Sandie of Daemon TV has posted a great interview with Elisha Cuthbert, talking Kim Bauer, dream roles and even Tony’s turn. Highlights:
On Kim’s return to 24:
[...] I’m really lucky that I can come in and out and get to do other things and yet still be on the show and sort of there in the right way. It’s not because the writers are forced to write something for the character now. They write for Kim when it’s appropriate and it works for the show. I couldn’t be happier for those reasons.
On the process of the Kim/Jack reunion scene:
Kiefer and I rehearsed quite a bit on our own time before actually getting on set and that really helped. In TV you don’t really have the luxury to take that time and to do that on the set because it’s such a fast paced show. There’s so much work that needs to be done that the extra time was really a nice thing for Kiefer to do for me.
On her hopes for Kim in Season 8:
I’m really pleased to see that this season we’re touching on who she is now and where she’s at in her family life and how she’s reconnected with her father, which I think audiences really want to see. Then as the season goes on it would be amazing to continue to do action stuff. She’s got the training and the character who’s been down that path before and it wouldn’t be right to not have her in a bit of danger, but you never know. The writers are always going back and forth with ideas and coming up with things on the spot. I’m hoping that they’ll incorporate that somewhere in the season.
On having her arm set on fire:
It was terrifying. I was really confident going in because we have amazing stunt coordinators and they do this every episode. I knew that I was in good hands, but I just wasn’t sure how it was going to go. The idea of your arm being on fire isn’t a pleasant one, but then when it actually happened it was amazing. [...] But when your eyes look down at your arm on fire your mind really is connecting to the sheer fear of the fact that you’re actually on fire. Even though I didn’t feel the heat it definitely was terrifying.
On Tony and the Brotherhood (when asked who her favourite character on the show besides Kim is):
I really like the dynamic between Carlos Bernard’s character, Tony Almeida and Jack. Tony has been there from day one which is rare. Obviously a lot of characters have died off or gone off to do other things. Tony’s character has really stuck through from the beginning. Last year, for his character to go through so many twists and turns, it was really exciting to watch that and the suspense of if he was bad or good and what side he was on. He was just a really well written character last year, just dynamite. [...] I think fans that have seen the show since day one are getting smarter and know that these twists are coming, but for some reason the way that it was written and the way that Carlos played the character and obviously the history that he has on the show, it was really tough to determine where he was going. That was really amazing. I enjoy watching Carlos and also when Carlos and Kiefer work together, it’s just dynamite. Their fight was so intense. I can only imagine. You could sense it, you could feel that these were two actors that have worked together for quite some time on the show and they just brought it. It was unbelievable.
