GK4ever: How much influence did "The Beast Within" have on your popularity in the film business and in general?

Dean: None. Other than a cover photo and story in the LA Times Calendar section, no one noticed. I lost my agent half way through the GK shoot and my career never really recovered. It's disappointing, but things can happen quickly in each direction. Good and bad. I'm ready for a good career development. Any suggestions?

GK4ever: Does your work as a writer of screenplays make any devlopments? Did you already have success in publishing something written?

Dean: I have a script out now that is garnering interest. Whether it will get made into a movie and bring me income remains to be seen, but every day that I write, I get better and that's a positive development. Sometimes, the steps in life are tiny and not obvious.

GK4ever: We know you're not a great gamer, but do you know any character in a
computer game you would like to play in a film?

Dean: I don't know any games. Sorry. Just GK, I guess.

GK4ever: Have you ever been to Germany, perhaps even to Munich and the castle "Neuschwanstein" in "real life"?

Dean: Never been. I'd love to.

GK4ever: Actually the character you played in "The Beast Within" was totally different to the Gabriel Knight from the first part of the series ("Sins of the Fathers"). What do you think made Jane Jensen choosing YOU for the Schattenjäger? And did she change the role a bit for you?

Dean: She didn't change the role that I know of. I was cast primarily through Dan Parada, the casting director, and Will Binder, the director. I was flown up to Oakhurst, CA to meet Jane to get her final approval. She was deservedly protective of her GK creation and needed to make sure I had the ingredients to play the role as she wrote it. I read for her and I don't think she was impressed until we read an emotional scene and I scared the crap out of her. Then I had her respect and the part.

GK4ever: There are rumours that there were some brutal scenes filmed for "The Beast Within" which "got lost" in the final game. Do you remember any brutal scenes in the dressing room of the opera?

Dean: I don't remember any brutality or anything unusual.

GK4ever: GK2 was censored in some countries including Great Britain. Scenes like the werewolf scenes have been cut out of the game and replaced with censored still images. People of Great Britain were forced to import the game from the US in order to get the uncensored version. What do you think about censorship of this kind - escpecially in actually non-violent and more intellectual genres like adventures (compared to shooter games)?

Dean: Hmm, haven't thought about censorship much. Censorship implies the government cut certain scenes. I'd be surprised if they did, because I'm sure Brits can take whatever gore anyone else can take. If it was the company that catered to the British market for some reason, that's just a business decision. Whether it was right or wrong, I don't know.