GameSpy: How did you get involved with Myst III?
>Brad Dourif: Through my agent. He knew the guy who was producing it, and the producer called and asked for help, and my name came up.
GameSpy: How much of the game did you get to see before you signed on?
>Brad Dourif: Well, I just said "yes" immediately, just because it was Myst. I'm a fan, particularly of the first game, so I was very very happy to do it. I played the first game, as did all my friends.
GameSpy: Did you beat it?
>Brad Dourif: Sure.
GameSpy: Were you as into the second one as well?
>Brad Dourif: No. I thought the second one was what I would called "dense." Too many puzzles upon puzzles upon puzzles, and I thought they were too complex, rather than just being difficult. A lot of it was wonderful, but some of it was almost impossible.
GameSpy: Did they reassure you that this wouldn't be a problem with the Myst III?
>Brad Dourif: Yes, when I talked to them, they said that it was going to be more along the lines of the first one.
GameSpy: You mentioned that your friends were also into Myst. Were they especially impressed that you were going to be acting in a Myst game?
>Brad Dourif: My friends are sort of used to me doing a lot of stuff, but some of them were like, "Oh cool, man."
GameSpy: How into games are you?
>Brad Dourif: I love them. I like the Sim games, and I've done the Gabriel's Knights series; never the first one, but I've done the second two.
GameSpy: Had you ever been asked to do voice-over or acting in any games before?
>Brad Dourif: Yes, but I forget the name of it. I don't know if it's out yet.
GameSpy: Is acting for a video game different from acting in a movie or TV show?
>Brad Dourif: Sure, of course. Like in this game, the player was not there [in the shot], so I had to act alone, which is really rather difficult. Plus I was working in a blue screen area, and while the producers can see the set, I can't.
GameSpy: Now that it's done, have you gotten to play the game?
>Brad Dourif: Yes, though obviously I got the [cheat] book out so I could see how it flowed.
GameSpy: What do you think?
>Brad Dourif: It's good, but the puzzles are much more formal in this game. By that I mean, "Here is a puzzle that you need to solve," as opposed to the other games in which you were uncovering a mystery.
GameSpy: I don't want to spoil the ending of Myst III for anyone, but has there been any talk of reprising your role for Myst IV?
>Brad Dourif: There has not been any talk, and that does not give away anything.
Dourif discusses his other projects...
GameSpy: Besides Myst III, you've been in such movies and TV shows
as The Exorcist III, Star Trek: Voyager, Alien Resurrection, and
Dune. Are you a big sci-fi fan, or is this just a coincidence?
>Brad Dourif: I like sci-fi. I don't read science fiction, I read science, books on astronomy and physics. But I do like to watch science fiction. I go through periods where I watch the Sci-Fi Channel.
GameSpy: You're also the voice of Chucky in the Child's Play movies. Has there ever been any talk of making a Chucky game?
>Brad Dourif: No, I've never heard it. I don't know why they would do that. It doesn't sound like a very interesting game to me.
GameSpy: Besides Myst III, you've also appearing in the Lord Of The Rings movies, in which you play Grima Wormtongue? Have you seen any of the first film yet?
>Brad Dourif: It looks great. Everything that I saw that they were doing live was wonderful, and I saw half an hour of the first one, and it looked great. If it holds up the way it looks like it will, then all three movies should be pretty darn good.
GameSpy: Besides the movies I've mentioned, you've also been in One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest, Ragtime, Blue Velvet, Jungle Fever, and many, many others. Of all your roles, is there one you get recognized for the most?
>Brad Dourif: Not anymore. A long time ago it would've been , but not now.
GameSpy: So is there one role you've played you're most proud of?
>Brad Dourif: No…I don't think so. I tend to be into what I'm doing now.
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