The Press Room [James Marsters]

	[Big Bad kicks bad habit] [October 22, 2001] Spike’s craving for nicotine may be second only to his thirst for blood, but in real life James Marsters has given up cigarettes. "I have," he tells Zap2it.com, "for the last year. I'm on the patch." James now resorts to the same trick that the X-Files’ William B. Davies uses to play Cigarette Smoking Man - "Horrible, horrible herbal cigarettes. We smoke (fictional brand) Morley's. We're the only two characters on TV that do." The character of Spike will continue to puff away - after all, what’s he got to lose? "Spike doesn't care about his health. He's dead." James points out. "I don't smoke on the show unless the script dictates it, unless there's a good reason. I don't want any kids starting to smoke to want to be like Spike. It does look cool, and when it's written in the script, there's a good reason for it. But I'd never want to fall back on it as an actor’s crutch."
	[Andromeda] Here's an article from Zap2it.com, about James appearing in an upcoming Andromeda episode. Spike in Space Fun To Do
	Update: 'Into the Labyrinth' airs November 26th. You can checkout here: andromedatv.com for more information
	Images: Andromeda
	[Saturn Awards] [Tues. June 12, 2001] James Marsters, was named Best Supporting Actor.