Tom: “I think because Michael and I are friends, we have an understanding of each other and are able to play these characters who have this intrinsic connection but are still trying to figure each other out. For me, that makes their relationship the most interesting one on the show.” (2004)
Tom: “If I had to battle Michael Rosenbaum at karaoke, he would kick my ass.”
Michael: “Without a doubt.”
Tom: “He has a karaoke machine at his house.”
Michael: “Kill him! Done. Next question.”
(2011)
At the Superman Celebration this weekend, Michael poses with Alessandro Juliani & puts a special autograph on Tom!
Top photo credit: Entertainment Wrap-up. Bottom Photo: JKoz19 on twitter.
Michael: “On set, it’d be an intense moment.”Clark, I want you-” (starts singing) “I want to know what love is…and won’t you change this purple shirt? I will be there…”
(2010)
Michael: “There are times that things have happened on the set, girls that come to the set. They find me. They’re looking for the bald-headed guy. So they’ve got tight security around there. Tom always blames me…”
Tom: “It’s Michael’s bald head. It’s like a beacon. It’s great!”
(2002)
At DragonCon 2008, Michael & James Marsters discuss being directed by Tom.
Michael: “He was great to work with…he wanted us to be as good as we could be. (To James) What did you think? He directed you too.”
James: “He was fabulous. He knew the shots he wanted. He was prepared. He listened to his D.P.” (Director of Photography)
Michael: “We got out early!”
James: “Exactly! Usually when the lead directs, you can’t tell the guy to stop shooting but Tom was so great we got out early.”
Michael on Clark and Lex: “That’s the fire when you love someone so much you would do anything for them and they betray you – there’s nothing worse. To me, that’s the strength of the relationship.”
Tom: ‘It’s becoming a recurring theme! It seems that when people are in the most trouble in Smallville they lose their clothes!’ (2004)
At last month’s Supanova convention, Michael was asked “What was your favourite season of Smallville?” He chose season 3, singling out the episodes Shattered & Asylum. He mentioned that was also a stressful time for him, with a series of thefts in his neighbourhood, but fortunately Tom was there to calm him down…
Michael: “Season 3 was such an intense season. And someone was breaking into my car, and the alarm going off…I went crazy. I took the closet rod and went “RAAAA!” I felt like “No one’s messing with me. I’m Lex Luthor!” And then Tom’s like “You’re not Lex Luthor. You don’t have any of his money. You don’t have his intelligence. Stop. This is actually the antithesis of Lex. You’re an idiot. Stop.”
