Gametraders Live September Magazine

I asked what it is that he likes to cook at
home, to which Spike shared his recipe
for Thomas Keller style baked chicken.
Several of Spike’s favourite recipes can be
found on the website, dontkillyourdate.
com.
“I like to explore though, like while I’m
here I’m like ‘OK, what is THE BEST food
I should have while I’m in Adelaide?
Like, in Melbourne I would say go to the
Chinatown because they do great duck. I
love that. In Sydney… I dunno, you know,
it’s so eclectic. But when I’m in a locale
(and I ask) what’s the local thing? What is
it you’ve gotta have? And they always tell
me”.
Upon this revelation I shared the
not so secret recipe of the pie
floater, an Adelaide specialty. Spike
had actually eaten this before in
Sydney of all places! Most of Spike’s
meals are typically meat and three veg,
though it’s how he works with the food
that makes it special.
“I will say this. I’m not such a snobby
foodie that I won’t go to
McDonalds and get a Big Mac,
because I grew up with that stuff,
and I’m like ‘yes, it’s crap, it’s awful,
it’s horrible and amazing sometimes!
So, I won’t judge”.
After this we decided it was time to
discuss Spike’s acting career, as this was
the whole reason for the interview. I
have an appreciation of food as well, and
could have devoted the whole interview
for it. However, I’m not sure that
Gametraders would have published it.
I asked Spike how he got the storyline
for the characters he voices in video
games. At that point he can’t play
through the game like the player can, so
does he read the whole script first?
“Mainly you just focus on your character
because a lot of times we don’t have
access to any of this. I’ve done jobs
where I don’t even know what I’m doing.
Here’s the character, the director says
‘OK, here’s what’s going on and here’s
what you’re feeling, go! You do that.’ So
when people think about an actor who’s
doing a role, you have to… understand
the actor is only doing what the director
tells them to do. If you don’t like the way
an actor did something don’t blame the
actor, because we’re doing
what we’re told. That’s our
job”.
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