Robbie Rozelle: We all know you from Six Feet Under and St. Elsewhere... but what is your favorite obscure role?

Ed Begley Jr.: Stumpy-Joe Peeps. The first drummer in "Spinal Tap"

RR: Beyond Therapy is your second collaberation with Catherine O'Hara, who you worked with in Best In Show. What is working with her like?

EB: A living nightmare. She's always stealing my lunch. And my wallet.

RR: You have an association with David Mamet, starring in Cryptogram and The Old Neighborhood. His work is very different from Christopher Durang. How did you approach Christopher's style?

EB: With great respect, since he was in the room.

RR: What challenges did you face acting in a studio vs. acting onscreen or stage?

EB: I greatly prefer Voice-over work, owing to the lenient dress-code. They usually allow me to work nude.

RR: You are very involved with environmental issues. What do you feel is the most important thing we can do to protect our environment?

EB: Stay out of your automobile, as much as possible. No joke.

RR: You just finished up A Mighty Wind, the latest Christopher Guest movie. What's it about and who do you play?

EB: It's about the folk-music scene. I play "Lars Olfen", a public television producer.

RR: Ironically, Christopher Guest did the movie version of Beyond Therapy. Did you see the film before going into the studio?

EB: No.

RR: You also did ROMAN HOLIDAY with Tom Conti, who plays your role in the film. Do you have a favorite role in a film or tv series?

EB: The hotel manager in "Best In Show"

RR: In Beyond Therapy, you play a therapist with some, uh, problems of his own. I'm gonna go out on a limb and assume you have NOTHING in common with your character?

EB: Other than trying to get my guests to recline on a couch.....absolutely nothing.

RR: What is currently in your cd player?

EB: Enrique Iglesias' "Escape"

RR: Are there any plans for you to come to Broadway anytime soon?

EB: Not in the foreseeable future.

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