Sarah Michelle Gellar talks about Eliza Dushku & Buffy/Faith
ERK: So can you talk about what it was like having Eliza come on the show and sort of what that did to the equilibrium of the show?
SMG: Well, Eliza’s a force. You know, Eliza, I had known Eliza for God, I mean, since we were young. And so, I’d known Eliza for a really long time. And, you know, I ask a lot of scene partners. And so when they were casting Faith and they brought up Eliza’s name, I was really excited, because I knew that she would bring energy and performance and, you know, it can be a lot to come into an existing show in a role like that. And you need someone that has Eliza’s confidence to be able to do it. And she’s like a pro. And, you know, I knew that she would really challenge me and that was exciting to me.
ERK: When she came back in season 4, that’s my favorite episode of the series.
SMG: Oh, when we switched bodies. That was so much fun. Like we spent some time together coming up with— that was a blast.
ERK: You are on another level in that episode.
SMG: That was one of the most— like I have a couple for me that were like the most fun and challenging and challenging in the good way. Like I was excited to tackle that challenge, and really spent time studying Eliza, and what are the movements I could do and what are the things I could do to be her.
