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Wednesday, September 11, 2002 - 02:28 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
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''Big Brother''

Devil Dodge Roddy on Chiara's bikini and why he's not Satan -- The latest ''Big Brother'' evictee tells EW.com which promise Danielle broke and who he thinks deserves to win by Lynette Rice

As Danielle Reyes might say, the devil got his due. After a 3-0 vote, Roddy Mancuso became the seventh houseguest to leave CBS' ''Big Brother'' house. The day after his eviction, EW.com sat down with the 30-year-old budding screenwriter in Studio City, Calif., to talk about his ouster, his relationship with Chiara, and the unfortunate Lucifer moniker.

Why do you think the producers originally selected you?

I think I came across as a bit arrogant. I didn't know anything about the show, so when I started asking questions about it, I said my being on the show would be like Crocodile Dundee being on ''Survivor.''

What was your strategy?

I know that being good or attempting to be good is the best I can do. I can do that better than lie, so why not go in with your A game? I did and I got voted out. What's funny is I got voted out for the thing I was not doing. There's definitely going to be a bit of ''Oh, my God, I can't believe the kid was so nice'' when somebody was calling me the devil.How'd you react when you learned that Danielle was calling you the devil in the diary room? One person who I stuck up for an unbelievable amount was Danielle, and for her to go back there and call me the devil, it was just hurtful. I understand why she did it, but I can't explain how awful I felt about that. No matter what happens, one day she's gonna have to say, ''I called a really good man the devil for no reason.'' Did I do something that I deserved to be called the devil? Did I lie about something? Did I act like a jerk? Not one bit. ''Kindness'' and ''compassion'' aren't accurate words to describe Lucifer.

What happened with you and Chiara?

I wasn't hooking up with her. There never was even a tongue kiss. I kissed her on the side of her cheek one time and that was it. It was the worst extrapolation in the history of TV: showing me kissing Chiara. It was so not indicative of reality. To spend 24 hours with somebody locked up, and they're walking around in a bikini nonstop for weeks and weeks. To kiss them on the cheek a couple times and to be portrayed as the two of you hooking up is flat-out untrue. I don't know her, and she doesn't know me. I know that makes good TV, but it was a relationship labeled externally by our time spent together.Why'd you tell Chiara to lie about being Italian to your parents and instead say she's from Denmark? I made more than one joke at the house. It's also called dark humor. Why the f--- would I care where she was from?

Danielle claims you lied about your deal with her.

When I was head of household, I didn't know Dani very well and I was going to put her on the block. We made a deal: If I keep you off the block, you owe me one when you become HOH. She said, ''Fine, my word is gold.'' For her to say in the diary room that she never made that [promise], well, she can't erase that.

What did you think about the peanut butter bathing suits?

I think it's easy to forget the cameras are on. It was a pleasure to see, but I didn't want the sex thing to influence me at all.

What hurt you in the house?

Being in the relationship hurt me. It was the same with Eric. I think anytime you get seen in any type of alliance, that instantly draws attention to you.

Do you think you were mean to Amy when she didn't use the power of veto on you?

I couldn't have been nicer. I told her to her face I forgave her.

That wasn't manipulative?

Bulls---. I'm not in this game anymore. I have no reason to lie. I forgave Amy. I know maybe we live in a world where that's not possible. I don't f---ing care what I'm supposed to feel. For everybody to keep questioning that -- like they can see through me -- is crap. I cared about those people. I stuck up for them when I could have blasted them. I was a good person.You choked up when Chiara left. Chiara left me something she had since her childhood, her security blanket from when she was 4 or 5 years old that she always slept with. It was one of the kindest gestures. If that's not worth getting choked up about, then this world sucks.

Why did everyone continue to give Amy drinks?

She'd pressure you into it. You're on national TV and you don't want to embarrass someone. She'd put you in a corner, and if you say no, you look like the selfish one.

Who do you think Jason will put up?

Marcellas and Amy.

Who do you not want to see win?

You really don't want to write a check for a half million bucks to someone calling you the devil in front of the planet. I think Lisa has played the game extraordinarily well and she should win this game.

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Wednesday, September 11, 2002 - 02:29 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
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