Eric Gruendemann

Eric: (on being a producer) I tend to be a very vocal person about my opinions. But that's part of the fun of it.

Eric: I think that you have to alienate a certain small core of the audience every once in awhile in order to grow and expand, but hopefully you also keep your loyal following and add on new people.

Eric: (on the fire-breathing stunt by Lucy Lawless) But, no matter what anyone tells you, it's extremely dangerous. Lucy is very gung ho and likes doing it. If you've talked to her, her adrenaline is always pumping when it happens. It's a great character trait for Xena that we would love to exploit as much as possible, but it's one of those things that makes me, in particular, extremely nervous.