The actor talks about making a racist redneck likable, compares Daryl to a pet snake and describes the strangest meal he ever ate (it wasn't squirrel).
Q: What was your Избранное part about playing Daryl?
A: He's such a mixed guy. Growing up with a brother like Michael Rooker's character, you'd imagine he'd have tons of chicks on his shoulder. I think trying to find a way to be the little brother, but still be a badass in his own way and still Показать that he cares about his brother. Trying to Показать that he has feelings and trying to find a likable guy in a racist, Ты know?
Q: How do Ты make a racist likable?
A: I was looking for that fine line to get to where I actually Присоединиться the group and become somebody that they can trust. I'm sort of like this pet snake: somebody that is around all the time and works with all these people, but he might snap at any second. It's like, Ты have to pick and choose your Друзья carefully, and sometimes Ты get stuck with whoever is not bitten. And the best part is that Daryl could go so many different ways since he's such a wild card. He could hook up with someone, he could become a total crazy person или maybe just become a really nice guy.
Q: Between starring in The Boondock Saints and this, you've handled your fair share of weapons on-screen. How did the crossbow compare?
A: Dude, I got to say I Любовь the crossbow. I mean it's just fun. Оружие are fun, I can't deny that shooting Оружие in Фильмы isn't fun. But I had never used a crossbow before, and it's pretty rad.
Q: It's nice and silent.
A: Yeah totally! The only thing is that Ты have to reload real quickly. What I need is one of those automatic crossbows... if they even make those.
Q: Daryl seems well-suited to the apocalypse. Do Ты think you'd fare as well?
A: Oh no way dude, I would run and hide. I don't know what I would do. I'd probably just end up stealing a purple Lamborghini and go joy-riding until a walker caught me. I mean, I am pretty tough, but I'm not Daryl tough.
Q: Having starred in Blade II, where do Ты land on the Вампиры vs. Zombies debate?
A: Dude I am so about this Показать right now, so I say zombies all the way. I have got to say this is one of the most fun jobs I have ever had. Вампиры are fun too, and that was a blast, but I am all about the zombies right now.
Q: Having become known for your Irish accent, was it difficult to pull off a Southern one?
A: Actually Irish is harder to pull off. I know southern people and I really like the midwest, so I can tap into that a little bit. It's easier to sound angry with southern than it is Irish. Yelling Irish Ты can sound like an angry Leprechaun. I think me screaming like I am going to kill Ты in Irish doesn't work. Plus, it just goes so well with Daryl. It's just something about having a crossbow and having squirrels around your neck and being sweaty down in Atlanta.
Q: Have Ты ever cooked белка stew?
A: Nah man, I live in New York. We just got rats here, no squirrels.
Q: What's the weirdest thing Ты ever ate?
A: I did this film in China where we shot on вверх of the Geat Wall. I remember for ужин during the weekend they made this huge feast: We had one plate of frogs that were standing upright, three of them, making a tripod and they were like bloated white blue frogs. The Далее dish was slugs, just moving with all these sauces. Then the Далее dish was a giant snake that was coiled and the head was chopped off, and they took a cantaloupe and carved out a little dragon head and stuck it on there. And then another dish came by and it was a суп in a turtle, but the черепаха was just freshly killed and sort floating there. I did just eat a тако -- I guess that was pretty weird, too. [Laughs]
Q: What was your Избранное part about playing Daryl?
A: He's such a mixed guy. Growing up with a brother like Michael Rooker's character, you'd imagine he'd have tons of chicks on his shoulder. I think trying to find a way to be the little brother, but still be a badass in his own way and still Показать that he cares about his brother. Trying to Показать that he has feelings and trying to find a likable guy in a racist, Ты know?
Q: How do Ты make a racist likable?
A: I was looking for that fine line to get to where I actually Присоединиться the group and become somebody that they can trust. I'm sort of like this pet snake: somebody that is around all the time and works with all these people, but he might snap at any second. It's like, Ты have to pick and choose your Друзья carefully, and sometimes Ты get stuck with whoever is not bitten. And the best part is that Daryl could go so many different ways since he's such a wild card. He could hook up with someone, he could become a total crazy person или maybe just become a really nice guy.
Q: Between starring in The Boondock Saints and this, you've handled your fair share of weapons on-screen. How did the crossbow compare?
A: Dude, I got to say I Любовь the crossbow. I mean it's just fun. Оружие are fun, I can't deny that shooting Оружие in Фильмы isn't fun. But I had never used a crossbow before, and it's pretty rad.
Q: It's nice and silent.
A: Yeah totally! The only thing is that Ты have to reload real quickly. What I need is one of those automatic crossbows... if they even make those.
Q: Daryl seems well-suited to the apocalypse. Do Ты think you'd fare as well?
A: Oh no way dude, I would run and hide. I don't know what I would do. I'd probably just end up stealing a purple Lamborghini and go joy-riding until a walker caught me. I mean, I am pretty tough, but I'm not Daryl tough.
Q: Having starred in Blade II, where do Ты land on the Вампиры vs. Zombies debate?
A: Dude I am so about this Показать right now, so I say zombies all the way. I have got to say this is one of the most fun jobs I have ever had. Вампиры are fun too, and that was a blast, but I am all about the zombies right now.
Q: Having become known for your Irish accent, was it difficult to pull off a Southern one?
A: Actually Irish is harder to pull off. I know southern people and I really like the midwest, so I can tap into that a little bit. It's easier to sound angry with southern than it is Irish. Yelling Irish Ты can sound like an angry Leprechaun. I think me screaming like I am going to kill Ты in Irish doesn't work. Plus, it just goes so well with Daryl. It's just something about having a crossbow and having squirrels around your neck and being sweaty down in Atlanta.
Q: Have Ты ever cooked белка stew?
A: Nah man, I live in New York. We just got rats here, no squirrels.
Q: What's the weirdest thing Ты ever ate?
A: I did this film in China where we shot on вверх of the Geat Wall. I remember for ужин during the weekend they made this huge feast: We had one plate of frogs that were standing upright, three of them, making a tripod and they were like bloated white blue frogs. The Далее dish was slugs, just moving with all these sauces. Then the Далее dish was a giant snake that was coiled and the head was chopped off, and they took a cantaloupe and carved out a little dragon head and stuck it on there. And then another dish came by and it was a суп in a turtle, but the черепаха was just freshly killed and sort floating there. I did just eat a тако -- I guess that was pretty weird, too. [Laughs]