1) When was the first time you did something daft on camera?
I was writing an article for Big Brother magazine [a skateboard mag] back in 1997 about testing self-defence equipment on myself and the editor at the time Jeff Tremaine [now director of Jackass] persuaded me to film it.
2) What’s the silliest thing you’ve ever done on camera?
It’s really hard to nail a whole load of silly shit down to one nugget. Lots of stuff to go through in your head… and it gets worse and worse every thought. PASS!
3) On the flipside, what is the least crazy thing you do in your day-to-day life?
Well, I’m a father of two, so I try not to be crazy there. I don’t want to screw up the kids!
4) Who on earth would you most like to prank and why?
I guess I love to prank the guys more than I would like to prank anyone else because I know they can take it. Not only do they want it, but they can take it!
Do you have a particular favourite in the crew?
When I write the gags, I do a lot of them with Jeff Tremaine in mind. He gives everyone so much shit he is the perfect muse.
5) What other kind of comedy floats your boat? Name your three favourite comedians.
Wow – I love Mel Brooks. Blazing Saddles is probably my favourite comedy of all time. I love Rodney Dangerfield because he reminds me of my father, my father really loved him. And my third would be Don Rickles – the greatest insult comic on the planet. Look him up!
6) What film can you watch over and over again without tiring of it?
Oh man, well absolutely Blazing Saddles. And every time The Godfather is on the TV, I leave it on.
Is that the benchmark for a great movie? If it turns up randomly on the telly, even though you have it on DVD you still watch it there and then.
I think so, yeah. Haha – and a real guilty pleasure, and one which my wife gets upset at, is that every time XXX is on with Vin Diesel, I have to leave it on because I’m constantly amazed by how truly awful it is. I mean, it is fucking horrible! And I love it! It makes me happy it’s so bad. When a movie gets to a certain point of horribleness it eclipses greatness in my eyes.
7) What is the worst injury you’ve ever had on Jackass? Have you ever bottled a stunt?
Bottled it! Hahahaha! I’ve had a lot of shit happen y’know: breaks and strains and concussion. But I think the worst was breaking my dick. I was doing a motorcycle stunt and let go of the bike as I was going over the ramp, which I was told not to, but I wasn't listening. It was 20-feet in the air and then landed and broke the handlebars off in my crotch. There was an ambulance, and I was rushed straight into hospital for surgery. That was three years ago and I’m still having to catheter twice-a-day.
8) What would you save first in the event of a fire at your home?
Aside from the wife and kids, I would save pictures. And computers, because they’ve got pictures on there. Other than that I’m thinking ‘what can’t be replaced?’.
Oh, and my pills!
9) Name the three things you like the most about America.
Okay: 1) “convenience”. ‘You can get almost anything 24 hours a day. Even drug dealers deliver here. You miss that when you’re travelling to other places and you can’t get this or that on tap. You can get anything here at any time.
2) "My mum’s broccoli casserole". She crushes up Cheez-Its [super-fatty American cheese crackers] and puts them on top. It’s not a very healthy casserole but it’s delicious!
3) We have pretty good “moonshine” too. I have moonshine here at my house. It is delicious, but don’t get it near any open flame!
10) What’s the best piece of advice you’ve ever been given?
It’s okay to step on your dick, just don’t stand on it.
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