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But Carlton Lassiter (Timothy Omundson) just does it by being damn good at his job.
In 2017, though, Omundson faced an unexpected health crisis, which altered both his personal and fictionalPsychlives.
I dont know if Im ready to let go yet, he admits in a rare moment of candor.
Besides that, we also had to talk about … beards!
Lets just end this now.
Ill start by saying yourPsych 3beard is stupendous.I begged and pleaded for that beard.
Since I was old enough to grow a beard, Ive been wearing a beard.
It suited my heroic entrance quite well.
Being vulnerable is still new for him.After what Ive been through physically and neurologically …
I certainly had the wind taken out of my sails.
That confidence and swagger just disappeared in a lot of ways, spiritually and physically.
Its been a mad struggle to claw back over these four years Ive been in recovery.
It was amazing that I was allowed breathing room to explore and play with that.
Henry tries to get him past it and move on.
Ive relied a lot on close friends with my journey as an actor.
Ive talked to Corbin Bernsen a lot about this in real life.
When we had that scene together on the porch, it synched up beautifully with our discussions.
Corbin told me that he feels like the new version can be even better than the old version.
I wasnt sure if I could still play a comedy and be emotional.
When youre injured, empathy takes a big hit.
Its a big tool for an actor.
I wasnt sure how much I could act emotionally, let alone physically.
I was able to explore those beats a little more and I left with a lot more confidence.
Weve both been handed a massive, steaming plate of humility.
Some things you just cant fight, youve got to roll with it.
All of your acting roles since 2017 have incorporated your stroke into the scripts.
It depends on the role and what Im required to do physically.
I cant hide the fact that my left hand doesnt work and mostly stays in my lap.
I just cant do certain things.
With walking, I can use a stick and walk slower.
Im better at hiding certain things than others.
How do you imagine Lassie continues to evolve from here?
That humility was always tough for him.
You know what got in, though?
Im on the phone with Dobson, because I wanted to keep Val Kilmers character alive.
Do you love Ted Nugent and his music as much as Lassie does?Absolutely not.
My personal politics are very different from Lassiter.
At the core, Lassiter has always been a crunchy and crusty right-wing guy.
He has a looming sense of right and wrong and strived for justice.
There have been a few references about Lassiters admiration for Gerald Ford and the NRA.
A lot of Chuck Norris.
Its a hell of a backstory.
I love those moments of sensitivity we got to explore with him.
The fact that Im still getting to play this character eight seasons and three movies later is just incredible.
Im hoping thats going to continue and my skills are there to match it.
I know Steve wants six movies.He said six, but now all of the cast wantsten.
Hell, make it an even 12.Yeah, push it further, well do a bakers dozen.
Im curious what you think ranks as the No.
1 episode.Damn, thats tough.
Ill need to pick a Lassier-centric episode.
It has to be Last Night Gus.
That was my No.
1, too.Ill do Heeeeeres Lassie as the runner-up and 1967: A Psych Odyssey as the third.
Getting to play two characters was super-fun.
I watched Dules musical number from Odyssey recently and I was floored again.
I also showed Heeeeeres Lassie to my teenage daughters recently.
They love horror so they appreciated it.
We were a phenomenal show right until the end, though, werent we?
I mean, everyone has become my family and my friends.
Im blessed to have had these people come into my life.
We just text each other constantly about how much we love each other, or bragging about our kids.
