Was there anything about "King Knight" that first drew you to the project?
Yeah, I really loved the story and the way it's told, the tone it's told in and the humor, the relationships, the message. When I read it, Ricky (Richard Bates Jr.) reached out — he had written a letter with the script asking me to be a part of the story. After reading it, I was very, very excited to meet him and see how it's going to go. We had one rehearsal, a few days prior, and we started filming, and it was really funny.
And, like you said, the humor of this movie it's very unique. What was that like when you were first reading it? Did it come across in the script?
Oh yeah, it completely comes across in the script. When I read it, I was like, "I've never seen anyone necessarily" ... It comes out almost like the weirdest moments because it feels as though it's not trying to be funny. The situations were making it funny, and I found it to be a style I'd never read before. I was very drawn because of that, and I knew Matthew (Gray Gubler) from before, so it seemed like an exciting part to play this kind of character that was quite different for me.
The characters, they're all taking the situations very seriously even though it's these kind of comedic scenes that are happening. Was it hard to keep that very straight face and take everything so seriously and not break?
Yes. There were moments [when] it was really hard because I remember specifically, there's a second where Josh Fadem is drawing his ... Do you remember when they all come and he's drawing the person before (his ex), and what he's drawing, because he's in a relationship with a man, is a woman. I don't know if anyone can see that, but I saw it, and it started to make me laugh because I don't know if it was necessarily in the script. We later find out that he's, well, you know...
It was really funny, that moment. There was another moment with Matthew in the kitchen. It was so funny. Everybody on this is really funny, but it was more touching. It was really touching how they were playing the roles that I loved.
