Last episode ended in a controversial Mexican standoff ...
Yeah, it was a heart-palpitation episode. And you know, I've seen a lot of complaints that it was the worst shooting in TV history [laughs], that no one's getting shot, and I have to reiterate, it is a cliff-hanger. So it's unfair to say that it was the worst shoot-out in TV history when you don't know what the outcome is. What I can maybe hint toward is that when the episode picks up, it'll be just where we left off, and there's no wasting any time. It gets right to the meat of it, immediately.
You've played three white supremacist criminals lately: Breaking Bad, Justified, and White House Down. What is it about you that makes people go, "Hmmm, I can see you as a neo-Nazi"?
I really don't know! I guess I have good auditions? And I guess because I'm as white as the day is long! I sit at home with the shades drawn. Maybe I'm kind of scary looking? I guess that goes along with it. And each time, it was like, "Okay, this is the last one." But then Justified was such a great opportunity, and then White House Down, how could I pass up that one? It was so much fun. And then Breaking Bad came along. And the challenge was, how to make them different within that realm of that characterization, you know? And they are clichés. If you're a character actor, you play clichés. So you just try to find your own variation on that. Use your own filter as an artist. And it's hard to find differences in white supremacists! [Laughs.] But I humanize monsters and make them a little bit less scary, or maybe more scary. I'm the guy that you hate to love! [Laughs.]
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Yeah, it was a heart-palpitation episode. And you know, I've seen a lot of complaints that it was the worst shooting in TV history [laughs], that no one's getting shot, and I have to reiterate, it is a cliff-hanger. So it's unfair to say that it was the worst shoot-out in TV history when you don't know what the outcome is. What I can maybe hint toward is that when the episode picks up, it'll be just where we left off, and there's no wasting any time. It gets right to the meat of it, immediately.
You've played three white supremacist criminals lately: Breaking Bad, Justified, and White House Down. What is it about you that makes people go, "Hmmm, I can see you as a neo-Nazi"?
I really don't know! I guess I have good auditions? And I guess because I'm as white as the day is long! I sit at home with the shades drawn. Maybe I'm kind of scary looking? I guess that goes along with it. And each time, it was like, "Okay, this is the last one." But then Justified was such a great opportunity, and then White House Down, how could I pass up that one? It was so much fun. And then Breaking Bad came along. And the challenge was, how to make them different within that realm of that characterization, you know? And they are clichés. If you're a character actor, you play clichés. So you just try to find your own variation on that. Use your own filter as an artist. And it's hard to find differences in white supremacists! [Laughs.] But I humanize monsters and make them a little bit less scary, or maybe more scary. I'm the guy that you hate to love! [Laughs.]
Read the full interview @ Vulture
He looks really creepy on the show, but in a good way.
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