Interview: Luke Perry, Pt. 2
BY CINDY ELAVSKY
Sunday, February 03, 2013
Last week marked Luke Perry’s
return to the Hallmark Movie
Channel with his third entry in the
John Goodnight series, this one
called “Goodnight for Justice:
Queen of Hearts."
Luke and I continue our discussion
of “Queen of Hearts,” including
what it was like working with
co-stars Ricky Schroder and
Katharine Isabelle.
Daytime Dial: I finally saw
“Lonesome Dove” for the first time
a few months back, and absolutely
loved it, especially Ricky Schroder.
Aside from being a very good
actor, was knowing that he could
handle a horse and that he knows
his way around a Western a big reason
you decided to cast him as
Cyril Knox?
Luke Perry: My hope was that
all those people who saw
“Lonesome Dove” would think,
“Oh yeah, I saw him in ‘Lonesome
Dove.’” And then they would turn
up and watch this movie. Yes,
absolutely, I wouldn’t try to hide
that from you. But he was a good
choice, and clearly he identifies
with this type of material. We have
seen him before and have seen him
do it very well. And, of course, I
wanted a good actor in the role.
DD: I also like that you cast him
against type as Cyril Knox; we are
used to seeing Ricky as the good
guy.
LP: For me as an actor, I oftentimes
wish producers would take a
chance and cast me against type,
and they often don’t, so when you
get a chance, you do it. At least I
do. I got a chance to say,
“No, no, it’s not the guy
that they would expect, so
let’s do that.
DD: Your female foil
in this movie, Katharine
Isabelle, was really great
in the part. What was she like to
work with?
LP: Katie was great. She was a
trouper. We had a real good time,
and she didn’t fall either. Seriously
— because a lot of times, people
say they can ride a horse when
you’re in casting but they can’t.
Katie really could ride. That’s
always Katie you see riding, and
she does a great job with it. But not
just with that stuff. She also did the
scenes really well. She’s sweet,
she’s really pretty and she’s sassy
— all good qualities onscreen.
DD: And you reteamed with
your “Jeremiah” director, Martin
Wood. I’ll assume it was a good
experience on “Jeremiah” for you
to hire him for “Queen of Hearts.
LP: Yes, it was. Martin is one of
the best directors I’ve ever worked
with. And people get the idea
because he’s done a lot of sci-fi that
he can only do sci-fi. I always
knew that if I put him in another
situation, he would be able to deliver
for me. I think this is our best
(“Goodnight for Justice” film) yet.
Martin really had great command
of all the elements, and we had a
good pre-existing rapport with each
other and a lot of trust. And he was
great with all the actors. It’s always
great when you get a chance to give
someone an opportunity to step
outside his envelope and show people
that he can do it.
Tune in next week, when Luke
talks about the possibility of more
“Goodnight for Justice” films, as
well as a recent project he is most
proud of.
Associated Images:
‘I wanted a good
actor in the role.’
– Luke Perry
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