be the stand-up guy when women need him most. Would you agree?
Shawn: I'm not going to pat Daniel on the back or anything. The man is no angel and definitely has his demons for sure. What's interesting is now he's discovering a part in his daughter's life and not be self-righteous with Philip or Chloe, because he, himself, has never made apologies for his own behavior. It's part of that nature with playing Daniel. You don't know what his behavior will be like on any given day because he throws himself into these situations. All of his actions come with a price, and with me, I take the good and the bad.

Days' Insider: I think as long as fans are buzzing about you, that means you're doing a good job.
Shawn: Yeah, definitely. The complexity that the writers have given my character makes me so grateful.

Days' Insider: Can you give fans a hint of what's to come for your character in Salem?
Shawn: What can I say? Expect the unknown. Daniel's going back into the unknown himself. He really is treading new waters and that's his state of mind. He's going to throw himself into wherever he's needed and not really concern himself with his surroundings. After all, how much worst can it get for this guy?

Days' Insider: Well, don't ask that question in Salem.
Shawn: You're right, I shouldn't! (Laughs)

Any time spent with Shawn is time well spent. As always, I'm appreciative of his taking the time to sit down and talk to me. I can't wait to see what's next for. Dr. Daniel. After all, think of the possibilities he has with some very lucky ladies in Salem.

www.nbc.com/days-of-our-lives/insider/2011/03/paging-shawn-christian/

[ghoulgirl]

Thanks for posting Karebr! Made me LOL when he was talking about how all of the fan bases hate him. They just need to stick Daniel with someone who is NOT meant to be with someone else...ie Jack/Jennifer and Chloe/Philip...then again that means that Carly would work!!! SHe isn't "meant" for anyone yet. Let's make Daniel that person!

[sportsgirl]

Thanks for posting this... that was a very nice interview.. Yep, too funny about the hates he gets...at least he is aware of why.

[karebr13]

He forgot to mention even the Danloes are starting to hate him for the way he is treating Chloe right now.

It seems like he gets more hatred from the different fanbases than even EJ gets. I kinda feel sorry for the guy even though I am not a fan of the character or actor. I don't know why the writers don't just stick Daniel with Carly since the actors do have chemistry together in their scenes and they share a child together. I hate that they are trying to pair him up with Jennifer since I have always liked Jack and wished he would come back to Days.

[DancingDays]

I think Carly IS meant for Daniel. They share a daughter, they both (seemingly) have no qualms about sleeping with married people (who aren't married to them), and they work together. Sounds like a recipe for a couple to me. Plus (most) everyone hates them, so they are perfect for each other.

[Pallison]

What a great interview.....love reading Shawn's take on his character and his surroundings.....he comes across as a very secure and sensible and intelligent actor.....

[Trey]

Good interview, and laughing that he's an "enemy" of a lot of fanclubs.

He seems like he's got a great sense of humor.