Will you and Wentworth get to work together much this season? I'm assuming Lincoln won't be breaking into jail like Michael did because SONA is a tougher place.
I'm going to be working a lot with Wentworth, but [our characters] are going to be separated by a wire fence. Lincoln will see him during visitations. I'm still not sure how [or when] Michael will get out, but apparently, there is going to be some kind of emotional crisis between the brothers that will cause them to drift apart. [But] I don't know what that is.

What were your initial thoughts when you read the 'Prison Break' pilot?
I was blown away. I did think, "How do you maintain a series like this?" The second season was actually a no-brainer -- they've escaped and they're on the run. But the third season had me concerned. What they've come up with for this year is the best. From what I'm hearing from the network, the producers and [fans] is that the third season is going to be great. It's like 'Midnight Express' quadrupled. Michael is in a Panamanian prison. We're not talking about a structured institution like Joliet or any prison in America where there are guards, cages and yards. There's no protection in this place. It's a free market.

Your hair is short even though Lincoln's a free man now. Is that your choice?
[This year picks up] three weeks later, so I'm keeping it short halfway through the season. Then, I'll probably grow it out.

They're not going to pull anything where his being exonerated is reversed?
No. He's done [with all that]. It's all up to Lincoln to get his brother out using his street smarts. Lincoln will be charming at times. I'm getting to play a lot of charisma.

Will he have more of a sense of humor this year?
Yes. Not being able to do something different with him has been hard. I've wanted to, but I couldn't find any justifications for Lincoln to ever smile or for him to be liked. I had to play the situation that he was in.

What have you had to learn since you started playing this role?
I'll have to speak a little Spanish this year. I'm looking forward to that.

Parts of Florida doubled for Panama. How did you like filming there?
I'm an outdoor surfer kind of guy. The tropics and places like that appeal to me.

What is it about these characters that are so magnetic?
It's that "comic book super-hero" thing ... all these characters are so over the top and entertaining. It's a guilty-pleasure watching T-Bag do his thing. People will be blown away this year seeing what Bellick gets into. He's in a diaper for the first six episode -- we can all work out what's going on there. There's Mahone who's losing his [mind] because he hasn't got his pills. When you think about it, it's hilarious. It's one giant, dark action-comedy.

During the hiatus you filmed 'Town Creek,' directed by Joel Schumacher and it's set for a 2008 release. What was it like working with him?
It was incredible. It was such an unbelievable honor. He's one of my all-time favorite directors. I learned so much working for him not only as an actor, but also as a guy. He's a dear friend.

What's the movie about?
It's a Nazi psychological/horror/thriller. I play a guy that's been tortured by a family because they made some kind of deal ... back in the [past]. The first ten minutes of the film are in black and white. Then, you cut to [the present]. My character is tortured. He comes back to seek vengeance on this family and they haven't aged ... [Laughs] I'm still trying to pitch this movie in three words and I haven't worked it out yet!

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