Q: What was your পছন্দ 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 প্রদর্শনী that he cares about his brother. Trying to প্রদর্শনী that he has feelings and trying to find a likable guy in a racist, আপনি know?
Q: How do আপনি make a racist likable?
A: I was looking for that fine line to get to where I actually যোগদান 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, আপনি have to pick and choose your বন্ধু carefully, and sometimes আপনি 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 অথবা 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 প্রণয় the crossbow. I mean it's just fun. বন্দুক are fun, I can't deny that shooting বন্দুক in চলচ্চিত্র 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 আপনি 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 আপনি 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 আপনি land on the ভ্যাম্পায়ার vs. Zombies debate?
A: Dude I am so about this প্রদর্শনী 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. ভ্যাম্পায়ার 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 আপনি can sound like an angry Leprechaun. I think me screaming like I am going to kill আপনি 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 আপনি ever cooked কাঠবিড়াল stew?
A: Nah man, I live in New York. We just got rats here, no squirrels.
Q: What's the weirdest thing আপনি ever ate?
A: I did this film in China where we shot on শীর্ষ of the Geat Wall. I remember for ডিনার 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 পরবর্তি dish was slugs, just moving with all these sauces. Then the পরবর্তি 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 দ্বারা and it was a সুপ in a turtle, but the কচ্ছপ was just freshly killed and sort floating there. I did just eat a টাকো -- I guess that was pretty weird, too. [Laughs]
