The actor plays Southern con man Sawyer on ABC's Lost, which is in its fourth season
How do you balance playing a character who's both callous and sensitive?
It's been a nice evolution. I miss the simplicity of Sawyer's hard line - when you're just an ass, it's easy. [Laughs] I like the subtleties of everything else, but I suck at it sometimes becuased I get confused.
Was it a relief to be able to keep your Southern drawl?
Absolutely. By nature Southerners like to throw out sayings that help add a little comedy when something's not so comical. But, I've got to get back to learning how to lose it again. For eight years in Hollywood, all I heard was "Get rid of that accent."
Do you read the blogs that offer theories about the show?
I dont read them, but Iget morning updates from my wife. Audiences are a lot smarter than studios give them credit for. They don't want cliches shoved down their throats.
Lost was your big break. Did you ever think you'd make it in this business?
WHen I first started, I thought, I'm gonna be a big star. Then eight years later, I was skeptical. [Laughs] I was going to move to the country, pursure real estate and be a forest ranger. My real estate license came in the mail three days becfore I booked Lost. I thought, Wow, I'll file that.
Source: time magazine
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6 Comments:
I can imagine all the women buying homes asking him, "So do you come with the house?" *batting their eyelashes* haha
Forest ranger? Mmmmmm...I'm thinking in being lost with him in the forest :)
I'd buy a piece of lint from Josh! LOL!
We are lucky he became an actor :)
"Audiences are a lot smarter than studios give them credit for. They don't want cliches shoved down their throats" no we dont! thanks josh!
Audiences are a lot smarter than studios give them credit for. They don't want cliches shoved down their throats.
Wonder what cliche Josh is talking about? Would it be the hero always gets the girl one? Good for you Josh, you and Evi have set the screen on fire as Sawyer and Kate and that chemistry and the love story TPTB have carefully built for them over three, going on four years, does not deserve to be throw under the bus that is Jate or sacrificed to give the girl to the hero. You can't write chemistry, Josh and Evi have it, Matt and Evi NOT.