Actor – Bill Moseley Interview

iHorror: Hey Bill how are ya?

Bill Moseley: Hey Ryan what’s going on?

iH: Not too much. Are you at the convention? [Spooky Empire]

BM: Yes, I am setting up at Spooky Empire.

iH: Very, very cool. I wish I could be there!

BM: In beautiful Orlando, Florida. It is a big place there is plenty of room.

iH: Have you been out to Spooky before?

BM: Yeah, I have, I have been out here a couple of times. Each time has been great, and of course, I was scheduled to come out in October, but Hurricane Matthew wiped out the show, and it is great as late as December 2nd through the 4th that they are putting it on.

iH: Yeah, I was really happy to hear that they were doing that, I know a lot of people had their heart set on going, so it was good that they were able to do that. I did watch the film The Possession Experiment, and I really enjoyed it.

BM: Well good, I am glad.

iH: I spoke to Scott [Director] a few days ago, and I told him that I read some not so good reviews about the second half not meshing with the first and I told him that was just insane. I felt that myself and the other reviewers were watching two separate films. But I really enjoyed it; I wish we could have seen a lot more of you, but that is my only complaint.

BM: You know as father Mark Campbell I did my best, and I was hoping to be on the screen longer than I did too, but the Devil had other plans.

iH: Oh yeah, definitely. Did you have to do anything in preparation for this role in particular?

BM: No, not really. What I do in general is I try to ready through the script three or four times to get the scene down pat. So that I am just prepared in terms of who I am doing it with and who I am doing it for. I am certainly a huge fan of The Exorcist, so I guess I was channeling my inner Max Von Sydow and that actually made everything more fun. I felt that it was very exciting I am a big Chicago Bears Football fan and our big rivals are the Green Bay Packers, so for me, it really felt like a competition you know good versus evil, us versus the church and the Devil. That is kind of where I came at, also the fact when we see Father Mark he has been trying to exorcise this Devil for days if not weeks and so it is like rolling up your sleeves, one more day, business as usual. Then, of course, all hell breaks loose.

iH: It was really intense, and you really did fit that role perfectly.

BM: Well, thank you.

iH: Was there any parts that you had difficulty with?

BM: No, not really. I think if there was anything that I remember specifically it was maybe they were taking it a little too easy on me. They would try to refer to me as Mr. Moseley, which I always find kind of funny. I said, “Hey look, dude, [laughs] I am here to work and not be de generated, I’m not that old.” There was one theme at the end of the scene where there is some violence. I think they had basically did a two shot so they were backed away and I said, Aren’t you going to do a close up of the violence visited upon me and they said, “Will that be okay?” I said, [laughs] “yeah.” So we made sure there was a nice close up of the possesed girl working me over. I wasn’t upset by any of that; it was memorable. “You don’t need to take it easy on me. I am pretty durable and having done this for thirty years I have learned how to get out of the way of falling objects, catching me on fire, and being hurt

iH: Yeah, you definitely have the resume for sure [Laughs].

BM: I think that they say, “It’s fine to die on stage but you’re a damn fool if you die on the movie set.” A lot of things can go wrong, so I have gotten pretty nimble when it comes to doing my work.

iH: How did were you selected for this role?

BM: How was I selected?

iH: Yeah, was it the normal audition process?

BM: I didn’t actually. I guess they had just thought of me when they were writing the role or after they had written the role which was great. I am always happy when someone says, “You got the part.” I was their choice and believe me that warms the cockles of my heart.

iH: That’s awesome. Do you think you will be playing any similar roles in the future, I sure hope so I am pretty Catholic. You know I would like another shot at the Devil too.

BM: I have a film out that I did in Austrailia by the name of a Director, Christopher Lee Son and that is a movie called Baur. That is basically Jaws on land about a Pig in the outback that kills a bunch of people.

iH: Awesome!

BM: That was very fun! And I have some music coming up. On the 20th of January, I have an EP, so it is just short of an album from HouseCore Records that I did with Phil Anselmo. Phil and I have a little band called Village Hill, and that is coming out again in January. That is something, I am either jumping around doing conventions, music, or movies and I haven’t slowed down yet, so I guess there is time for that. Well, that is good, we don’t want you to slow down.

iH: Well that is good, we don’t want you to slow down, we love all of your stuff.

BM: That is really exciting.

iH: As of right now are you making any convention appearances for 2017?

BM: Appearances, so far the only thing that I think I have scheduled is Days of The Dead in Atlanta and I think that is traditionally in early February. So I will be in Atlanta in February, other than that I couldn’t tell ya.

iH: Well sounds good, have a safe trip and enjoy your time at Spooky Empire. And this movie was awesome; I cannot wait for the horror fans to check it out.

BM: My pleasure and thanks for talking with me.

 

 

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-ABOUT THE AUTHOR-

Ryan T. Cusick is a writer for ihorror.com and very much enjoys conversation and writing about anything within the horror genre. Horror first sparked his interest after watching the original, The Amityville Horror when he was the tender age of three. Ryan lives in California with his wife and Eleven-year-old daughter, who is also expressing interest in the horror genre. Ryan recently received his Master’s Degree in Psychology and has aspirations to write a novel. Ryan can be followed on Twitter @Nytmare112

 

 

 

 

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