Quincy Fouse – Legacies

By: Lisa Steinberg

Q) What I love about “Legacies” is that we continue to see the series push boundaries while also focusing on complex and compelling characters that are really layered and mischievous. What do you think it is about the writing of this series and these multi-dimensional characters that sets such a high bar and gives this beautiful mix of emotions in such a balanced way?

A) It’s the fact that the writers make it a point to be honest and really bring these expressions of a teen’s everyday life and then accentuate the emotional heights and widths, everything that is the “TVD” universe and with the whole “monster of the week” concept. So, you just have a lot of range to hit that and the human experience is such a vast thing that there is so many stories out there to tell. So, we factor into the characters like MG and Kym (Ebbony Wilson), you know you have some good ideas to talk about and bring that honesty for the actors.

Q) What’s your favorite side of MG to play. Is it broken and vulnerable, angry and resentful, confident, etc?

A) [laughs] I’m really weird about it because I just really love storytelling. I really just have a joy to stepping into this world, period. As far as trying to pick a favorite… I’d say I have the most fun as an actor whenever he’s in the middle of doing some sort of stunt or something like that. So, I guess “Hero MG” would definitely be up there or should he ever get physical and in a darker state that’s also my favorite as well. Whatever physical extreme he can get to, that’s Quincy’s favorite.

Q) The cinematography of the series as well is also so exquisitely well done. It’s another added element that adds to the suspense of the viewers in the series. Can you talk about how this aspect helps play into the tension/suspense and light/dark push and pull powerful interplay of the series?

A) [laughs] I’ll even say as an actor it’s one thing to have the resolve of what the scene is going to do inside of you and then it’s another thing to get out there on set and see how they are framing things, the order in which they are shooting things and the certain shots that they set up. They have a bit more of the cultivator of the peace rather than just the dude in it. When we have a greater comprehension of how everything is being shot from the perspective of the cinematographer and stuff like that, it helps us get into our world even more to be honest, yes, but also make a show. So, it’s definitely very important. As far as I go, for me (because I’ve gotten into making my own projects and things like that) I’ve also learned a lot from watching “Legacies” and how you can use your camera play to help tell the story of the plot going on.

Q) We love the ever-evolving vibes between MG and Kym. What can you share we will see more from their budding romance? Will see any triangles form at all?

A) Sure, sure. Well, I’ll say within the reigns of keeping my job, we definitely have more to play with of watching where MG and Kym’s personalities kind of mesh together in a way that we didn’t really think was possible before. At least I didn’t think! In seeing MG’s dynamic with Lizzie (Jenny Boyd) it was one type of thing and then seeing his dynamic with even Dana (Katie Garfield) or Penelope [Lulu Antariksa] (at one point) was all bursts of just passionate moments. Then, around it was this manipulated and things like that. So, we get to see him have some genuine, reciprocated compatibility and chemistry with somebody. Definitely we have some of that on the way.

Q) Family aren’t always people we can count on, and with MG’s complicated relationship with his own, what can you tease going forward might be some roadblocks in relationships now that MG has taken up with his new found family in Kaleb?

A) Tuning in with MG in Season 2 he’s coming from having made some very big decisions in connecting with Kaleb (Chris Lee) the way that he does. Disconnecting from his parents the way that he does. Also, having that last shot with Landon (Aria Shahghasemi) and all these things. MG is in this really special place where he’s kind of at Ground Zero. Everything that could have went wrong did and now he’s at rock bottom. The best thing about rock bottom is that now you have the perspective and the vantage point to see, “What am I going to give my energy to create these genuine relationships that I want?” That’s where I think he’s at and that’s what he is going to explore. So, if he does come back around the parents it’s going to not be, “Let me fit back into this mold that I was,” but how are we going to redefine our relationship or how are we going to build this new relationship.

Q) What other monsters (besides the baddies of the week) that are lurking for MG?

A) I think, in general, there is the flashback of everything that has happened and how his life was ripped from him, becoming a vampire and just being thrown into the supernatural world and just coming to terms with it. You don’t really have the time to process that because out of nowhere these strange creatures start coming up to the school. There is a lot that he has got to go through if he doesn’t take the time to heal from those things. Those unresolved emotions will come out in not the healthiest way. We definitely have some ripper potential for him to delve into should he sink that low.

Q) Besides acting you are quite passionate about music. What is it about the feeling a certain beat, lyric, or hook gives you that can really set your creativity off?

A) When I sit down and create something, I do have a message that I’m trying to put out. When that comes to my hands touching the keyboard or a pen touching the paper it is just me expressing myself. It’s a vent session and something that the people that hear it are the people that are empathetic to the energies that I am putting down in the first place. So, it’s a healing process at the beginning of making it and then on the other end of receiving it, it can also put you in those other places. Let’s say you have a destination that you want to go to and this song here is already at that hype. So, now I can tap into that energy and develop it myself into that song. Music is a very powerful, powerful thing.

Q) You wrote and executive produced an original not for profit alternate origin story titled “Miles Away From Home.” Is it something that really started from somewhere in particular or something that was an itch that grew into something you had to put on paper?

Q) The topic of “Miles Away” was something that has always been in my heart. One, my relationship with the comic character itself started back in like 2015. I saw the content of him when it first came out and was like, “Oh, that’s awesome!” Then, I started reading the comic and I was like, “Oh, I’m really empathetic with this character!” Then, as far as dealing with it showing a light on police brutality, that’s kind of a lot of young minority kids worst fear right now. I remember watching the news and hearing about things happening to people. Regardless of the situation the outcome was just so ugly and to know that could be me just from a misunderstanding really hurt my heart. I wanted to express myself in a way that I saw was productive. A way that could show my truth as well as let me talk about the tabooed thing. So, that is what that short film was. I think the topic of that short film and it all came together from a bunch of deep-rooted things inside of me. But I will say I’ve come into a place of just having a little entertaining thought and expounded upon it and it became a script or something like that. That particular project was in my thoughts.

Q) Is there anything else you want to be sure we share with our readers?

A) Keep tuning in and keep your eye on me. Definitely always got great content coming whether it is “Legacies” or Quincy or Soul Fro. So, just stay tuned.