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I wasn't all that familiar with the 'Texas Chainsaw' franchise, and I knew who Leatherface was, but I had never seen any of the films, so I didn't know what the meaning behind it was.

I am a big scaredy-cat; horror films terrify me.

I haven't even watched that many movies; I'm, like, a weird actor.

The first movie that ever scared me, I feel like it wasn't a scary movie. I feel like it was 'Dennis the Menace' or something.

Martin Jarvis was to have played the part originally but I think I had longer hair or something, I know not.

I remember that. I was talking to him and I said how great it would be if actors had a tail because I have animals and a tail is so expressive. On a cat you can tell everything. You can tell if they're annoyed. You can tell whether they're scared.

One of the things I have an allergic reaction to playing, especially as a black actor, is the mandatory kind of best friend/cop/detective type. You will never see me in that movie.

I remember pretending to be the characters in the movies when I was a little kid.

There are some things that as an actor scare you, and if you can capture that fear on screen, it will be interesting.