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Exclusive Interview:
Timothy Olyphant

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Would you return to this character?

It was a kick. I enjoyed it. It was a terrific opportunity. I haven't seen the finished film yet, but everything I have seen is exactly in the spirit of what we were trying to accomplish. We were trying to make it an intelligent, elegant and violent film with some type of spirituality to it. It was a challenge and I hope people enjoy it.

What are your thoughts of the opportunities that games like Disney Interactive Studios' Turok give to actors like yourself for voice acting?

I enjoyed that. I'd never done anything like that before. It was a cool experience. I assume that as games evolve that they're going to be more fun to be a part of because the characters will become more compelling and more three-dimensional and more fun to bring to life.

Timothy at the Catch and Release Los Angeles Premiere.

Timothy at the Catch and Release Los Angeles Premiere.

HBO released an online Deadwood poker game back when the show was on. Do you think Deadwood would make a good Western video game?

I assume so. People are creative.

You played a cyber-terrorist in Live Free or Die Hard. Are you into technology at all?

Not very.

So you don't have iPhones or PSPs?

No, I don't have too much of that stuff. Very little.

We were trying to make it an intelligent, elegant and violent film with some type of spirituality to it. It was a challenge and I hope people enjoy it.

Has working on Hitman opened up any interest in video games for you?

Yeah, well I have kids, so we're starting to get into some of those things you can play on the computer and stuff.

Have you got them a Wii yet?

No.

It's a new console that gets kids off the sofa and involved physically in games.

Oh, that's interesting.

The 32nd Annual Toronto International Film Festival - "Bill" Portraits.

The 32nd Annual Toronto International Film Festival - "Bill" Portraits.

They're really simple to play and fun for people like yourself who don't play games.

You know, I just screwed up big time when I said I was going to read more this year.

Posted: 19 Nov 2007

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