9 Questions With: Jorge Garcia

April 15 -- We know he's one of the Oceanic Six and that he winds up in a mental hospital; but, like most other 'Lost' revelations, those facts about Jorge Garcia's Hurley have only brought up another whole batch of questions. As the show returns for the second half of its fourth season on April 24, Garcia talks to AOL TV's Kimberly Potts about fan -- and cast -- reaction to the new season, his favorite TV shows, being an action figure and the "pretty crazy" thing that happens with that 'Lost' smoke monster in the woods

9 Questions With: Jorge Garcia

1. Will we see another Hurley-centric episode this season? I haven't seen one yet. Actually, I think there might be a uh, I probably shouldn't say that. No, there hasn't been one yet.

9 Questions With: Jorge Garcia

2. It feels like fans are more excited about this season than they've been since the first season ... Yeah, definitely. When I was reading the script for the season finale last year, where you saw that Jack and Kate weren't on the island anymore and something happened that seemed to have messed up their relationship, it got me excited for where we were going, the way finding out Locke was in a wheelchair did. And so this has definitely made us hungry for what's going to happen next in the show, and it's very reminiscent of Season 1 for us, as well.

9 Questions With: Jorge Garcia

3. Do you know what will happen in the season finale? No. I know what happens in episodes 9 and 10, and I just got the script for episode 11 and read it, and that's all I know. We actually knew more than usual this year, because the season started late with the strike. But usually, we would be about two episodes ahead of the fans.

9 Questions With: Jorge Garcia

4. What would you like to see happen for Hurley the rest of this season? I think he's steadily, throughout the seasons, taken a little bit more of a stand, kind of had a little more confidence as far as what his own role in this whole adventure is. Like when he saved the day at the end of last season, or when he acts as a leader. He's coming more into the ownership of taking those kinds of roles and I like that aspect of him, that he's growing that way.

9 Questions With: Jorge Garcia

5. What's the storyline you're most anxious to find out more about? The thing in the woods that knocks the trees down and is made of smoke -- that's a piece of the puzzle I'm fascinated by, and want to know what that is. It's tough, because you feel sometimes like you're getting more information, and it just brings up more questions. But something happens, that's coming up, that involves that thing, and it's just it's pretty crazy.

9 Questions With: Jorge Garcia

6. Was it weird when you first saw yourself re-created as an action figure? The action figure was awesome. I loved playing with the 'Star Wars' action figures when they came out, so to get to be a toy, it kinda feels like you get to make your mark in pop culture. I actually did a signing for the figures at the big Toys "R" Us in New York, and afterwards, me and one of the producers, Bryan Burk, went downstairs and bought a ton of them and shipped them all home.

9 Questions With: Jorge Garcia

7. What made you decide to keep a blog? I thought it would be fun to do because it would keep people hungry during the times that we're not on the air. There was a little scare, I think, at first, that I was going to talk about shooting [the show] and stuff. So I thought it'll just be a fun little way to share some pictures, and people can get to know a little more about me if they want to.

9 Questions With: Jorge Garcia

8. What's on your TiVo list? I was taping all of the 'Battlestar Galactica' marathon [recently] on Sci Fi, so I could fill in all the gaps before the new season starts. I TiVo 'The Daily Show.' And 'Ace of Cakes.' It's funny, because I said in some magazine interview recently that I watched 'Ace of Cakes,' and they sent me a big box of their merch, the Charm City Cakes stuff, like an apron and T-shirts, hats they even make drumsticks.

9 Questions With: Jorge Garcia

9. ... Maybe they'll make a Hurley cake? Well, I called them to thank them for the box of stuff, and they put me on speakerphone and I said hi to everybody, and they invited me to come visit. And they said if I came by, they'd drop what they were doing and make an awesome 'Lost' cake. So that would be fun, for sure.

More TV Tattlers