Some interesting comments from "Morris Fletcher" (aka Michael McKean) about the Dreamland eps including the famous mirror dance!.. -- X-Philes World-The Old Episodes

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Date Posted: 14:42:43 01/29/00 Sat
Author: detoured
Subject: Some interesting comments from "Morris Fletcher" (aka Michael McKean) about the Dreamland eps including the famous mirror dance!..

Here are some excerpts from a 1998 AOL chat with Michael McKean who played Morris Fletcher:

Question: Are you happy that X-files is not in Vancouver, so you
don't have to make the trek?

Michael McKean: No one has to force me to go to Vancouver. It's a beautiful city. Instead I got a real good look at Palmdale and Lancaster, which is not as pretty as Vancouver. Some really nice people, but not as nice. I go to Vancouver voluntarily. It's a very hard working crew. They're adapting. But I'm sure they don't want to move the show to some place worse than Los Angeles.

Question: What was it like working so closely with Gillian Anderson?

Michael McKean: I think you are referring to when I whacked her on the butt last night? She's great. She's very funny. And a very nice lady and smart. And great actress. I had a great time working with her. It's a very interesting experience to suddenly become, at least in the eyes of the cast, as cute as David Duchovny.

Question: How did you manage to get your part on 'The X-Files'?

Michael McKean: They had this character that they didn't quite know what to do with it. There were a lot of ways to go with it and they decided to go with me. I'm not sure Chris Carter even exists. I worked on the show for two weeks and never met him. I think he's a construct. Maybe he lives in Area 51.

Question: In the episode last night where you and David are dancing
in the mirror scene, I was dying laughing. Was that hard to do and try to be straight about it?

Michael McKean: Now, when you say "straight" LOL Here I was in my underwear opposite David Duchovny. It was very difficult actually. Every day we would rehearse at least for an hour and then it took us 12 takes to shoot it. Which is more than you want to do. I think we came pretty close to nailing it and it looked pretty cool. Some of it was tough just because it involved a lot of turns and movements here we weren't just locked in eye to eye. That would be a little easier. Technically it was thought out brilliantly by the cinematographer. These guys really know their onions and we knew we were in really good hands.

Question: Would you like to become a permanent member of the cast?

Michael McKean: Boy, gee, make me an offer. I don't know. It would be exhausting. I'd love to do another series if it was really something I was the right guy for and something I felt comfortable with.

Question: Did you watch the X-Files before going on?

Michael McKean: Oh yeah, sure. Of course. We tape it now. We're not a Nielson family, but we do tape it every Sunday night and then we watch it the following week when I pick him up. When I was growing up I was a big fan of Twilight Zone and this is the same kind of show that you really look forward to and you plan the evening around.
Question: Did working on the TV show spoil anything?
Michael McKean: No, I wouldn't want to read a script of a show I was going to watch. It was a shock of how hard they work. They warned me, in fact, when I went to meet the guys. They said, "Now, you know the kind of hours we're talking about?" And they weren't kidding. They work until it'd done. It reminds you of the dedication that you really need to make a good show really work.

Question: What was your favorite part of being on the X-files. Did
they give you any up in coming secrets?

Michael McKean: No, they're not really loose-lipped over there. Everything is top secret. Once again, I just had a fabulous time on the show. It was great to do.

Question: Was it scary to ask questions?

Michael McKean: I did occasionally have to ask, "Should I wear my wedding ring now?" There were a couple of times when it was a little iffy. It's a very confusing episode from the inside out. I can't imagine what it's like watching from the out. I was watching with my fianc�e and there were a couple times we said, "Wait a minute."

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