Broken Wings

<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0 height="100%"><tr> <td valign="top" width=99 BGCOLOR="#262626" TEXT="#F7F7FF" bgproperties="fixed" background="04a63803.jpg"> <bR> </td> <td valign="top" BGCOLOR="#CCCC99" TEXT="#080000" background="04c1a813.jpg"> <div> <A HREF="interviews.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Robert Beltran Interviews Articles"><U><B> <img src="HTMLobj-1901/aniGif.gif" border="0" align="bottom" width="468" height="65">  </B></U></A></div> <div>  <img src="HTMLobj-1902/aniGif.gif" border="0" align="bottom" width="626" height="18">  </div> <bR> <bR> <div> <B> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="3" WIDTH="235" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#666633" BORDERCOLORDARK="#333300" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER BGCOLOR=#333300 HEIGHT= 33 ><NOBR><div> <B>Broken Wings</B></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> </TABLE></B></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="775" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#000000" BORDERCOLORDARK="#000000" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER HEIGHT= 796 WIDTH="775"><bR> <div> <B>Star Trek Monthly, February 2001</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>[cut non-interview piece about Shattered]....</B></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <B>Beltran expounds on the mood on set during ST:VOY's seventh and final season. "Pretty much the same as going into the second, third, fourth, fifth and sixth," he laughs. "Except that it's much more relaxed. We're having a lot of fun. It's relaxed because we've done six-and-a-half years and I think most of us are looking forward to the next thing in our careers, even though it'll be sad leaving people we've been working with, because it's a great crew and the cast get along very well."</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>Looking back, Beltran says he feels that the best ST:VOY episodes are those where "they're discussing death, or life after death, or sociological problems."</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>Beltan believes that being an actor, inside the process of making television, may actually prevent him from getting the same pleasure out of the material that non-industry viewers derive. "I'm in the business, I've been studying writing for a long time ... so I can see things that most people [don't]. That's not to say that I can't go see a movie. I don't like to try to figure it out, I just like to enjoy the experience."</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>When he's looking to be entertained himself, Beltran says he's inclined to seek out theatre and classical music. </B></div> <div> <B>"I can be entertained by rock 'n' roll. I prefer going to a Brahms symphony or Beethoven or Chopin or Debussy. The music really moves me. I'd prefer to see a good play - I don't tune into Friends looking for entertainment."</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>The high regard of ST:VOY fans is something that Beltran values. He's concerned that some of his words in interviews and at conventions may have been misconstrued. "We have a large loyal audience and I appreciate that. Unfortunately, they sometimes take my comments as putting them down, which is not at all [the case]. </B></div> <div> <B>I appreciate them very much."</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>Beltran is particularly grateful for the support of fans in his off-camera endeavours. "It's helped immensely, because the loyalty of the fans extends beyond the character I play. They've been very loyal in supporting the Down's Syndrome Association of Los Angeles, my charity. This Saturday is the night of the [Galaxy] Charity Ball, and we've got 500 people showing up, which is wonderful. We're going to raise a lot of money, and that's a direct result of my being on this show." </B></div> <bR> <div> <B>After seven years on ST:VOY, is there anything that could bring Beltran back to series television? </B></div> <div> <B>"A paycheque," he says frankly. "I know that sounds mercenary, but it's not. The production side [of television] considers it a business. Actors make a big mistake going into it like it's some kind of art form, because it's only going to disappoint them. I admire actors who can really enjoy the work and feel like they're really doing something. There are some series that have more opportunity to get good episodes. Seven years is about all that a series like this can take, I think."</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>Interviewer: Abbie Bernstein </B></div> <bR> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <A HREF="interviews_2001.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Robert Beltran Interviews Articles"><U><IMG SRC="0f5aa220.jpg" border=0 width="170" height="34" ALT="Interviews" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></U></A></div> <bR> <div> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="683" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP BGCOLOR=#999980 HEIGHT= 39 ><NOBR><div> <B>©</B><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#333300" FACE="Book Antiqua" ><B>R</B></FONT><B>o</B><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#333300" FACE="Book Antiqua" ><B>A</B></FONT><B>d</B><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#333300" FACE="Book Antiqua" ><B>B</B></FONT><B>e </B><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#333300" FACE="Book Antiqua" ><B>is a fan site and is not the official Robert Beltran site. 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