Ever wonder how they make those groovy masks?  By having your head cast.  Yes, I said "cast".  Just like when you break your arm.  I've got the low down on some of the huge stars that freaked out when having this done, but I'll never tell.  This was the third time I've had to do this.  It blows!!!

Talk about bladder control.  Yes, welcome to the high tech world of cinema.  Regular old balloons inflated by a guy blowing through a bunch of tubes is what  made my pants pulse just before that leapin' Leprechaun burst out of my trousers.

Here's Mike Grief and I from the season 6 two part episode "Bargaining 1 & 2".  You can see the makeup is much more complex, but it only took 2 hours.  By this time, they had it down to a science.   Notice the straws in Mike's nose.  This was the only way we could breathe through our noses!  The contact lenses I wore for both parts were the size of quarters!  Oh the joy!!!

Here's a Polaroid of me as Andrew Vorba from the first season of Buffy, episode "Never Kill a Boy on the First Date."   It took 4 hours to do the makeup and all the tattoos and scars!

Tricks of the trade.  More like pains of the trade!