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Truth And Consequences

Lindsay Monroe has had a lot to deal within her life, and things haven't become any easier for her since joining Mac Taylor's NYC CSI team. But, on the other hand, she did end up meeting Danny Messer. Lindsay and Danny's relationship hasn't been all hearts and flowers. Like all lovers, they've had their ups and downs, and adding a baby into the mix isn't quite what either of them had planned.

But, when actress Anna Belknap revealed that she would be expecting her second child during filming, the show's producers decided that it was the perfect opportunity to really stir things up for the couple. Now, with the pair deciding to take a trip down th aisle, there's a new first for the franchise: CSI's only married co-workers. Here, Anna Belknap discusses how the baby storyline was born...

The Official CSI Magazine: Tell us about the decision to make your pregnancy part of the show. How did that come about?

Anna Belknap: That all happened between the writers. I called Pam Veasey over the summer, to tell her I was pregnant. And she was like, [mimics worried voiced] "Well, alright, I'll get back to you..." [laughs] The last time I was pregnant, it was season three, and Danny and Lindsay weren't even in a relationship. It would have been too quick [for them], and so they hid it. But I think in season five, they felt, well, this kind of thing happens to grown-ups. This is what happens in the world. People grow up, they have kids, they have unplanned pregnancies. And so I guess they just decided to play it. I wasn't really privy to the whole debate about it.

So when did they tell you?

Pam told me on the phone while we were still on hiatus. First I was like, "Oh my god!" I thought my personal life was somehow going to be played out on screen. It was weird. Being pregnant is obviously a personal thing, and to have that be part of a TV show, I thought how strange that would be. But I'm really glad they did it. Once we started filming -- it's just so much easier when you don't have to hide something. Not just my stomach, but also hiding this whole part of who you are when you're trying to act. It just felt much more organic this time around, getting to actually show that it's difficult to bend down, and stuff like that! Last time I was trying to look effortless, and I was turning around 30lbs...

Even though you weren't hiding it, you don't tend to shoot everything in order -- so did you have to pretend you were at a different stage of the pregnancy than you were?

Lindsay Monroe is less pregnant than Anna Belknap. So by the time I revealed it to Danny,it was pretty obvious, if you saw me in real life, that I was pregnant. So they did have to hide it a little. All along they were trying to make it look as if I wasn't quite as pregnant as I actually am. But there's only so much you can do!

How happy are you with how the writers handled the pregnancy story?

I've been really happy with how they've written it. Danny and Lindsay's relationship was not on completely solid ground when it happened, and they didn't gloss over that. I thought it was treated really truthfully, especially when Lindsay tells Danny that she's pregnant. I just thought it was done honestly. All they complexity that it would have in [a real conversation like that] was in the script. These two people -- they'll have plenty of time to be really happy, but at the beginning it's really scary and really shocking and you don't know how people will react. I felt very much like that when I was acting it. I didn't know how Danny was going to respond, and it's a very tender thing. It's a huge adjustment. So I liked that they didn't shy away from making it complicated like that.

What discussions did you have with Carmine about how to play those scenes?

We didn't really [discuss it]. Each of our characters come at it from such different points of view, so we didn't share too much. Lindsay comes at it wanting Danny to react a certain way, and Danny comes at it completely blindsided and trying to react in as good a way as possible [laughs]. The whole point of the scene is that those two things are so different, and that's what makes the tension. So we talked generally about where we think their relationship is, but we didn't talk too much about what each other was thinking.

Before the pregnancy revelation, we hadn't seen much of Danny and Lindsay's relationship for a while. Do you think, if your own pregnancy hadn't given them this opportunity, the writers would have let it fizzle out?

I don't think so. It's a fun part of the characters, so I don't think it would have fizzled out. I don't think they would have written this in, quite so soon, at least [laughs]. But I think Danny and Lindsay have always had this back-and-forth relationship: it's good and then it's bad and then it's good and then it's bad. So I think it would have gone along those lines, probably, for awhile longer.

Do you know anything about what the writers have planned for Lindsay's future?

I don't! They keep us totally in the dark [laughs]. I don't mind it, actually. It would be fun to have an arc written out at the beginning, where you knew where you were going to go, but in a way that's not true to life. So I like being kept in the dark about it, because also I think it's a good thing when story arcs are really created by the writers. I'm not sure my input would be in the best interests of my character. I know that sounds weird, but as an actor your job is to bring other people's words to life. And sometimes the best way to make the character more real is to not put my hands on it, rather than have control and turn it into probably what would be a lot like me.

What would you like to see?

Well, just thinking about it from Lindsay's point of view, I want it all to work out and for their little baby to have a happy family. I hope they work on their relationship and handle this little baby. Their relationship is sweet. I think they would be a good team and good parents together. They share a love and respect for each other that is unique.

Is Lindsay's entire story this year tied up with the baby? Can you see anything else going on?

I would imagine it's mainly going to be the baby, because they like to spread around little storylines for everybody. And I'm getting a pretty big one, so I can't imagine there will be yet another big thing for Lindsay to handle! I think a baby is plenty.

Are you at all worried that may be slightly confining for your character?

Well, I don't think it is confining, especially because this is just one season of hopefully many more. It's such a huge experience and having gone through it myself, I don't think it's confining to start defining her in the new role as a working mom, or a wife. It's all very complicated and there are a lot of issues we can address with those things.

MERCI LINDSAY

Merci Lindsay pour cette Interview

Elle est trop cool cette interview ! Merci pour la traduction !

Citation :

Ask a Native: Anna Belknap
Before she joined the cast of CSI: NY as ace detective Lindsay Monroe, this Damariscotta native was investigating the scenes of her beautiful home state.

ON MAINE SUSTENANCE
I had one of the best meals of my life at Fore Street in Portland. I'm also a huge fan of Muscongus Bay Lobster. You can bring everything yourself - your drink, your salad - and they boil the lobster and steam the clams for you while you sit watching the boats in Round Pond Harbor.

ON THE SEASHORE
I haven't been to too many Maine beaches, but my favorite is Pemaquid on a cloudy day. The sand is the softest beach sand I have ever felt. I was there for all that rain in summer 2009, and we went there so the kids could run around.

ON HER FAVORITE LOCAL HAUNTS
Anywhere you can see the water. I also hang at North Cottage Coffee in Damariscotta because the bagels are great, and they have a big bucket of toys for my kids. And the Maine Coast Book Shop is a great place to spend a few hours.

ON HER IDEAL HOMETOWN DAY
I'd wake up, take my dad's motorboat into town with the kids for some coffee, grab a sandwich at Zecchino's, go for a swim at the lake, pick blueberries at my aunt's house, hang out with my family and all my cousins, then eat lobster and go to bed at 8 p.m. Wholesome, anyone?
Originally published in New England Travel & Life, 2010

source: http://www.bostonmagazine.com/articles/ask_a_native_anna_belknap_maine/

aa elle est vraiment sympa cette interview! Anna est vraiment une personne simple qui ne se prends pas la tête, c'est cool de connaitre un peu plus de chose sur elle! Merci beaucoup Perl'!

Merci pour l'interview Perl. Y'a pas à dire, elle pourrait faire ses caprices comme d'autres l'ont fait concernant le salaire, le peu d'importance qu'on lui accorde dans la série (Katherine Heigl),... mais non : elle reste super simple. Ouais, moi aussi je me disais la même chose Linds, trop fort mdr

Ouais, même mieux que les scénaristes mdr

J'ai malheureusement le même ressenti... quel gâchi !

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Perl, je pense aussi. Y'a quand même beaucoup de points communs entre l'actrice et le personnage.

pour ce que vous dites à propos du changement de perso, j'ai remarqué ça dans plusieurs séries, et pas qu'avec les perso mais aussi avec la façon dont se déroulais les enquêtes pour les séries policières, ou la façon de tourner l'attention par exemple GA.

On voit qu'entre les saisons y'a des évolutions et c'est bienj mais y'a des changement qui changent... et c'est mal

Je me suis dis un jour, que les scénaristes et tout ceux qui participent à une série devrait regarder les saison précédentes à chacune de leurs vacance, histoire de pas oublier les début de la série...

Merci pour les interviews.