Coming off an Oscar nomination a few years back for Little Children and great critical praise for his excellent performance as Rorschach in Watchmen, Hayley looks to continue his roll with both the Nightmare On Elm St remake and his new TV show, Human Target. Unfortunately there's nothing about playing Sinestro in Green Lantern.
Q: Guerrero is a character that all geeks are going to love because he's the computer guy who is also the toughest guy in the room, which is really a cool combination. What did you think when you first read that character and when you first read that scene where you said, "I'm going to come back and kill you later"?
Jackie: I just thought it was a real interesting, fascinating character, especially in this action-hero world. He's definitely an unhinged character, and that always fascinates me. It's a really fun process, working with these guys, in terms of figuring out exactly where we are going with them. It's a neat process, as every week a couple more little layers come to be. It's fun developing and getting to add some multi-dimension with this guy.
Q: How do you relate to both halves of this character?
Jackie: I'm not much of a computer geek, and I'm also not a tough guy, so maybe I like to do things that are opposite of me. I don't know. For some reason, the characters I play are really nowhere near me. I'm pretty much an amicable guy that tries to avoid physical conflict. I am an avid exerciser. I've done a lot of karate stuff, but that's more for fun and for physical fitness. I'm not out trying to get into fights.
Q: Since he seems so mysterious, what do you know about Guerrero?
Jackie: We're figuring that out as we go. What fascinates me about this whole TV world is the dimension to the character, the history behind the character, who he is and where he's been. We're layering that on, over time. More is revealed to me and then to the audience, and it's a neat process. It's not into complete focus yet for me, but it's getting there. With every week, every script and every conversation with the directors and the writers, it starts to get a little bit more interesting and a little bit more in focus.
Q: Can you talk about the dynamic between you, Mark Valley and Chi McBride?
Jackie: We have a blast, or I know I do. Working with everybody is great, but when Chi and I have our scenes, some days together are pretty neat. We were just shooting a sequence in an airport at midnight, on Saturday night. We're still having a blast out there. It's a lot of fun. It's a great experience.
Q: Will he become much more a part of the group?
Jackie: I think he's still this independent guy. I don't think he necessarily works for the company, but he's around a bunch.
Q: Will he be the guy that people go to when they need something?
Jackie: Yeah, I think there's a bit of that.
Q: What's Vancouver like, to live and work in?
Jackie: I fell in love with Vancouver. I worked there a couple years ago. If I can ever afford to, I would love to do a second home there. I just absolutely love living there, and it's even more fun living there and working on the show.
Q: What do you like about it?
Jackie: I live in San Antonio, and I love San Antonio, but it's a different kind of thing. I'm from here, so maybe I'm used to mountains and the view, but it's got everything up there. It's a winter wonderland and a summer wonderland. It's everything from snow skiing to beautiful views, everywhere you go. There's hiking everywhere.
Q: What's the latest A Nightmare on Elm Street update? Have you finally settled on the voice for Freddy Krueger?
Jackie: We're still working on it. There's still more ADR stuff to do, so it's an ongoing process until it comes out. But, we did do some re-shoots over the Christmas holiday and I feel really good about that.
Q: Did you have you get back into make-up for it?
Jackie: Yeah, I was tortured all Christmas.
Q: What did you have to re-shoot?
Jackie: It was just some re-shoots and tweaks that are probably pretty customary for every movie that gets made.
Q: In the trailer, Freddy says, "I didn't do anything." Is that true, or is he lying?
Jackie: You know, you'll have to go see the movie and get the answer there. I'm not going there. Sorry.
Look at the size of Valley's head. It's not just me is it?