![]() ![]() He’s a guest star that shows up and knows not only his lines, but your lines, back and forth, before you even rehearse. The guy is such a powerhouse, it’s hard to keep up. I think it’ll be more personal next year than it will be professional.ĭONOVAN: You should win an award for going toe-to-toe with John C. There’s a huge event that happens between Michael and Fiona that will propel Season 7, which, if all goes as planned, will be a very different kind of Burn Notice because of the trajectory, but no less dangerous for Michael. And then, at the end of the season, it’s a bit of a cliffhanger. I think that you’ll see a more of a hell-bent Michael, trying to navigate the waters towards getting back in with the CIA. It’s like calling the show Escape from the Moon and, after the sixth season, they get off the moon, and then what next? I think that the fans are going to love this last part of Season 6 because it focuses on Nate’s death, finding that killer and bringing him to justice. Burn Notice was not only an unfamiliar word to me, but I think to most fans, until they understood what the show was about. Now that Michael knows who burned him and he’s tracked down his brother’s killers, what’s next for him?ĭONOVAN: Great question. So, we do our best to never lay eyes on each other after work. ![]() When you play roles like Michael and Fiona, there is an intimacy and a spark that is hard to maintain, over seven years, when you spend every working hour with them, and then every social hour with them. How do you continue to maintain that?ĭONOVAN: We spend as little time with each other, off the set, as possible. There’s such great chemistry between you and Gabrielle Anwar on the show. I’ve never received better feedback from fans about any cover ID that I’ve ever played, but it was the scariest one because I thought it was so different from anything I’d ever done, not only on the show, but just as an actor. He was a cross between the devil and Clint Eastwood, and I just went out on a limb and played him. I think his name was Louis Cifer, as in Lucifer. One of the most difficult ones was this character I did, I think it was in Season 3, where I basically played the devil. Just like a writer might have a certain style that they write in and they’re comfortable with, and then someone says, “Okay, I want you to do a short story form,” it might be out of their comfort zone. So, yeah, it keeps it interesting.įrom an acting standpoint, what’s been the hardest cover ID that you’ve had to do?ĭONOVAN: The hardest ones were always the ones that I hadn’t ever done before. And then, over the years, they evolved into some wacky guys and some pretty sadistic guys. If I had to do an accent or some kind of character, it was always fun to make that up with the writer. And some of the things that were asked of me were great. We thought it’d be fun, if that certain cover ID were taken on, just like spies have to do. One of the fun things, that we didn’t actually realize when we first started the show, was that, even though I’m a burned spy and I’m trying to get back in, the fun of the show has always been to help the person that no one else can help, and only Michael’s skills can solve his problem. Question: Is it fun to get to play so many different cover characters on this show? Does that always keep things fresh? Check out what he had to say after the jump, and be aware that there are some spoilers. ![]() From creator Matt Nix, the show also stars Bruce Campbell, Gabrielle Anwar, Coby Bell and Sharon Gless.ĭuring this recent interview to promote the return of the popular TV show, actor Jeffrey Donovan talked about how much fun it is to play so many different cover characters on the show, his favorite villains, maintaining chemistry among the cast, where things are headed with the storylines, how long he sees playing this character, the major challenges in directing episodes of the show, his responsibilities as a producer, how different he is from Michael Weston, and what he likes to do on hiatus. Already renewed for Season 7, which will likely be the show’s last season, things are on a dark trajectory for Michael Weston ( Jeffrey Donovan), that will culminate with a shocking season finale, in which he makes a decision that affects not only his friends, but will be a huge betrayal. ![]() The hit USA Network drama series Burn Notice is back with its remaining episodes for Season 6. ![]()
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