Christopher Lloyd
(Michael)

Q: What was your first reaction after you read the script?
A: I really liked it.  It’s a good Christmas story.  It’s a story about a guy who gets swamped by all the success he suddenly achieves and loses his boundaries and his perspective on what’s important in his life, such as his wife and little girl.  And then you see him kind of realize what he’s doing and where he’s going and how he gets back to himself. 
It’s a story of redemption.  And my character, Michael, is kind of a spiritual advisor and his conscience.   I’ve been kind of delegated to help him see himself, get some objectivity on his behavior amid all this success and not lose his soul, keep his values and understand what’s really important, which is love, family and friends.

Q: What are some of your thoughts about the price of fame?
A: You can lose your soul.  Fame has a lot of glitter and camouflage.   When it goes, you’ve got nothing.   Rob’s character very nearly steps into the abyss and really forfeits his life.

Q: Did you like Michael when you read the script?
A: Yeah, I realized that somebody who cared about Rob had delegated me to look out for him.  It’s really breaking privacy boundaries in a rather flavored way.   But in the context of the script, it’s acceptable in the story. 

Q: Where does the drama come from in A PERFECT DAY?
A: I think seeing Rob get swept up in the extravagant success he’s having and hoping that he saves himself is where the drama is.  You see him spurn his family.   He’s not there for his daughter.   He’s not there for his wife.   He’s throwing their existence into chaos, and I think the drama is whether he’s going to recover.   I think that’s what people want to see, especially around Christmas.