Josh Holloway is still very Josh Holloway, a little relieved about it.

On Thursday's premiere in his new Max series duster - The actor played Arizona's runaway in Arizona in the early 1970s - Holloway played a dirty criminal with a long haired, wearing a golden heart; the kind of guy who can affectionately call someone "peanuts" and sounds completely charming. This role is his on ABC Lostdespite violence and more blasphemy - it almost sounds shocking (Holloway has some sunshine, which makes him feel inherently PG-13 in a good way).

The real Holloway is neither a Sawyer-style figure who can live on the screen so comfortably, as he will explain below. We also talk about how he came to the new show (which reunited him Lost Executive Producer JJ Abrams, who is an entertainer with Latoya Morgan), his long and frustrating Hollywood dry spell, trying to keep it slimming enough to fit the 70s clothes, and his surprise positive feeling Lost Restart.

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also dusteryou have listed three upcoming projects on IMDB. Are we in the middle of the Josh Holloway revival?

Yes. Very interesting. I must have thrown a penny on the wrong shoulder and broke the mirror while I was doing it because I had a tough seven years. only Difficult - Nothing. I have to focus on my family. I learned piano. I did all kinds of things. I started telling my agent: "Just take me to work, I need to leave the house, it's ridiculous, I'm just working for Holloways now, I need to do it something. ” They started sending me random scripts.

Of course, JJ Abrams called. You were initially duster?

He called me blue and immediately said, "Do you have a minute?" I was like, "Yes, I think I have a minute, JJ Abrams!" He started the show and I couldn't even believe the sound I was hearing. He said: "In 1972, you were the Mafia's Wheelman" - after that, it's hard for me to focus on other things he said. That's that old Jerry Maguire Moment - "You let me in 'Hello.'." That was before the pandemic, and then HBO was sold twice. But we're doing it all the time. (We want to know) "Will they cancel us?" No, no. We have been working hard. So we're here.

What is that year-long waiting time for you duster Have you been stuck and have your feelings about the project or role developed?

OK, yes. Honestly, this is very difficult because it is your storage and ready. It's like you've been in the starting block for five years. This is the longest dilemma I have ever been to. Also, you're trying to look like five years. In the 70s, you had to be super thin, and then they were all bean lemons. So for shooting, I was about 18 pounds heavier than the one I carried. So I was always ready to go and then, ah, it came again.

"Can I eat potato chips or can't JJ Abrams?"

Exactly! "Crisps? No! You eat kale and dust!" But in the end, I was ready for the role. I found the tone I wanted.

Can you believe you are 55 years old?

No, I can't! My body tells me I am. Because the battle scenes are different. I've taken a lot of action throughout my career and it's hard right now. When I tried to kick someone else and I landed on the cement, it was different. But I still like it. Why can't you? Fortunately, many stunts are in the car, so the car has to be beaten.

When I talk to JJ, he is always very friendly, but strictly business. Did he ever call you to shoot shit? When Abrams is not there, or is he always on it?

He is very interesting. His humor does appear when he doesn't have to be careful. He's quick, yes, we'll shoot shit like movie nerds. He just sent me a photo. Brothers Bruce He has a model - he collects things. But like I saw him in Jackson Hole on this line, he was in line with his little entourage. I was like, "Are you just a snake?" He turned around and said, "Aren't you very handsome before?"

brutal.

I like that. He has a good sense of humor. A lot of things have been happening to him.

The character Jim you play has some clear Sawyer echoes. Do you like that you have some screen sex characters that are suitable for you and your fans? Or is it feeling restricted in some way?

I actually like it. We all have different aspects. I love the side where fans embrace me. I am more like a follower of the rules when I was grown up in the South. I'm not saying how I feel, my icing. But the other side of me yes Like Sawyer and Jim. I'm kind of like a criminal - I bent the rules I think are technically wrong, but not morally wrong. I like over there, I like being a man. I like flirting. I thank ladies, this is not bad in today's world. So, to be on the screen, it allows you to be your side. And I did the other parts, like I just did this little comedy for my friends. No one asked me to do comedy, he asked me to make a little cameo, and I was like, “Yes!”

You become a certified stunt driver for this. In daily life, what has this experience changed your driving? Is there any part useful? Or distracted?

Very useful. I am now very close to other cars or comfortable to the walls on the highway. None of them bothered me right now because I had to train to drive along someone’s door or on their bumper, so we could do the exact thing--screaming in the corner is tricky, but fun when you grab someone’s door. Once you get it, you're like, "Oh, I know what a car can do." Yes, it's also distracting go.

It's a simple stunt, but thanks to computers and ski controls, the car won't let you do that now. That's why I like cars from the 70s. The car will do what you tell it to do. So this is the element I really like. Stunt school is not only important for stunts, but also, and a lot of the time, I’m either hot or hot. You can hurt people with these small pull-ups, where you glide and jump out of the car very quickly. But it does give me confidence in those moments, so I won't run past the photographer.

Are you injured?

Yes, but in the battle scene, not in the driving scene.

You can also wear cool clothes. Where do you shop in real life?

Man, unfortunately, I don't buy clothes because I have kids. I bought clothes for them. But when I have a small pocket (buy) I like (RR Western Brand by Ralph Lauren). I love their old-fashioned stuff. I love their leather jackets and jeans. I like this look. Then, I like John Varvatos wearing beautiful clothes - that little bit of rock feels like he has.

So JJ has worked with you a few times. Lost Performance host Carlton Cuse is working with you again colony. What is your secret (due to the lack of better words) to build a good relationship with the creatives who make them want to work together over and over?

I think that is true for most actors, once you work with someone, you get the “repeated client” thing and you complete the journey together. Also, I am a hardworking person. I love working, they know. They know that even if it kills me, I will give it everything. I know them. So we have a trust that you have to if you want to start a show. Your leader is better off staying solid or you will be along the path of creating monsters without anyone carrying it correctly. This is an important thing, people are collapsing. On the scene, sometimes you need someone who becomes stronger because things get more difficult.

Actually, I don't think every actor likes it, but it's a good philosophy. When someone says "Lost Restart”?

I have no idea? I don't feel anything about it because I don't believe they will do it. I'll attend - of course, why not? But I think the ending of that show...I persevere. It was the most amazing experience and had the longest legs in the history of the TV show. Now, thanks to Netflix, we're back. I remember some teenage girls smiling at me and I was like, “Oh my god, what did I get on my face?” They were like, “You’re in the middle of that.” Lost. "I was like, "Wow, were you watching that just now?" "So it's fun to have people go to you with their daughter or son, saying, "I looked at it 20 years ago, and now I'm watching it with my son or daughter." ”I like it because I have kids. Lostthey shouldn't die (laugh).

Three other projects you have - flint,,,,, Reimagine and He bleeds neon lights - What is the latest information about these?

Reimagine It's the smaller comedy character of the friend I mentioned. It has Joel McHale and I haven't seen it again since then Communityand Paula Patton, I have never seen it since I died in her arms Mission impossible iii.

Then I played this very bad guy He bleeds neon lights. I read the script and to page 16, I didn't even have a line, and I thought, "What happened?" Then there was a five-page monologue. I was like, “Oh, damn, I suppose to be here!” This is my longest monologue ever.

Then (based on the novel by Louis L'Amour) flintI've been hunting down L'Amour's son Beau for 20 years in this role. I am here Lost For our first meeting flint. I wasn't the right age at that time because Flint was an older character. It took all the time and I kept coming up with different ideas to him. Finally, I got some calls from billionaires who wanted to fund them. We all flew to Sarasota, picked up by choppers, went to this beautiful farm, and next, you know, we are making flint. So I thought, “Wow! I think that’s how this industry works.”

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Duster will release a new episode on Max.