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Would you change anything about your character?
I’d make him a better dresser. That’s not our costume designers fault -- she could dress me fantastically. But that’s not Alan. But that’s fine. I think my natural model good looks carry me.

Do you and Charlie ever get together after the show?
We see each other socially occasionally. When he was going through the first parts of his divorce we’d commiserate a lot, but we don’t really hang out much. We love working together, but you kind of go home to get away from that.

If you could magically play another character on TV, who would that be?
Wow. Probably Speed Racer, because let’s face it, the Mach 5 was awesome.

I hear they’re making a ‘Speed Racer’ movie.
Yeah, I’ve heard that. But I’ll believe it when I see it. You know I’ll be first on the list for that role. (Laughs)

How did you spend your summer vacation?
My girlfriend and I moved in together, which was incredibly stressful. Not because of anything she did, but because I hate moving with a passion, even though I did very little actual physical labor. We bought a house together. It’s not fun. But it’s done. I unpacked the last boxes a week and a half ago and I was euphoric for two days. People were like, “What’s up with him?” But it’s so nice. I know where everything is now.

Here’s another hypothetical question. If you could go back in time and give yourself advice, what would it be?
I probably would have gone back right after ‘Pretty in Pink’ came out and said “OK, just a thought. Don’t do anymore movies that sound like they could be titles of gay porn.”

Like what?
I did a movie called ‘Dudes.’ Also ‘Hot Shots’ and ‘Morgan Stewart’s Coming Home.’ I did a bunch of them. I checked my IMDB page, and it’s an alarming number.

Have you ever searched for your name on the Internet?
I haven’t in a long time. But I’ve been known to. It’s nice to know what’s going on out there.

Do you have a favorite moment from the show?
My nervous breakdown last season, when I was bemoaning the fact that I’ll never have time to read all the great books I wanted to read. I was having a freak out. And Charlie said “Well, if you put a few by the toilet and read one every couple of weeks you’ll knock a bunch off.” And I said, “There’s not enough bowel movements left.”