On
Combustion,
all the explosion scenes were CGI'd.
I never came near the flames.
HelenPT, Portugal: Hello Joe. Nice to be able to talk to you in this
way. It's a great honor to me.
I admire very
much your work and your commitment to the characters that you embrace in your
life
as an actor. It's very
good to know that you still work, but if you could produce a series, in what
genre
could it be? Action? Western?
JOE LANDO: First of all, thank you, it's a
pleasure speaking with you. I
would love to
be able to be in a really good
action drama, like a 24. I think I'd really enjoy that
LindaR:
I have been a fan of DQMW and Sully from the day it was first aired. I am so
glad to see that
your marriage to Kirsten has survived for so long, it is so refreshing to see this amongst the other short
marriages
in your line of business. What is the secret of you and Kirsten's happy marriage?
JOE LANDO: Well, we just celebrated our tenth
anniversary and we have known each
other close to 18 years. First we were friends, then fell in love, and spent a lot of time
with each
other. There were no
surprises. We knew what we wanted in love and in life.
We both had almost exactly the same wants and desires for
our lives; it was a perfect fit.
Lynda, Indiana: When
you started playing Sully, you said you stopped cutting your hair and
quit
shaving. I have always wondered if
you ever colored or highlighted your hair while you
portrayed Sully? Either way, you are very handsome with
short or long hair. Thank you for
your time.
JOE LANDO: When I would grow my beard out, we would
dye it one color. It was
blonde
and red and not quite grey yet.
It was many different colors. My hair would be
bleached
out from being in the sun and swimming. I also had a lemon tree in my yard and I would squeeze
lemon into it and that would give me my blonde hair.
Kellie, Australia: Johnny Cash and June
Carter Cash were regular guests on Dr. Quinn. Were you
friends outside the show? Did you ever go and visit them at their home in Tennessee, which sadly
just
burnt down last week? They look
like they were great people. Thanks.
JOE LANDO: The Cashes
were great people and we were friends outside of work. We always
got together with them when
they were
in town for concerts. I never went to their house in
Tennessee,
but I know Jane and James visited them their several times.
Karen, Colorado: Hi Joe! I'm most familiar with your work in the
role of Sully, and have enjoyed the series
on DVD. My question is, do you have any desire to play the role of a"real life"
person in a biographical film?
If so, who would you like to play?
JOE LANDO: Steve McQueen, that would be an interesting one.
Nadege, France: Are you really good friend
with Jane Seymour?
JOE LANDO:
Yes, very much so. Her
family and mine get along great. It's always nice spending
time with them.
Penni, NC: Hello Joe. It has been awhile in between seeing you on our
television screens. I am curious
to what your intentions are towards acting
these days? Are you wanting to be more behind the scenes,
like directing or writing? We all
miss you terribly. I hope to see you in something new soon. Good luck
in whatever your desire is.
JOE LANDO:
Actually, I've just kind of taken a hiatus from work, haven't really
felt like being
away from the family, although I do hope to work again sometime soon. It's
something that kind
of comes and goes. And the creativity part of it comes out in a different
direction and I get distracted
and do that for a while. But I've
definitely been thinking of acting more these days.
Beatrice, France: I saw recently"Engaged to Kill" that is
finally seen on the French channel.
You are
formidable in this role. Was it difficult to play Robert Lord? How do you summon to get angry during
a role, not easy?
JOE LANDO: I just put myself in the character's
situation, try to feel exactly the way
I would feel if someone had done
something to a member of my family. I can also
knock
it off very quickly, joking around before and after a serious scene takes place.
Kerri, Memphis: Will Higher Ground be put on DVD and if so, when? I
loved the series and would
love to see it again.
JOE LANDO:
I had heard that it would be out a while ago. I am also disappointed it isn't out
yet either. It deserves to
be seen by a new audience now.
Ann S, Forest of Dean, U.K.: The most enjoyable time I had riding bareback was
when we (my horse
and me) rode along the beach and went swimming in the sea. Have you ever been swimming on a horse?
JOE LANDO: No, I've never even ridden down the beach on a horse but
it is one of my wife's
dreams, to go galloping down the beach on a horse.
Marica,
Spain: Hi Joe, what do you think about" Reality shows"?
JOE LANDO:
Hey, I love some of them. Dancing
with the Stars I'm addicted to. I watch
America's Next
Top Model. I like seeing these bratty women complaining about having to get up early.
JackieW, Monroe, WI: You are my favorite actor-you can brighten up any day! I
have two sons and
a daughter the same age difference as yours. I was wondering what you do as a family for fun. Also,
I was wondering if you have any special things planned
for the summer. Thanks for responding-you
are awesome!!!
JOE LANDO:
Thank you very much. I plan
on taking some kind of road trip with the family,
as we always do. We just can't lock down a location just
yet.
Annie, France: There was a great chemistry between Jane and you. Why is it so difficult for you to
find a
project that you could make together?
JOE LANDO: We haven't
really actively been looking.
Christine, France: I have seen there is a lot of snow this year in your US
mountains. Do you sometimes
take
your family skiing and playing in the snow? It could be fun for them rather being used to the sun
and the beaches you have
in California.
JOE LANDO:
Yes. Colorado is one of my favorite
places to take my family. Spring
skiing in Aspen is the best.
RobR, Silver Spring, Maryland: I was just
wondering if you still smoke? I've
been trying to quit
for years and it's pretty tough!
JOE LANDO: I never was a real professional smoker
and I would never want my kids to see
me smoking, so for that reason alone I
don't; it's easy.
Marie, Germany: dear mr. lando, as often as I hear of American and other
celebrities, most of the news are
bad ones. Which means that it seems that many
of these famous people don't know how to behave, they
often seem to have the attitude "everything
is possible because"I'm rich and famous." Most of them
obviously don't care about the image their behaviour creates. And I feel that most of
them lose contact
with the "normal world." In my
opinion, they are not reliable or trustworthy. YOU SEEM TO BE
SO DIFFERENT!!! I would like to congratulate you on your way of combining
living and working.
I think you are doing a real great job: Working but not filling the gossip columns in the papers at all.
How do you do that? Is
it difficult to combine this profession with family life? Does it sometimes force
down job offers because they don't match with your private plans?
JOE LANDO:
I'm very lucky that things turned out in my personal life and
professional life
pretty close to the way I planned it. Some things have gone wrong but, for the most part, I have
been pretty blessed. And my attitude towards work, if it
comes it comes and, if it doesn't, there
are more important things
in my life. When I was younger, my career was the most
important
thing, now that‘s all changed.
Tia, Norfolk, Virginia: I bet that over the years you have made many friends
with the various casts.
Of all the
people you have worked with, who has been your friend the longest?
JOE LANDO: Brian
Tarantina. I've known him since
1990. Brian, he's often my houseguest
when he comes out here from New York. I've known Jane a long time now. It's hard to believe
it's been 14 years. Brian and Jane
I've known the longest. Danny Bonaduce, but I've never
worked with him.
Melia, USA: Mr. Joe...Hi! Thank you so much for taking time for
questions. You are my favorite actor
so this is awesome:). You are also very
handsome. My question is, what was your favorite episode of
"Higher
Ground" to film? (Not to sway you but I
personally enjoyed the scene where you had to sing
"YMCA",
LOL!) Thanks so much for answering. All the best to you.
JOE LANDO: YMCA wasn't my favorite,
but Innocence, when
my father crosses over the bridge,
it breaks my heart every time, with the little
boy who looks exactly like my son.
Masha, Tehran-Iran: Hi Joe, well I have got somehow a strange question. I wanted to know, are there
any native
Americans left in the American continent that would live like the way they did in the past
(like the Cheyenne in Dr. Quinn), or
even have the kind that lives like the Cheyenne had? I would really
love to visit them when I came to America. Thanks Joe.
JOE LANDO:
I would have to say their beliefs remain pretty much the same, although their
living quarters on reservations and off are much different.
Desy, Italy: Hi. I am Desiree from Italy. I'd like to
ask you two questions (and sorry for my bad english!):
1) If you could change something of your life so far, what would you change and
why?
2) Is there anything you'd like to do in your life and you
haven't done yet? Thanks. And
even if you decide not to answer them, thanks to be such a good actor.
JOE LANDO: Thank you, I wish I were taller. I was supposed to be 6'2" but it didn't
happen for me. I'm still working
on the list. I'll let you know if I don't get them all
done 40 years from now. I wanted to be Hugh Hefner for five days during April of
1979, or any five days.
Selena, France: I am fond of Egyptology and except my job it is my only
passion. Do you have
yourself one
passion?
JOE LANDO: My
children. I spend most of my time
thinking how to be a better father.
That's the big one right now.
Donna H, Tennessee: First, I
would like to say my kids and I greatly enjoyed your characters
on both HG and
DQ. They actually looked forward to every episode. As a parent, I felt blessed
to have been able to let my kids
experience the lessons they taught, but I was especially blessed
by HG. We were greatly saddened when it didn't come back
on. How was it playing at that deeply
of an emotional level with so many kids
and Anne Marie Loder?
Did it make you all that much of
a
close-knit family? Do you stay in touch? Thank you so much for helping create
such positive
television for our kids. I'm
only sorry we don't get to see more of you.
JOE LANDO:
We don't stay in touch as much as we would like, but I could safely
say
it was a special time in our lives and there's not a person involved in that show that isn't
proud of it.
Therese, New Orleans, Louisiana: How
did you get your first acting job?
Did you prepare
for your career with acting lessons? I think this information would be
helpful to young people
who would like to become actors. Thank you for sharing so much of yourself through your
acting
and this website.
JOE LANDO:
I studied acting for several years in the Vincent Chase workshop before
I even went out on my first audition.
Heather, Wisconsin: Hey Joe! I am a 20 yr.
old soldier, recently in Iraq, gettin' my taste of
worldwide culture and seein'
other countries... I've realized a lot about myself in my 15-month
deployment and I have gone to understand, expand my wisdom, and
respect more of the cultures and
the people who live in this world... Other
languages are always fun to learn... My question for you is,
what culture/country in this world has
intrigued you the most in life? Take care back home and God Bless!
JOE LANDO: The Greeks and the Romans, that period in time seems very
interesting,
the architecture, the debauchery, et cetera, et cetera. Stay safe where you are. God bless
you and thank you very much for the great sacrifice you are making.
Kellie, Australia: Hi Joe! I've been recently watching Breaking Bonaduce. How did you and
Danny become friends? I know you are close with him. I think you and him should star in a
movie together.... hope will see you soon on TV. Thanks
JOE LANDO: I've known Danny since 1980. Met him through my first girlfriend
here.
He's godfather to one of my
children. He and his wife are
godparents. I doubt that Danny
and I would ever star in a movie together.
