Jason Lee
The My Name Is Earl star skateboards with his 4-year-old.
by Mina Hochberg
December 11, 2007
Does your son have a favorite film of yours?
I know he likes The Incredibles, but the advantage of Alvin and the Chipmunks is that I'm on camera. So he likes The Incredibles, but it's not as exciting. When I took him to see Underdog, the whole time he just kept asking questions: "How do they get your voice to come out of the dog's mouth? How does the dog fly? Why does the dog wear a cape? Are you inside the dog? Is the dog a costume?" So now this way he'll see me with them and it'll be a little bit easier.
Does he get to watch Earl?
Yeah. He's bored with it, though. At first when he saw me on television, he'd point at the TV and walk to it and touch it. Now he's just like, "Whatever. You're Earl and you have a big ugly moustache seven months a year."
When you first started acting back in the good old Kevin Smith days, did you ever imagine you'd end up where you ended up?
Absolutely not. I was kind of young and I didn't know what acting meant until I did Chasing Amy . . . I watched Chasing Amy again about a year ago for the first time in five or six years. As good as it is, there's definitely part of me that sees myself in the movie as being very green. So on one handAt first when he saw me on television, he'd point at the TV and walk to it and touch it. Now he's just like, "Whatever." it's a bad thing, but on the other hand it's a good thing because it shows progression.
Do you have any other projects lined up?
I don't really have anything lined up. I was just expecting to work the season through [before the writer's strike started]. It's a little bit of a blessing because I get a little bit of a break — for a few weeks or so, hopefully. Fingers crossed. I just bought a house like three weeks before the strike, so the sooner the strike is over and I get back to work the better.
Are you getting to spend a little more time with Pilot?
Yeah, every day. I skateboard with him — he's skateboarding now. I can't wait to get back. We try to go to Disneyland every few months, so maybe we'll go back to Disneyland this week.
Do you see any of yourself in his skateboarding?
Yeah, he's pretty good. He's got good balance. And he's one funny, smart kid, so I'm curious to see what he ends up wanting to do. I wouldn't discourage him from acting, but I would definitely say maybe wait a little bit. Maybe wait until you're a teenager.
©2007 Mina Hochberg and Nerve Media
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