Actress Claudia Black discusses her role in Lords Of EverQuest.
GameSpy: So how did you get involved with Lords of EverQuest?
Claudia Black: I got a phone call from my agent saying, "You wanna get paid?" (laughs) But I tell you what. Art is about truth. If you're in the presence of a true artist, then what you get is the doggone truth. And they said "We're gonna cut you off our books unless you take this job." So I said, "Alrighty! I love Lords of EverQuest! Lords of EverQuest, get me some of that!" (laughs)
GameSpy: Claudia, you've done games in which you did the voice of a character you had originally played on TV. How was this experience different?
Claudia Black: Oh, I suppose it's easier in this. Well, there's pressure both ways because in "Farscape" there's a certain level of expectation because the fans know the character. But then, maybe they're more forgiving. Whereas with EverQuest, there's an expectation for the fans of EverQuest who may not know me, and they expect me to do what other actors have done before on these games.
If it's possible, I think I overacted more on this than I did on the "Farscape" game. It's weird working in a vacuum and not having interaction from other performers. God knows I could have completely missed the mark. But at least with "Farscape" I knew the character. With this one, I just sort of took a stab in the dark.GameSpy: So are you into video games yourself?
Claudia Black: I actually learned how to shoot guns for "Farscape" by playing Time Crisis, though I'm such a wimp that it was hard to keep the gun up all the time. I also dug House Of The Dead. Anthony Simcoe, he was a big gamer, and he and Ben Browder, would play this James Bond one that was actually really cool, Goldeneye, and I would play that with them sometimes.