Here is an exclusive interview with Danai Gurira who plays the role of Michonne on The Walking Dead season 3.
Notable quote: Michonne is a warrior-like and she wouldn’t back down.
Read the interview by The Hollywood Reporter.
THR: Have you picked up The Walking Dead yet?
Gurira: Yes, I’m being sent them now. I was reading snippets I could get online. I’ve been doing a lot of research prior to getting the part in preparation to get to know the the world and the force of this amazing story. I watched Season 1 and I was blown away and was trying to get to know more. I’ll be doing that this week.
THR: Sounds like a perfect fit. How else will your stage background inform how you play Michonne?
Gurira: I was trying to really investigate a character and allow her to have as much dimension as possible and crack it open even more. What you see through the writing and vision of the creator, you add to it by bringing your full humanity and by really delving into the character’s background and their motives and fears, all those things can make a multidimensional character come to life. That’s how I’ve been trained from the beginning and how I’ve created characters in the past on the stage or through my playwriting. I plan to bring all of that to the table to allow Michonne to be as rich and complex as possible. I’m excited to bring her to life as someone who really has a lot of life and a lot of complexity.
THR: Hypothetical question: How do you think Michonne would have fared against Shane in his final confrontation with Rick?
Gurira: (Laughing.) I’m getting to know her, but my thought on Michonne at this moment is she’s warrior-like and she wouldn’t back down.
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