We’ll see Neal do something and we know what Peter’s going to say to this, and there’s something fun about that that we get to know these people. TD: I think because the show is about characters, and the longer we get to know these characters, as an audience, I think whether it’s conscience or unconscious, subconscious, we anticipate and we look forward to the anticipation of Peter’s reaction. TTC: White Collar is now in it’s fourth season. You’ve got to wear it.” So that was her idea. I didn’t know they were going to do the wig, but I was just walking down the hall, and this is before we started shooting the episode, and I walk into hair and makeup and there she’s got that blonde wig. And I thought that he and Marsha Thomason-Sykes had a wonderful chemistry there on screen, and it was also fun to see Marsha in that kind of outfit with that wig, so it was great. I don’t remember if I brought it up first or the producer did, but either way I thought it was a great role for him. I’ve known Bill for quite some time, and his name came up. TTC: Bill Bellamy gives a really nice performance. The writers have been able to continue to have Peter walk on that line of being a friend to Neal, and yet having to answer to his job as an FBI agent. What has caught me by surprise with Peter? I’d have to say that I’m always surprised and challenged at his ability to balance doing what’s right for Neal and doing what’s right for the FBI. TTC: Having played Peter Burke for four seasons now, is there anything that you’ve learned about Peter or anything that he has done that has most caught you by surprise? So, the biggest challenge is a mixture that you tell the story within those seven days where there is 12 hours allotted and you tell the story in the White Collar fashion, and make sure it’s snappy, it’s fun, it’s clever, and all those other adjectives we can think of for the show. You want to – you think of all these cool shots, but there just isn’t enough time in the day. The writers always write a wonderful big episode, so it seems, and you always want to be able to have a lot of coverage. TD: I think the biggest challenge for any of these episodes is the clock. TTC: What were some of the biggest challenges you faced while directing the episode? And it’s open enough so that – on our set that I can talk to Channing of whether or not the moment works, I can talk to Matt Bomer or Willie or Tiffani, whomever, and say, “Does that work? What do you guys think?” And then, the other thing is 90% of the time I’ll know whether or not the moment is right for me as far as acting. Tim DeKay: No, it’s not too difficult to be honest with you, because we had the writer, Channing Powell, who wrote the episode. TheTwoCents: Was it difficult for you to direct yourself on screen during this episode? Please read on to see what Tim had to say about his experience directing and some of his insight into his character. Tim DeKay also took on directing duties for tonight’s episode, “Empire City”. The relationship between the two men is certainly never boring and lately has been strained as Peter’s wife Elizabeth, played by Tiffani Thiessen, has asked Neal to lie to Peter to protect him from harm. But for the last four years, Tim has been most known for playing mostly steady FBI agent Peter Burke opposite Matt Bomer’s criminal informant/friend, Neal Caffrey, on USA’s White Collar. And who could forget his infamous turn as “Bizarro Jerry” on Seinfeld. Tim DeKay has guest starred on many recent TV shows, including Chuck, Hot in Cleveland, and an upcoming episode of Body of Proof.
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