The sad thing is that I only ever read novels in bed and now only on the iPad, and thanks to Netflix and iTunes my reading time is getting eaten up more and more by movies and brilliant sci-fi television, like the U.K. series 'Misfits!'
When I became an actor, it was disappointing to show up on set and be handed a coffee. You know. I'd pick up cables and get told off.
I'm lucky that the characters that I get tend to be interesting and a little schizophrenic.
'Cube' was the first big science fiction film I was a part of. It was a fantastic directorial debut by one of my oldest friends Vincenzo Natali and it remains one of my most painful and uncomfortable roles. It's also one of my favorites.
If I was Leo DiCaprio or someone similarly gifted and successful I wouldn't be writing. I'd be too busy acting in all the best scripts in town to try and write them!
I used to be a pretentious little jerk, running around saying 'I'm going to be an awktor.'
Sequels are scary. And making a sequel to something as good as 'Scanners' is even scarier.
The actor's dream is to come in knowing that you're only supposed to do one episode and then come back because people liked it.
I want more sci-fi movies that aren't $200 million movies that I have to wait for and generally be disappointed with.
There's very few comedy sci-fis that have worked for me other than the classics, like 'Red Dwarf' and, of course, 'Hitchhiker's Guide.'
It may not be 'mainstream,' but there's always a market for science fiction.
'Pin' was a creepy little movie that I starred in back when I was cool and thin and had so much hair I didn't know what color to dye it.
I revel in movies where the monsters tower more over the tiny budgets than the characters they threaten.
If I ever write an autobiography, 'Hilariously Unhappy' could very well be the title.
Love scenes in general are the most technical things to shoot.
I think what Stargate has going for it is a sense of humor about their science fiction.
I really love playing McKay. It's one of those roles where every day something is different.
I don't want to know what happens because I enjoy picking up a script and going, 'I do what?!'
What I love about the 'State of Syn' concept is that, while it's exploring science fiction, it's also trying to explore the future of film and television and the Internet, just in the nature of how they put it together and promote it and add apps and all that kind of stuff.
Bad guys are always fun. It's one of the reasons why I love McKay so much.
