On The Walking Dead set, Clark Johnson was directing episode nine in a saloon bar and the episode has a Western feel. Do you feel like a Wild West gunslinger sometimes on set? Is that a fantasy come true?
"Every morning that I go to work and put on my cowboy boots and sheriff's hat, it's very hard not to feel like Yul Brynner in The Magnificent Seven. Whenever I'm not killing zombies you can always find me outside my trailer with Norman (Reedus), Steven (Yeun) and Jon Bernthal firing my BB gun... So, in short, yes this is a dream come true and the coolest job in town. It's great to play a character with an itchy trigger finger."
Clark Johnson said American actors need to "step up" as there are now so many successful Brits on US shows beating them at their own game, for example Damian Lewis, Ioan Gruffudd, Jack Davenport. How does it feel to be spear-heading that group?
"Clark is not only a brilliant director, but an equally talented actor so that is high praise. But I'm not sure anyone needs to 'step up', certainly not anyone I've had the privilege of working with in America. Just to have the opportunity to play an American in America is a dream come true for me. The list of other British actors all happen to be people I know and like, and they all have built great careers for themselves in Hollywood. I think slip-streaming rather than spear-heading would be more appropriate."
Events between Rick and Shane would test the deepest of friendships. Do you and Jon Bernthal keep out of each other's way in the run-up to any confrontation scenes? Who'd win in a fight between you two?
"We don't keep out of each other's way, we actively keep in each other's way. It's like Rocky crossed with The Wrestler, with a dash of Michael Jackson's 'Thriller'. And I know he would say otherwise, but Jon would probably just scrape it... on points."
Source: Full interview @ digital spy
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