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| Alice Krige, who plays the insidious Borg Queen, first gained recognition for her role in the Academy Award winning Chariots of Fire. She has acted in a number of mini-series in addition to a formidable stage career. Your character and the character Data actually get it on [...] -- what is Cyborg love all about? Alice: It's great. (LAUGHS) Take it from me. So if I were to be assimiliated, my sex life would improve? Alice: It would go through the roof. This is why I'm all for assimiliation. Tell me, when you were presented with the role of the Borg Queen, did you know anything about what the Borg were? Alice: Not a great deal. I thought that she was really interesting--it's interesting to be allowed to break all the rules. Her ruthless pursuit of power, and the way sexuality and power kind of mix is very interesting. Plus, the fact that she is partially human, but discards what is dear to humanity, like the ideals of compassion and human kindness. She just colonizes what she needs and moves on. It's very frightening, but it is a very powerful thing to explore. Have you had much experience in these kinds of roles before? Alice: I've played one character that everyone looked upon as evil. But the thing about characters who are looked upon as evil is that they usually don't look upon themselves as evil. They think that what they're doing is the right thing. That's what is terrifying about them--they are convinced of their own righteousness. Was I sensing a little remorse in the character, also? Alice: I don't think that she has any remorse. I think that she makes a mistake, but she has no remorse about who she is and what she does--no conscience in human terms. |
| Interview with RoughCut November 22, 1996 |
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