Michael Sheen is Aziraphale part of the SFX magazine article:
HOW DID YOU TAP INTO AZIRAPHALE’S PERSONALITY?
I decided that he’s someone who has an appreciation of craft and quality. Because he’s been around for so long. that’s something that he really responds Whereas Crowley just manifests his clothes, and is very much of the moment. Aziraphale has worn items of clothing over the centuries that he likes. And then if he’s an angel. and therefore a being of love, how does that affect his relationship with Crowley, someone who supposedly on the opposite team, but who he can’t do anything but love? What are the specifics of that in terms of how he relates to Crowley? You start to develop a very real person with very real qualities.
DID YOU APPROACH PLAYING AZIRAPHALE AND CROWLEY AS IF THEY WERE A KIND OF ODD COUPLE?
I can’t imagine Aziraphale without Crowley. More than anything I’ve ever done. I can’t think about this character on his own - he only exists with Crowley. So from the very beginning. when we sat down at the table read. my Aziraphale was totally shaped by what David was doing as Crowley, and vice versa.
DOES AZIRAPHALE WANT TO BE CROWLEY A LITTLE BIT?
I think that there are things about Crowley that he really admires and covets, but I don’t think that he wants to be Crowley. I think he just loves Crowley. He would never admit that. and Crowley would never admit that about Aziraphale. He admires certain qualities about him - he would like to be a bit more rock ‘n’ roll, but he knows that it doesn’t really suit him. He also really enjoys being Aziraphale. I think.
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