(applause) (cheering) 
 
>>Ladies and gentlemen, our first guest has worked with stars such as
Wesley Snipes and Brad Pitt and his work on Forever Knight earned him 
a Gemini award. Please welcome... 
>> Mike: Nigel Bennett, ladies and gentlemen. We had -- we've had other
people on from Forever Knight. You played a vampire on that show. 
>> Nigel Bennett: Yeah. A very old vampire. 
>> Mike: How old was he? 
>> Nigel Bennett: At the eruption of Mount Vesuvius -- a long time ago.
I wear it well. 
>> Mike: After a show like that, do you have a tendency to poo-poo the 
idea of vampires, or do you believe it? 
>> Nigel Bennett: I do conventions and personal appearances and I've had
people come up to me and say absolutely straight faced that I am a 
vampire. 
 
>>Mike: What time of day was that? 
>> Nigel Bennett: Luckily for me it was during the day. So I knew I was 
safe. But they claim to actually drink human blood, which is weird. 
>> Mike: I've heard of cultures where people drink blood. The Mao Mao 
warriors used to drink blood from cattle. 
>> Nigel Bennett: Our lead character would drink cow's blood. 
>> Mike: Why do you think people continue to be fascinated by the vampire
legend. 
>> Nigel Bennett: It's the erotic thing, the idea of women grabbing on to 
men and sucking their necks -- it's an erotic thing. Sorry about that. And
it's fascinating. It's very romantic as well and romance has come back in 
a big way. 
 
>>Mike: So, do you think this is a good thing for the Red Cross or bad? 
>> Nigel Bennett: I think it's one of the deciding factor in the recent 
inquiry. 
>> Mike: You were in the states playing the Rocky Horror Picture show. I 
used to go and see that at the Kingsway theatre once a year. Remember 
that, folks, throwing croutons at the screen? What part did you play? 
>> Nigel Bennett: I played riff-raf. 
>> Mike: Elbows. 
>> Nigel Bennett: Yes. We did an interview, we toured with that. 
>> Mike: You used to do the elbow thing and people would think he was 
having sex. Right? 
>> Nigel Bnnett: I never did that. Guys used to come up to me back stage 
and rub my hump for luck. 
 
>>Mike:Ha! Did anybody get lucky from it, or -- 
>> Nigel Bennett: Well, no. (Laughter) I was saving myself for Mr. Right. 
>> Mike: This is something I've never heard about an actor. You're a 
hunter as well? 
>> Nigel Bennett: Yes. 
>> Mike: Most actors I bump into are not hunters. You were hunting 
recently in Nova Scotia. What do you hunt? 
>> Nigel Bennett: Deer. 
>> Mike: For food? 
>> Nigel Bennett: I eat them. 
>> Mike: I could see actors hunting animals for food. 
>> Nigel Bennett: Absolutely. 
>> Mike: Not a high-paying profession in this country, so when you shoot 
you eat. 
 
>>Nigel Bennett: I don't shoot anything that I don't eat. 
>> Mike: Do you get out there and butcher yourself? 
>> Nigel Bennett: You field dress it. 
>> Mike: That an expression they use to suck the deer into the area, we'll
field dress you? Your character on Psi Factor -- Frank 
>> Nigel Bennett: He's with the office of scientific investigation and 
research. 
>> Mike: He's a very cold man. 
>> Nigel Bennett: He's very enigmatic and you're not sure if he's with 
the team or against it. He has his own agenda. 
>> Mike: He's a war veteran and C.I.A. -- 
>> Nigel Bennett: I have no idea. They've never said. 
 
>> Mike: Play him day by day. 
>> Nigel Bennett: No, eat the food and go home. 
>> Mike: Is the character drastically different from you? 
>> Nigel Bennett: Yes! 
>> Mike: Do you prefer playing good guys or bad guys -- because I've 
always pictured you as a bad guy. 
>> Nigel Bennett: Bad guys are easier to do than good guys. 
>> Mike: What's been your favourite film experience so far? 
>> Nigel Bennett: I think Narrow Margin with Gene Hackman and Anne Archer. 
>> Mike: Right. Yes. I enjoyed that film. She's a witness to a D.A. -- 
Or, is it an FBI agent. You're one of the guys chasing her on the train 
trying to kill her. She's a lovely woman. I had a big crush on her when 
I was younger. 
 
>>Nigel Bennett: She's one of the few who looks better without makeup 
than when she has it. 
>> Mike: I wonder if they'd let her go on without it. Have you seen her 
since the film? I was hoping you could pass on my regards. 
>> Nigel bennett: I will when I see her. 
>> Mike: And you like golf? What do you like about golf? A lot of deer 
hanging around the government -- the golf course? You're going to get a 
phone call tomorrow from a certain somebody! We'll be right back with 
leather lady Carrie gray.