Here’s an interview with Justin from the Australian weekly magazine New Idea.
Interview: Grey’s Anatomy star Justin Chambers
November 26, 2012
With the Grey’s Anatomy: The Complete Eighth Season about to be released on DVD, we chat to the man who plays Dr. Alex Karev.
With the Grey’s Anatomy: The Complete Eighth Season about to be released on DVD, we chat to series regular Justin Chambers.
What is the focus for your character, Alex Karev, in Season Eight?
Alex concentrates on being a better surgeon in Season Eight. He’s also a bit of an outcast because he was the rat who ratted out Meredith, so he has to deal with those issues, too. I think there were some good lessons for Alex to learn this season.
There were certain obstacles that came between some of the doctors, but they’ve been together for so long that now’s the time to lay the cards on the table and explain everything.
All of the characters in the show are flawed, which means watching them trying to work through things is very interesting. It’s fun to watch and it deepens their friendships, too.
The show is all about the trials and tribulations of being interns in a hospital, and it works!
What is Alex’s biggest flaw?
I think that he runs away from his issues and his fears. He can’t make commitments and sometimes he tries to take the easy way out.
I don’t necessarily consider him a cheater but if he can take the shortcut, he will do that despite the fact that it usually bites him in the nose.
In all honesty, I think his biggest flaw is not being able to make a commitment. When he commits to someone – like with Lucy who ended up stabbing him in the back – it reinforces the message, ‘I should stay home. I don’t want to mature; I don’t want to grow up.’ I think that’s his biggest failing.
What would you like to see happen to Alex in the show in the future?
I would like to see his mom and dad, and I would like to see more of his relationship with his brother. I would also like to see him happy again in a relationship, and I would like to see him become a really good doctor.
However, if all this happened then the series would be over and there wouldn’t be anything left to write about, and I definitely don’t want that to happen.
When the show finally ends, I’d love to see everything resolved for Alex – but not for now. It’s fun to find out what’s going to happen to him next.
You were part of the original Grey’s Anatomy cast. How would you describe your Grey’s Anatomy experience?
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