In an interview with Today from 2021, David Sutcliffe reflected on his time playing Christopher on "Gilmore Girls" — including disclosing his personal feelings on the character's behavior. Right off the bat, Sutcliffe acknowledged the fact that Christopher was, to say the least, irresponsible (if also good-hearted). In fact, his characterization led to some mixed feelings from the actor.
Sutcliffe said, "I was always a little resentful of the writing when a new script would come out because he always seemed to be failing. And I was like, 'Can't he win? Can't he be a better guy?' Of course, you know, as the actor, you want your character to be a little bit more heroic."
Despite a part of him wanting Christopher to do better, Sutcliffe added that he also understood that his character's role was written to serve a certain function within the storyline. He explained that he understood the importance of his character's faults. The actor continued, "The disappointment that he was causing in Rory's life was actually an important theme in the show and also a theme, I think, a lot of the fans could resonate with because a lot of people are disappointed in their father."
