Q: What was your favoriete 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 toon that he cares about his brother. Trying to toon that he has feelings and trying to find a likable guy in a racist, u know?
Q: How do u make a racist likable?
A: I was looking for that fine line to get to where I actually kom bij 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, u have to pick and choose your vrienden carefully, and sometimes u 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 of 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 love the crossbow. I mean it's just fun. Guns are fun, I can't deny that shooting guns in films 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 u 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 u 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 u land on the Vampires vs. Zombies debate?
A: Dude I am so about this toon 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. Vampires 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 u can sound like an angry Leprechaun. I think me screaming like I am going to kill u 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 u ever cooked eekhoorn stew?
A: Nah man, I live in New York. We just got rats here, no squirrels.
Q: What's the weirdest thing u ever ate?
A: I did this film in China where we shot on top, boven of the Geat Wall. I remember for avondeten, diner 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 volgende dish was slugs, just moving with all these sauces. Then the volgende 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 door and it was a soep in a turtle, but the schildpad was just freshly killed and sort floating there. I did just eat a taco -- I guess that was pretty weird, too. [Laughs]
