Guy In Shower

ROB RIGGLE: Well, any chance you get to work with Jonah Hill or Channing Tatum is a good experience. It’s a comedy-action film, so no matter what I do, I get to have some fun.

What can you say about the film and how your character fits into the story?

RIGGLE: I can’t say much about it, to be honest with you. I can’t talk about it. I can tell you that I’m making it. I’m in the movie. I really can’t tell you anything else.

What kind of a villain is he? Is he a mustache-twirling villain, or does he think he’s a good guy?

RIGGLE: I don’t know. When I approach villains, unless it’s a drama, I’m a comedian, so I approach most things from a comedic point of view.

Having played some really fun villains, do you enjoy getting to be the guy who mentally tortures people?

RIGGLE: Well, thank goodness, it’s not who I am. It’s definitely fun to play something you’re not, which is always a good time. Who doesn’t want to get to act like a jerk or a douche, every now and then?

What’s it like to be on set with Jonah Hill, who’s known for improvising?

RIGGLE: It’s wonderful ‘cause that’s what I do. I’m an improviser. I came up doing improv at the U.C.B. Theater in New York for seven years. That’s where I started, so improv is what I love. I think that’s how I got the role, to be honest with you. When I went in to audition, Jonah and I started improvising together. We were dying laughing, and it was a blast. And, it’s always nice when you meet another improviser because they know how to play. If somebody doesn’t know how to improvise and you try to improvise with them, it doesn’t work usually. But, if somebody knows what the general rules are to improv and play, then it becomes a lot of fun. We’re having a blast.

When you improvise like that, do you always have the character in mind?

RIGGLE: You never want to just be outrageous for outrageous’ sake ‘cause then it doesn’t work and it’s not believable. You want to be as true to whatever character you’re playing. And then, you act and react as that character would act and react. If that character is a big jerk, then he’s going to act and react like a big jerk.