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Its a really nice way of saying, Oh, hes much older, Reiser laughs.
What do you mean, when you were a kid?
I was a kid when you were a kid!
But its very nice.
When anybody knows you from anything, its nothing but flattery.
How did the role come to you?
I have a very hip 21-year-old son who is very much into the world and the comic.
I said, I just got offered this role onThe Boys.
Have you heard ofThe Boys?
And he said, Oh, its great.
Okay, thats cool.
And then I saw how funny it was and how great everybody was, and the production was great.
It was a little bit rough for me, and I politely passed.
But I had a very smart agent who said, Well, why dont you talk to Eric Kripke?
What do you think now?
And I said, Well, that could be fun.
Nothing I could come up with would be too far or in bad taste.
With those parameters, it was really fun to jump in and go,This guy can say anything.
I know that comic-book fans are whats the word Im looking for?
passionate about their worlds, so I wanted to tread carefully.
I had a great time.
I only shot a couple of days; I was in Toronto for over a weekend.
But the other thing that was surprising was it was a very light set.
It wasnt at all indicative of the content.
I thought of Karl Urban,Hes going to be horrible.
He seems like a very mean person.
And there was never a bigger pussycat.
Hes such a sweet guy.
And Jack Quaid and Laz Alonso were great.
It was nothing but a fun couple of days.
We thought that was a really nice reference, and Robert Evans was such a huge figure.
I had met him at the tail end of his life.
I didnt know him well at all.
We came up with all those references on the spot.
It took me a minute to realize Carrie Fisher was not Kristy McNichol.
They looked kind of the same for a few years.
And I knew Carrie, but I went,I dont know who that is.
But they were well done.
Sometimes you see them in shows, and its like,Well, thats clearly Photoshopped.
But I went,This says so much.
Ill tell you what Ive learned.
I havent applied this in my life, but a velvet smoking jacket, thats the way to go.
Thats the way to live.
Its just an absurd concept.
A whole category of wardrobe designed for one activity.
Theres no drinking pants, you know what I mean?
But maybe there should be.There should be.
Why dont you get on that?
Yes, its an eating shirt.
Unfortunately, all my shirts are eating shirts.Yes, after the fact, they become eating shirts.
[Gestures at imaginary stains on his shirt.]
Ah, he was obviously eating.
But a smoking jacket!
I cant even do the math on how that came to be.
But they were fake cigars.
Its just a dollop less enjoyable.
I guess Im that guy.
So theres a bit of that.
I feel like just by showing up, Ive already halfway done the homework.
Ive felt like I was 80 since Im 25.
Do you have a preference between those two?I dont think I ever sawEntrapment.
I remember it came out I think I was in college and my roommate had seen it.
I said, Dont tell me anything about it!
I love that movie.
This interview has been edited and condensed for clarity.
