'Weeds' star Justin Kirk
THE SUNDAY CONVERSATION
When he's not playing eccentric Andy Botwin on the Showtime series, the actor says he's not looking to relax; he's looking for more work.
JUSTIN KIRK plays creepy Andy Botwin on "Weeds" and has also starred in "Angels in America." "Weeds" airs Mondays on Showtime -- there are just four episodes left this season. Also he is looking for work, if you are hiring.
You wrapped shooting in July. So what the heck are you doing?
Well, I trucked out to New York for a while, went up to Cape Cod and saw a friend's play, who was one of the writers on "Weeds." You know -- trying to get a job. Why is that so funny?
Um, it's true, right?
The great thing about our gig is the season is extremely short. It's hard to call nine months a hiatus.
You should be able to cram, like, five movies in that.
I told my agent last year I wanted eight, but I wouldn't feel like a failure if we only got five. We did three.
Was all that work worth it?
It's always worth it. I live on the soundstage. If I'm not there I don't know who I am. That may not look that good in print. Please write that he said it in a theatrically hilarious voice. Honestly, I do like to work: I'm not married, I don't have any kids.
I understand.
My current obsession is "Match Game." When I went to the East Coast for a little over a week, I cleared my TiVo of everything except "Match Game." So the first day I came back I had a marathon of 10 in a row.
So it's not just all like Proust over there.
Yeah, sure, there's plenty of Proust over here. Is that a snack?
What was the most recent nice thing you've actually done?
Well, I'm always really nice, like, I like talking to people who want to come up and talk about the show -- um, about me really! I don't understand how you couldn't want someone to come up to you -- like, "I don't know you and I dig you!"
I was tested recently. I was flying back from New York, I had not slept much the night before, I was crashed out and the seat next to me was empty. And I felt a presence, and I thought it was the stewardess or something. This woman was next to my seat saying, "Are you Andy from 'Weeds'?" I was like, 'Do you want to come up when I'm up and about?' Then I chatted with her and her boyfriend in baggage claim.
What are you most looking forward to this week?
