Eric Close
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Redbook (December 2002)

5 Questions for Eric Close by Katherine Dykstra

This fall Eric Close, 35, stars in CBS's FBI drama Without a Trace and Steven Spielberg's miniseries Taken on the SciFi Channel, about an alien among us.

1 Do you think there's life on other planets?
It's fun to imagine, but I don't really believe in it. Though once I had an experience while I was camping that I couldn't explain: I woke up during the night and the sky was orange and red and I saw two moons.

2 Wow, that's crazy. Are you superstitious?
No, I walk under ladders and fly on Friday the 13th.

3 Are you romantic?
When my wife and I were in England I took her to where the movie of Pride and Prejudice, her favorite novel, was filmed, and I recited Mr. Darcy's speech when he tells Elizabeth that he loves her and wants her to be his wife.

4 You have two daughters, Katie and Ella.
Yeah, it's my mother's revenge: She had three boys. But I love it.

5 What surprised you about fatherhood?
That you have to leave babies alone right after they've finished nursing. If you try to play with them, they'll throw up on you.