It kind of grounds me.
The story doesnt end there, though.
But, he adds, now that Im not playing him anymore… screw him!
“I’m such a stupid nerd,” Quaid says. “I love being a nerd.“Warner Bros. Pictures
I dont like him and I wont invite him over to my house.
I remember trick-or-treating afterScreamcame out and all these kids had Ghost Face masks, he says.
Ive never been more scared of a human being in my life.
Quaids own ability to both charm and menace was the key to Josh.
We needed someone charismatic, writer-director Drew Hancock says.
You wanted this man-child thats saying these awful things, but theyre not coming from a place of maliciousness.
Theyre coming from a place of someone who just doesnt know any better.
Both Hancock and Quaid recall their first meeting about the script especially how nervous the actor was.
I was just really, probably… the word is desperate, Quaid says.
I probably was shaking thats my barometer for whether or not I want to be involved in something.
Jack had gotten a copy of the script slipped to him by his agents, Hancock says.
First of all, like, Why are you nervous?
I should be nervous.
He wants to c’mon and youre like, My gosh, I love this guy.
I want to put him in my pocket and hes, like, seven feet tall.
Given Quaids upbringing, its all the more refreshing that hes so, well, nice.
I dont think they could get the costume off of me to wash.
I was just a disgusting Buzz Lightyear), but he didnt get the acting bug until middle school.
And I said, Oh, I watch TV and I play video games.
And then I remember, as soon she left, thinking, Im so uninteresting.
Performing was love at first bray and his fellow cast members from that fateful production even attended theCompanionpremiere.
(A standout sketch?
Jim Carrey was a huge inspiration.
I did [all the impressions].
I talked out of my ass.
Jim Carrey corrupted me the best way.
Im such a stupid nerd, and I love being a nerd.
Were still working it out. )
Employees pepper him with questions aboutThe BoysandCompanion, but Quaid doesnt mind.
Someone asks if therell ever be a comic version of it in the future.
Quaid hoists his tote bag of books.
Thats my dream, he says.
That they make a comic book ofNovocaine.
Thank you for unlocking a new goal.
