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[WS] Hello, campers! Welcome to the chat! Good of you to drop by! Can we have our first question? [LisaBhan] The Good Nacedo (Anthony) would like to know: Do you prefer writing your own music to playing cover songs? [WS] I prefer writing my own music. About ten years ago I started writing my own songs. It's not that my own songs are better than anyone else's, but once I started writing, whenever I perform in public, I only do my songs. [LisaBhan] Peeg wants to know: What type of role is an ultimate dream role for you? And how do you deal with fandom? [WS] [WS] I deal with fandom just like this. I try to make myself available to people who've shown an interest in me and my career. I just like to let them know that I appreciate it. [LisaBhan] From PJ Browning: I remember on your site that you posted a little video playing your guitar. Would you ever consider playing it during an episode (if the writers wanted to work it into Valenti's character) [WS] [WS] What David said was, "I'll get back to you on that." and that was the last I heard. [LisaBhan] This one comes all the way from Aileen Perivancich in Panama: Oh.. I want to know what will happen in the second season with you and Amy Deluca. [WS] [dirty laugh ... long pause] I would LOVE to pick up where we left off (with Amy DeLuca) and I'm hounding the writers about it now. More Jim and Amy, please. [LisaBhan] DrAftershave is simply DYING to know: Out of all of the roles you played over the years, which one was the hardest to get into character and why? [WS] Klaus Detterick in THE GREEN MILE was the hardest, because he loses two daughters in the opening scene, and it was very hard to imagine losing even one. That was just a hard place to go, even pretending. [LisaBhan] Jayme asks: My question concerns the link between popular and political culture in the US today. I would like to know your feelings on the shifting (and often interdependent) relationship between the entertainment industry and politics (i.e. the Democratic National Convention). Do you think they should they be kept separate or is the blend useful for society as a whole? [WS] I think it's a healthy interchange. I don't have a problem with actors using their influence in political campaigns. I mean, the CEO of Exxon certainly throws his weight around. You just don't hear about it. I don't agree with them all, necessarily -- I mean, when I see Charlton Heston pushing the NRA ... or Arnold at the Republican convention, or Tommy Lee at the Democratic convention - I don't agree with all of them, but they certainly have the right to do it. I wish everyone was as involved and as vocal. [LisaBhan] From Alcott: What stage production have you not yet done, that you'd like to? [WS] UNCLE VANYA by Anton Chekov. Yeah ... I'm about the right age, and I've always loved Chekov. One of the great writers of all time. [LisaBhan] From Q: If you could give an Academy award to the most under appreciated actor in the history of Hollywood, who would you award it to? [WS] Oh, come on, that's easy. ME! (laughs) [WS] Underrated actors -- God, the woods are FULL of underrated actors. Every actor I know personally is an underrated actor. [WS] Let's see ... who'd I give it to? [WS] Larry Drake. [WS] The woods are full of wonderful actors, and you'll never know their names. [LisaBhan] Kathy wants to know: What is your favorite play to act in (one you could do again and again)? [WS] HAMLET. I did it in '73 and I would do it today if I could still fit into the tights. [LisaBhan] bear1_01asks: I was wondering if any of the other actors come to you for advice about acting or anything else? [WS] Gardening tips. They all want to know how I get those amazing begonias! [WS] No, they don't come to me for advice. I'm always asking them, "How do I work this pager? I can't find my glasses, what's this line?" [WS] Actually, when we first started out, they came to me a lot. But now I'm happy to report that they're great big grown up kids now, with problems of their own. [LisaBhan] MistyMadeMe would like to ask: Is there anything you would absolutely REFUSE to do for a movie role (i.e. shave your head (like Demi Moore did); gain a lot of weight for a part; compromise your personal beliefs), etc. [WS] Eat worms. Wouldn't do it. (chuckle) No, I have no shame. There's very little I would refuse to do. Get real! If the money's right, I'll shave my head and gain three hundred pounds and compromise all of my personal values. Just kidding! There must be something I wouldn't do, I just can't think of it at the moment. (laughs) [LisaBhan] Yoss, Player 4 Life, inquires: Which character do you like more: Sheriff Valenti or Sloan from DS9?? Would you like to have some of Sloan's traits in Valenti?? [WS] Oh, dear -- they're both fun, but for different reasons... That's a stupid answer. Sloan was more fun. It's always more fun to be that devious. I would love it if Valenti had some of Sloan's wicked ways. I'm a good guy now. [WS] There's nothing Sloan wouldn't do. That's what made him fun. He would shave his head and gain all that weight. He would shave Demi Moore's head! [LisaBhan] From Katie Back: Hey dere Mr. Sadler! While I'm familiar with some of your film work, I'm less so with your t.v. work. Is this the first series you've been a part of as a major character? How does this experience compare to your film work? Which form do you prefer? [WS] No, I was part of a LAUGH-IN type sketch comedy show called ASSAULTED NUTS that I loved. And we had a great cast. Emma Thompson was part of the cast. It was very, very silly. It was an HBO comedy series. The quality of film work tends to be better, simply because you can spend so much more time on each scene. You get a better product. I mean, usually you get a better product. Not always. There's great television and there's shitty movies. But having time is a great luxury. [LisaBhan] Aimee Leigh Correa asks: How did you get started playing Sheriff Valenti on Roswell and is it fun working with the rest of the cast of Roswell? [WS] David Nutter asked me to play Sheriff Valenti, after I did DISTURBING BEHAVIOR with him. And it's more fun than you can possibly imagine. I must be the luckiest guy in the whole world! (laughs) It is pretty fun being me, though. [LisaBhan] Julie York says: I think that you play the sheriff really well on Roswell. I was wondering, how did you get started in acting? [WS] I didn't start in acting, I started as a stand-up comic, named "Banjo Bill Sadler" from Buffalo. I wrote all my own jokes and after a few horrifying nights, really tough audiences, I decided to try something where other people write the jokes. [LisaBhan] From Nebraska, Qfanny asks: What will be the sheriff's storyline next season. I am not asking for a spoiler, but I am curious as to what is in store for Jim. I thought the sheriff's slow conversion from devil to angel last year to be terribly gripping! [WS] I have no idea. But stay tuned, we'll find out together! [LisaBhan] RoswellBabe1 asks: I just wanted to know if Sheriff Valenti and Amy DeLuca are going to have a deeper relationship this season since they kind of broke up in the Independence Day episode. [WS] I sure hope so. [LisaBhan] Cgk107 asks: What would you like to see in terms of the Sheriff Valenti/Kyle relationship? [WS] You stumped me! (laughs) I think it would be fun to watch Jim deal with huge changes in Kyle's life. Discovers he's gay, becomes a Republican, that sort of thing. [LisaBhan] Tara wants to know: How does it feel working with a lot of young people in ROSWELL? Do you hang out with the cast or have fun in between takes even if it's teenagers you’re with? Does it make you feel younger?! [WS] (laughs loudly) No, it sucks! Actually, it makes you feel really OLD! I gotta go change my Depends... No, I enjoy hanging around with the cast. Every once in a while, one of them will say or do something and I'll be reminded that they're only nineteen. That they're kids. [LisaBhan] And this from the fffoxes: Greetings from your old stomping grounds in Western New York, Mr. Sadler! We really enjoy watching you in "Roswell", hope the show is on for a long time. We have enjoyed you in all your roles, from "Roseanne" to the "Die Hard" movie, but our absolute favorite is your portrayal of Death in "Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey"! Do you have a favorite role? [WS] Well, thank you for the compliment. I think Death is my favorite role, too. It's not often you get to steal a movie from Keanu Reeves. [LisaBhan] And, in addition, Tuscany would like to know: Ever regretted taking a role? [WS] No ... no. Some are better than others, clearly. But they all served me in one way or another. I hope they never find that X-rated Mexican movie I made back in '73. Called, "And the Donkey Makes Three". Actually, that's when I first became a Democrat. (laughs) [WS] Any questions from the room? We're going to take a break from this list here. [WS] The Buffalo Bills, of course. [WS] Keep growing and changing along with each other. Give each other room to grow and change. LisaBham asks: What is your favorite College Football Team? [WS] I don't watch college football. No offense. Never really followed college football. [WS] I have more time than they do. (laughs) I don't know. I don't know why. I just get a kick out of it. [WS] Yeah! That would be great. [LisaBhan] Peeg wants to know: Do you remember the "Reaper Rap"? That question was for my sister! [WS] I remember the parts of it that I wrote. I actually wrote some of the verses. The verse that I wrote -- there was a guy executed in California, and when the warden came out to ask for his last statement, his last statement was the verse from the Reaper Rap. [WS] "You might be a king, or little street sweeper, but sooner or later, you dance with the Reaper." [WS] The guy's name was Robert Altman Harris. They read his last words, and I wrote his last words. Robert Altman Harris. Weird, huh? [WS] No, it's hanging on my wall in L.A. It's beautiful. I love it. It's hanging on my wall so I can look at it every day. I think it's beautiful. [LisaBhan] From Alcott: Who are your favorite authors? Who do you like to read and why? (It's the writer in me) [WS] Right now I'm reading Molly Ivins, a book called SHRUB. She's one of my favorite writers. I'm reading a book called THE ELEGANT UNIVERSE, which tries to explain string theory. All the string that holds baked goods in their boxes? Where does it go? It's gotta go somewhere! [LisaBhan] Qfanny: What is it about Roswell that you think appeals to such a wide audience? [WS] I just think it deals with one of the classic stories of all time. It's ROMEO AND JULIET. He's from the side of the tracks. How can this ever work? Also, I think we try not to talk down to people. [WS] They all have cell phones. And their numbers are ... (laughs) [LisaBhan] From Q: Fly fishing or deep sea fishing? [WS] Fly fishing, of course! [WS] Someday. Someday, God willing! I'm looking into it right now. [WS] Putting out your first album makes me nervous, so I think I'll skip it and put out my second album. [LisaBhan] bear1_01asks: Are you happy acting on what everyone calls a mini network instead of the major ones? You’ll never get the recognition like winning awards on the WB. Is that important to you? [WS] Well, NOW I'm depressed! I thought it WAS a big network. Hey, I get all the recognition I need right here. I don't think of the WB as a mini-network. As with many things in this life, size isn't everything. I think it's a perfectly good-sized network. [LisaBhan] MistyMadeMe would like to ask: With so many people getting married and divorced (actors and us ordinary people), what do you feel has kept your own marriage going strong? [WS] Living on separate coasts. [WS] Just kidding! Just kidding! Didn't we already answer that from someone else? [LisaBhan] Yoss, Player 4 Life, inquires: What most appealed to you about the role of Sheriff Valenti? [WS] The money. [WS] Kidding! [WS] The hat. No! [WS] I guess I've always wanted to play someone who was in the middle of a historic alien-earth crisis. It sounded like great fun and it has been. [LisaBhan] From Katie Back: I really like how the Valenti character has been developed from one "out to get them/the truth" to one who now has a better understanding of the aliens predicament. Have you been pleased as well? How would you like to see your character developed (although I don't know how much a say you have in the matter)? [WS] Good question! I'd like to see him become confused
again. [WS] Frank Darabont. SHAWSHANK REDEMPTION, THE GREEN MILE. He's just got a great eye. He somehow sees little kernels of truth inside people, inside the scenes. He's just a wonderful director. [WS] Let's have one more question. [LisaBhan] From Q: If you could have an extra hour added to your day, how would you spend it? [WS] There are so many things I don't have time for. Reading, playing the guitar -- knowing me, I would probably piss that hour away trying to decide what I would do with it. Like I'm doing now. "Hey, maybe I should ... no, maybe I should ..." And before you know it, you only have eight minutes, time for a cup of coffee. It's a nice thought, but these days are long enough. [WS] Thank you all for being here, wherever "here" is. I guess that depends on what the meaning of the word "here" is. I'm looking forward to hearing what you think of our new episodes. [LisaBhan] thank you Bill for your time [WS] Thanks for stopping by. See you over on the site. I would like to give a special thanks to Mama C and MistyMue and LisaBham and Mala and Fehrocious without whom this exciting hour and a half would not have happened. So thank you, guys. Good night from upstate New York! Use of this site constitutes your acceptance of these Terms of Use.  |