"He's a kinder, gentler Teal'c. In the right situation, when it's time to take action, he's still very much right there in the thick of it. But in the down times, in the lighter moments that are experienced by the rest of the team, Teal'c is definitely more of a participant. That's not to say that all of a sudden he's going to be like one of the boys from Wayne's World, but he's definitely starting to show that he does have a lighter side. Which is much more cool by me."
"I loved when O'Neill and Teal'c play golf - we really are good at that. Our juggling was pretty good too."
"That was one of the considerations for the producers and writers this season - just trying to decide when the time was right to really open the character up to his other side. I mean, Teal'c is from human stock, right? It stands to reason he would revert back at some time or another. I think the producers' timing was appropriate and now, even in situations that maybe aren't so good, Teal'c shows that he has a dry sense of humour and gets to act on it, so I'm enjoying it thoroughly. I have to admit that I was getting a little tired of keeping a stony face."
"Actually it has to be finished by the end of November... we have a contract to fulfil. It's a kind of an 'everybody take their clothes off and bonk album'... well... that's what's implied. I don't know if any of us ever used the word 'bonk' in the songs, but that would be a good title - 'Music to Bonk By'... maybe I could get the distributors to look at that."
"As an actor, it's great to have the security of a long-term role, but always there is this need to do other things. I'm currently developing a Joe Lewis story with Michael and Ross Greenburg, though that is still very much in the formative process. Probably closer to completion is a Sci-Fi project my partner and I are working on about shape-shifters and the evolution of Man as we know it. The idea is to finalise some deals where it's not necessary that I leave SG-1. I'm hoping that something can be worked out where it's possible for me to enjoy the creative challenge of collaborating on a new project and still do Stargate SG-1."
"Oh definitely. Definitely! I believe, for instance, that people can do amazing things like astral thing and to put any boundaries on what our minds are capable of is doing a great disservice to us. There are very few things, especially related to psychic phenomena, that I have a problem believing. Although, shape-shifting might be one of them.
"My father used to enjoy a flutter on the horses, and my brother and I were so psychically in tune that before we'd go to bed Dad would tell us, 'Oh, I'm going to the races tomorrow,' and every time we'd both remember our dream in the morning. Let's say I'd dream about tomatoes and my brother would dream about 12 horses - Dad would go through the racing form -and no matter how obscure it seemed there would always be 12 would be named Tomatoes or something like that. It's actually how we bought our first house. My dad put everything he had on a horse that we'd both dreamt about and it won."
"I think the thing is that as I got older I started doubting. When I was younger I was just so sure of my ability that any subject that was brought to my attention I could almost will myself to dream about. Then, as I got into my teens and people dismissed that kind of thing as weird, I sort of lost that skill. I think extra-sensory ability is something we have to believe in and use it or it's gone."
"These things are a lot of fun. The added value is getting to meet the people that make the show a success, and it's a mutual reward thing. We get to meet them, they get to meet us and just to have that interaction and raise money for charity at the same time is a really positive situation."