Upcoming SPN guest star does a long ass interview lol
Dr. Badass is in the house!
TL;DR, Supernatural related bits:
010 is the year of the Lindberg. The 33-year-old actor’s no stranger to the business, mind you. If you didn’t catch his early debut in Black Circle Boys, that’s a little horror flick you’re probably going to want to check out regardless. You might also have seen him in an episode of The X-Files or Buffy the Vampire Slayer once upon a time. Or maybe you remember him as Jesse in The Fast and the Furious or O’Dell in October Sky? With starring roles in films like Punk Love, The Other Side of the Tracks, and Push, plus recurring roles in recent years on Supernatural and CSI: NY, Chad’s been a busy man, but rest assured, you’ll be seeing more of him soon. He’ll be joining interviewee Sarah Butler in the upcoming I Spit On Your Grave as well as reprising his role as the mullet-rocking, 'Dr. of Bad-Ass', Ash, in this season of Supernatural...
Assumed dead, Chad will be bringing Ash back from the grave in the near future, and as we got a chance to sit down and talk about, this is due in part to his fans’ love and support of him. There’s something about Chad Lindberg that’s managed to steal away the hearts of many a Jared Padalecki and Jensen Ackles-loving, convention-going fangirl. He’s got his own fanvids and quite the Twitter following. It could be because he’s funny as hell. It could be because he’s a complete doll. The guy makes an effort to send some internet lovin’ out to all of his fans, and he’s been a hit at a number of Supernatural conventions over the last few years, rocking out at Guitar Hero and getting down to the brass tacks about the Hollywood industry. That, and he’s just plain talented, with a gift for raw, honest emotion along with excellent comedic timing. Chad and I took some time out to talk I Spit On Your Grave, the sex appeal of Ash, his role in the documentary My Big Break, adventures with ghosts, some of his online shenanigans, and a love of controversy. If this boy doesn’t win your heart over, we may have to check your pulse.
I’m sure it will be. Speaking of good things...you’re coming back to Supernatural!
Chad: Yeah! I actually got the news when I was wrapping up filming in Louisiana, that they were bringing me back, and I was floored. I was blown away. I’m extremely honored and grateful for Eric Kripke and the crew up there for thinking of me and bringing me back, but also - partly why I chose to announce it on Twitter was because I owe it to the fans. I spent three years doing conventions and really built sort of close relationships with all of these people, and I really feel like I’ve been in-tune with them over the years and listening to how much people wanted Ash back and listening to the love from them and their videos and petitions and their letters. And their good energy being put out there - I truly believe that is why I’m back, and I owe it half to them. I announced it because I wanted to share that with them, and it wasn’t just me, it wasn’t just Ash, it wasn’t just Supernatural bringing me back - it was the fans that brought me back too. Supernatural fans, I believe, are one of the most powerful fanbases out there! They can move mountains, they can shut down Twitter. They’re not to be fucked with.
Damn straight. It’s true, though. Seeing fans have so much power and a show that actually respects their audience that way is pretty singular; you don’t see that very often. It’s got to be something to be a part of that.
Chad: It’s wonderful to be a part of that. It’s a dream come true. I’m excited to bring Dr. Bad-Ass back, and the Good Doctor is in. How he will be, I shall not reveal. There’ll be some excitement. I think it’s going to be good. It’s definitely going to give me a boost - new fans - and this is like Supernatural’s biggest season.
Definitely. Could be the last...
Chad: It could be the last. It’s hard to say. I hope not! I hope to go at least one more. We’ll see what happens. I’m just thankful to go back, and do some good Ash one-liners, whip the mullet one more time... but yeah, the Good Doctor is back, and I’m very excited and honored and blessed.
Awesome. Well, I know all of the Supernatural fans are really excited.
Chad: Yeah, the response from that was overwhelming. So many people were so excited to hear that. I wanted the fans to feel like they had a hand in it because they definitely did, and I thank them, and want to keep them close along the way, to make them feel like they’re helping me build - building with me. Thanks to Twitter, Facebook, my god - it’s really opened up a lot of avenues, I believe. You don’t know who you’re going to meet or talk to. It’s pretty cool.
Since you are our Scary Stud and everything, what would you say are some of Dr. Bad-Ass’s turn-ons?
Chad: Ash’s turn-ons: Problems. Math. Beer, definitely. And multitudes of ladies. He’s not a one-woman man! He likes to have both arms around a lady at the same time. It’s just the way it is with him. It could be a curse of his. He’s certainly been harassed for his sexiness, but he oozes sex appeal. So I would say those are his turn-ons.
I’d really love to see an episode where you steal the chicks away from under Jared and Jensen’s watchful eyes.
Chad: Well, somebody made a video - "The New Face of Sexy" with Justin Timberlake’s "Bringing Sexy Back." It’s hysterical! It’s really, really funny, and they did a really good job. It’s all Ash and the ladies and Jared and Jensen are like, huh?!
So what attracted you to playing Ash to start with? When you read the script, what were you thinking? I’m really going to don a mullet, and I’m going to rock it?
Chad: I’m always about the mullet. I’m always about changing my look if I can. When I got the script, the character just felt like it fit. I knew exactly what to go in there and do. I wore my sleeveless flannel with torn jeans; I think I had a belt buckle that said "Fuck you" on it. I went in there, I shook everyone’s hand, and then what I did was I opened up my flannel, bare-chested, and I just whipped it open and started going off, and that was it. They were howling in the room. Some things you read, you just know. Like, this has got to be me, or I have a good shot. It was one of those characters that fit. I knew I could do it. I knew what they were looking for. I’m quirky, and the character’s quirky. I got it, and I was just ecstatic. I really didn’t know at the time Supernatural was very popular - what it was, and what it is today, by all means. So I did it, and did like four episodes, and I think my burnt hand appeared in the fifth. "My" burnt hand in quotation marks. I had quite a life. Ash had quite a life after Supernatural. All of the conventions - the fans did not let him die. And for that I’m grateful.
SAUCE AND REST OF THE INTERVIEW