You really have to act your pants off to stay alive. I thrive on that; I rise to the occasion of the circumstances.

Also, I'd like to play an athlete again, while I'm still physically fit, or a musician, like Nat King Cole, because I play the trumpet and sing. I'd like to incorporate that into a character.

There's always your initial trepidation about doing a remake, but that was alleviated by the fact that it was a prequel. Immediately, that gives you creative license to really recreate and explore and put a new stamp on the genre.

And then, with a European director and Norwegian actors speaking in Norwegian, it was going to be very interesting. So, whatever initial trepidation or fear I may have had was alleviated by those factors. I just said, "This is something to get on board with."

As an actor, you really want to resonate with your audience. I played a character on Oz and people still approach me in the streets today.

I think always as an actor. I go in knowing how I'm going to play it. That's about it.

What is a shame is that there isn't stuff that is as great as 'Oz' on a consistent level around today.