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Spoilers ahead for the entire third season ofStranger Things.
(The fair is a success phew!)
I was thrilled from one day and Im still thrilled today.
Did you sustain any accidental injuries with all that fighting?
It looks bad when youre watching, but I never came close to being in danger.
But it looks good!
He takes his work very seriously but not himself.
Fighting aside, I think you got to use some of the best props.
Did you ever own a clunky car phone like that back in the day?I did!
We called that car phone the brick.
And before that, there was even something called the suitcase.
I owned them all.
You had to have friends, too, who owned those phones to use them.
You couldnt hide it!
They were heavy enough that if you wanted to do damage to someone, it would be easy.
All the props on the show were real, obviously.
I know you based your mayor on a number of real-life politicians.
It wasnt hard to get easy inspiration.
I also know the Duffers specifically had you in mind for the role.
Theyre very detail-oriented about every aspect of the show.
Nothing is left to chance.
And the Duffers are very collaborative, too, which I loved.
They allowed me to pick what I wanted to pick for the mayors characteristics.
We just discussed the nuances of the character.
What were some of those nuances?I wanted to this guy to pretend to care about his constituents.
Hes a guy who could easily be bought.
Hes a guy who cheats on his wife and has likely done a great deal of drugs.
Hes not a person someone wants to spend a lot of time with.
Like, his friends pretend to like him.
In the end, Mayor Klein is very publicly arrested for corruption.
I hope we get to find out and see.
I wouldnt mind that happening.
Did you ever get mall FOMO?
Were you able to explore it on your own time?Oh gosh, I took so many photos.
That mall was extraordinary.
The Duffers attention to detail is just mind-boggling.
Including the food court!
Every till worked; all of the props were real.
Even the movie theater was operational.
Ive never seen anything like it, it was truly phenomenal.
I do wish I had some scenes in it, but at least I got to explore it.
They kept refreshing the food to keep it as edible as possible.
It was a very specific part of the set, since there are so many shots of people eating.
So, I didnt hang around there much.
Were all of those fun fair rides operational, too?They were indeed.
I shouldnt have done that.
I was still in my costume!
But they filmed me getting off the ride with their cameras, and they thought it was very funny.
I should look up the name of this ride.
Its kind of like a Ferris wheel, but much worse.
Ill put it that way.
