Whenever I get an audition to do something that is sci-fi-related, it makes me really happy because I realize that I can continue doing the work that I'm doing and continue meeting people all over the world. It does baffle my management team sometimes, though!

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Gunn, like me, has a James Bond obsession. He would love to be James Bond, and it's a great role that I would love to be, someday.

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someday roles obsession

I really love fan art, which I get sent a lot of. I really, really get a lot of. I get a kick out of it.

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kicks fans art

Panama's a really wonderful country. There's obviously the Panama Canal, which brings a lot of tourism, and a huge American influence; it's just a mix of so many great things: African, Caribbean, Latin American Spanish, all kinds of influences there.

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great great-things influence country

Their crew for 'Arrow' is just one of the most wonderful crews that I've worked with. I know that actors say that all the time, and it sounds like trash coming out of my own mouth, but it's so true.

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true know my-own time

I definitely was a big comic collector as a kid.

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definitely big kid comic

In the 'Angel' days, all there was was a community that was like a chat room. If you were looking for feedback, you had to look for it.

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look you community angel

Marvel makes you feel like 'Iron Man' will show up at your front door to kill you if you say the wrong thing.

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door feel you man

I changed my name at 14 because no one outside of my family could pronounce my first name correctly.

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outside name because family

I absolutely love working with David Boreanaz, and Charisma Carpenter I completely adore - she teaches me to dance.

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she me dance love

What I love about the sci-fi community is that it's the most nonjudgmental, inclusive, diverse environment in the country. There's no group of people that is more diverse and inclusive.

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community love country people

Once I found out that I was playing 'Deathlok,' I unearthed my old comic book collection. I was going home for Christmas, and I have a collection of thousands of comics. I was surprised to see that 90% of them were Marvel. So, I wanted to go through my collection and start there.

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going-home christmas home book

When we wrapped 'Angel,' I definitely had a moment where I thought, 'Wow, that was the best job I'm ever gonna have.'

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best job moment angel

When you're doing superhero stunts, the objective is to look as cool as humanly possible.

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doing look cool you

To steal a term from one of my Twitter followers, 'Deathlok' is the 'anti-villain.' He's on the side of the bad guys, but he obviously doesn't want to be there.

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side bad followers want

I went right to the 'Guide to the Marvel Universe,' which has every Marvel character from A-Z, and fortunately, I had every issue. I found 'Deathlok,' read about him there.

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right about universe character

I was in fittings for the first costume even before I knew I was even going to be 'Deathlok.'

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costume going first before

Everything with Marvel is on a need-to-know basis, so I didn't officially know until the second episode I did, which I think was the 10th episode in the season. Information is carefully guarded over there. I definitely didn't know that I was 'Deathlok.'

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everything think know information

Even when I'm playing a lawyer or a doctor, I want to play a person. A human being.

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doctor person lawyer want

I love roles that don't really have a template or a paradigm and force me to create using my own imagination... that really, really turns me on.

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me my-own imagination love

I believe that I'm an actor to this day because of 'Star Wars.' I saw 'Star Wars' as a child, and I was completely enamored by it.

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day child i-believe believe