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| Bitstorm: I was doing a little research, asking friends if they knew you, and they were all like, 'Hey wait a minute, is he the guy who sits behind Fred Savage?'" Gould: I got NO problem with that. Bitstorm: But then they're all like, "Oh yeah, I know him!" Gould: That's weird when that starts. It took me 13 years to become an overnight success. Bitstorm: So you're getting more of that looking-at-you-funny-in-Tower-Records stuff. Gould: It's weird when you're like in an airport in Oakland and that happens. Bitstorm: I guess you know when people are coming up asking for autographs... Gould: I was with Fred, we were getting a drink on Sunday afternoon, and these people from England came up and pigeonholed him for like half an hour. And he's such a generous person... Bitstorm: Such a Kevin Arnold? Gould: He really is. He gave 'em every minute. My best Fred Savage story is, we had finished rehearsals and gone our separate ways. I was sitting with Rob in a restaurant, ironically writing out stuff for Gex... [A dog barks] Hush up Molly -- [Another bark] -- [Whispers] My girlfriend barks like a dog! -- and Fred walks in, and he doesn't see me. I walk up behind him and I go [Annoying tourist voice], "Ohmigod it's Fred Savage from that Wonderbread show! I love him!" And he literally, physically scrunched up and tried to suck his head down into his chest. "I just love him, he's so fantastic!" I was six inches behind him doing this! Finally, he turned around, and even then the guy had a big smile on his face. And then he saw who it was and the smile went away really quick. But even somebody as obnoxious as that would have gotten a smile and a hello from him. He's a good guy. And he makes his own gin! Bitstorm: In the bathtub? Gould: When we demanded tubs in the dressing rooms, they had no idea. Bitstorm: Next time I'm in L.A. I'm stopping by! Gould: C'mon by, rap! Bitstorm: So TV's going well for you, you're getting bits and pieces in movies, you're doing stand-up -- what's the number one thing? Gould: It's really a melange. What I really, really, really want to do, more than anything, is write and act in cheesy horror movies, like "Evil Dead 2." That's all I wanna do! I would be so happy doing that. But anything that satisfies my writing jones and my performing jones keeps me pretty happy. I don't really have a need... I don't wanna be Bruce Willis or anything like that. I'm very, very happy being the third guy who says, "What the....!?!" and then gets stepped on by Godzilla. I got no problem with that. Bitstorm: I'm sure your folks would love that, too. "Dana, why do you make these movies?" Gould: I worked with Bruce on a remake of "The Love Bug," the Disney movie, where I beat up the car with a baseball bat. I beat up Herbie the Love Bug with a baseball bat. Bitstorm: You bastard! Gould: I know. I'm the punk. I'm the Gen X Peter Lorre.
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