3 Dec 2014 5:19 PM PT
Simon Helberg is in the December/January issue of Da Man Magazine. The issue is on stands now.
A brief summary of some of what he had to say:
Simon, as with any celebrity was asked what inspired him to get into acting. It is always interesting to learn how celebrities make the choices they do and this was his response: “When I was younger, music was pretty much all I wanted to do, while I also grew up around Hollywood as my parents were in the business. So, I think I always had a desire to get up on stage and eventually it all clicked in 11th grade when I decided that by getting up on stage and playing a nerd, who I could then make fun out of, I’d get more girls! More seriously though, I just fell in love with it and went for it on the basis that it was something I could practice and get better at, just like the piano.”
Regarding Season 8 of The Big Bang Theory he gave the following comment:
“Well, I think the most crucial factor is that we have no idea what is going to happen with our characters until the night before, when we sit down and have a table-read together. For example, I had no idea my character Howard was going to space until just before we shot the episode! So in this sense, we really are in it with the audience, which keeps things really dynamic and exciting.”
When he was asked about all of the impersonations he is able to pull off he replied. “I’m only able to impersonate these people because I’ve studied their work intensely over the years. I even hear their voices in my head, just like a crazy person! [Laughs] As for the Stephen Hawking impression, this was perhaps a little risky but we knew he was a fan and he actually came on the show afterwards.”
Here are gallery of photos the magazine took of Simon:
