'Buffy's Spike Hits The Stage, Zap2It, 08/18/00

"So refreshing," he says. "Ever since I met (`Buffy' creator) Joss Whedon, I haven't worried about my rent. I cannot tell you what a difference that makes. As a regional-theater actor, I don't know if I went one month without worrying where the next month's rent was coming from. You get used to that stress, and forget that you even have it, until it's taken away. You mean poverty's over? What? I'm still collecting twine."

Alloy magazine, July 2000

We'll play by the rules. What do you hope will happen?
James: Two Words. "More Tail." I want to either kick it, get it, or both.

Why do you think fans love Spike so much?
James: I think Spike's appeal is that he can take whatever, or whoever he wants, whenever he wants. Instant Gratification. That, and the fact that he has bleached blond hair without roots.

Biting Cold: LA Life Weekend, 02/25/00

when quizzed about the dangers of being typecast: "You mean, I might get pigeon- holed as the bad-ass cool guy?! Ooh. I guess I've got to get some real nerd roles so people will know my range." He laughs.

Marsters of the Universe -
Indiana Herald - Times - 12/17/99

"So I was very surprised to be asked to come back after my fifth Buffy episode," he says, "I think [series creator/writer] Joss Whedon just said, "You don't suck so bad."

"People who meet me on the street want me to bite them," Marsters says. "I'll get girls who say 'Bite here, baby!' - and then my girlfriend kicks their ass."

"Sometimes they'll come up to me and say I look like Spike." Marsters adds. "I'll turn around and say, 'But, love, I am Spike."

Spike Speaks  - scifi.ign.com
"I'm such a fake!" he laughs. "When I first came on the show, in the second season, the accent really [wasn't] as good. It's been, more than anything, Tony Head [Giles], who actually sounds a lot more like Spike in real life than Giles, he helps me. And just hanging around him and picking up stuff. But he's very helpful, like I remember he said recently [here, James affects the refined "Tony Head" voice], 'James, we don't say 'arse.' We say 'ass' like the rest of the world.' OK, sorry."

"Actually, this is the first time Joss [Whedon, Buffy mastermind] has told me what he's going to do with Spike, or at least what he's thinking of now. And I can't...oh, God. I'm in fear of spilling anything, frankly, because what he's doing is, like, beyond my wildest dreams. It's really good. And he's always said, "If something really good is going to happen, and you leak it, I'll change it." And he's so creative, he could do it. It's a great idea, but he's like, "Oh, forget it. We'll put you in a tutu instead."

IGN Sci-Fi: Is it true that you and Marc Blucas compare abs?
James: [Laughing] No, we don't compare abs. We were in a mutual support society. I kind of alerted him: "You are mackin' on Buffy, they're gonna take you naked, dude." He's like a basketball guy, he knows about being in shape, but I was just letting him know. He's like "Oh, shit." And then they sprung it on Seth [Green], man! They didn't tell him he was going down, and then he's like [makes incoherent yelling noises]. Of course, he's ripped, anyway...

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