**Thanks to Chow Yun Fat Info**
Interview by Kevin Smith
SEANN WILLIAM SCOTT: Kevin!
KEVIN SMITH: Hey, man! Where are you?
SWS: I'm in L.A., at a gym training for this movie called Bulletproof Monk.
KS: Right, I read that you got that. Congrats. You are not the monk--
SWS: No, no, I'm definitely not the monk. [laughs] Chow Yun-Fat plays the monk.
KS: How psyched are you to be in a Chow Yun-Fat movie?!
SWS: It's sick. Getting this movie has been great because when I got American Pie [1999], I had never actually auditioned for comedies; I didn't want to put myself out there in that way, but I was grateful just to get an opportunity. But now it's kind of come full circle, and I'm doing the type of film [action] that I initially thought I'd be better at, which is pretty cool. You know, I'm still learning so much about comedy and acting in general--
KS: It's weird to hear you say that, because most people assume--and rightfully so, based on the work you've done so far--that you have incredible comedic timing. But you don't consider yourself a funny guy.
SWS: No. Not at all.
KS: But you've got Stark Raving Mad coming out in a few weeks, which is another comedy.
SWS: Yeah, but it's a dark comedy, which is something different. It felt like a bit of a risk, and I really like it and think it'll be fun for people to see me do something different.
KS: Who's in that one?
SWS: Dave Foley, Timm Sharp--
KS: --Was that Monet Mazur I saw in the footage the studio sent me?
SWS: Yeah, Monet's in it. She kicks ass. Lou Diamond Phillips plays the villain, and there's a bunch of newcomers--Paul Hungerford, John Crye, Suzy Nakamura. It's from the guys that produced Memento and Lawrence Bender [the producer of Reservoir Dogs (1992) and Pulp Fiction (1994)], so we're pretty excited. You know, I wish I could've talked to you back at the premiere for Jay and Silent Bob [Strike Back].
KS: Oh, it was crazy that night.
SWS: Oh my God, yes. I was with my buddies at the afterparty and we were just sitting there, and Will Ferrell comes up and says, "Uh, yeah, um, hi. I'm Will Ferrell." I was like, "Dude, I know who you are!" [Smith laughs] I thought, Wow. It just doesn't get any better than this. [both laugh] I didn't get a chance to thank you fully for the opportunity to be in your film.
KS: I'm glad you were able to do it.
SWS: That was the most fun I've ever had on a movie. And I feel like that's the best work I've ever done. I remember getting the call while I was shooting Evolution--I was having a hard time on that movie--and I was like, "Are you kidding me? Yeah!" And they were like, "Kevin really wants to talk to you and make sure that you're excited to do it," and I said, "Tell him I can't wait!"
KS: They told me, "I don't think you have to verily his excitement, the dude's got framed Mallrats [1995] posters." [both laugh]
SWS: Exactly! I had a poster in my house growing up. I remember, in high school, watching Mallrats and just laughing my ass off. I was like, "This is the funniest movie I've ever seen."
KS: You stand alone, my friend. You and about two other people liked that movie. [both laugh] So tell me, what filmmakers do you want to work with in the future?
SWS: I would love to work with you again, for sure. like Wes Anderson a lot. And David Fincher.
KS: Fincher is so the man.
SWS: He's so cool. One of the stunt coordinators from this movie [Bulletproof Monk] worked on Fight Club [1999] and he said that in the explosion [scene], Fincher placed every single piece of glass himself.
KS: That's so bizarre.
SWS: Every piece. And I loved Memento, so I'd love to work with Chris Nolan.
KS: See, if you give all these dudes shout outs, you start getting the phone calls! They're like, "I didn't know he was a fan! I'm going to get me some of that Seann Scott magic!" [both laugh]