Sonequa Martin-Green & Kenric Green Interview
There is something blossoming between Sasha and Abraham, what do you think their connection is?
I do love that they began telling this story with the two of them. Anything can happen, it can go a billion different ways. I am excited for people to see how exactly it goes. But I think right now they have parallel experiences, both have suffered from PTSD.
They are both survivors, of course everyone is a survivor in this world. I believe she has a soldiers’ mind-set and have a lot more in common than they initially realised.
Sasha has had screen time with a lot of different characters. Who has been your favourite pairing with?
Oh man! I really did love everything I did with Chad, I really loved our dynamic.
We were immediately brother and sister when we first met. It was very easy for he and I, we didn’t have to work at it. It’s like we met each other and immediately teased each other. He became sort of how I saw this show because we came in together.
So for a long time The Walking Dead was kind of joined up with Chad. I think he felt a similar way with me. Yeah, I would say that would be my favourite pairing. I would love to have a conversation or two with Scott…[laughs]
When you guys are at these conventions, how surreal is it to see fans in cosplay as your characters?
Yeah [laughs]. It’s crazy, I would see a lot of cosplay. I would always compliment people who had really awesome cosplay. Then came the day someone cosplaying me and yes it was like, what…?
It’s really impressive and surreal especially if you see a really good one. You’re like, am I looking in a mirror right now? It’s like the highest honour.
KG: There was that one woman who dressed up as Sasha really well, down to all the little details.
She’d come by my table and obviously I’d still see my wife, so she came to the table and I am like “I am not going to be fooled…”
It’s so cool. Some of them should be costume designers and make-up artists. They should have a job doing that kind of stuff.
Sasha reminds us a lot of other strong female characters such as Ellen Ripley and Sarah Connor. How influential were such figures when you were developing the character?
Okay. See. Wait. Oh man, guys, this is really embarrassing. I’ve never seen Alien and did see Terminator but as a kid so I need to watch it again!
Good question [laughs].
KG: Since I’ve seen them, I can say for her that there are parallels there. It would seem there aren’t big influences there because she doesn’t know…[laughs].
It’s interesting. I’ve never thought of those two women in relation to Sasha but there are similar trajectories there in their respective ways.
SMG: Well, I love woman who fight. I love fighting. I’ve always been into action, combat and fighting but not just physically fighting. But also people no matter what the circumstances they are overcoming them.
I’ve always been in front of the TV watching all of the Jean Claude Van Damme and Bruce Lee movies where he overcomes.
I would say knowing of them, I am sure they got in there somehow [laughs].
The Walking Dead is on FOX TV UK on Monday evenings at 9.00pm
