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The hit CBS drama series The Mentalist follows Patrick Jane (Simon Baker), an independent consultant with the California Bureau of Investigation (CBI), who has a track record for solving serious crimes by using his
unconventional skills of observation. His role in cracking tough, high-profile cases is greatly valued by his fellow agents, which include Senior Agent Teresa Lisbon (Robin Tunney), Kimball Cho (Tim Kang), Wayne Rigsby (Owain Yeoman) and Grace Van Pelt (Amanda Righetti), who all think Jane is a loose cannon, but admire his charm and knack for clearing cases.

Actor Tim Kang plays Kimball Cho, the straight-arrow, by-the-book agent who has a respect for Patrick Jane, but doesn’t quite understand his approach. Before joining the CBI, Cho was in juvenile hall as a kid and then in the military, giving him a different insight into the individuals they are investigating and the crimes they are working to solve. In this recent exclusive phone interview with Collider, Tim Kang talked about his unusual path to acting, how much fun he has working with the ensemble on The Mentalist, his enjoyment of the acting process and that viewers will get to learn a bit more about the supporting characters throughout the remainder of the season. Check out what he had to say after the jump:

Question: Since you came to acting a little bit later in life, what was it that led you down that path?

TIM KANG: Literally, walking down that path. I was walking to work and I passed by A.C.T. (American Conservatory Theater) in San Francisco, and they had night education classes for adults. I said, “Yeah, why not?,” and walked in, just for the fun of it, to see what it was like. And then, one acting class turned into two, turned into four, and then turned into, “I love this. I could do this for the rest of my life. But,I don’t have a background in acting. I never acted in college, or did anything like that. How can I go about doing this?” That meant going to grad school and getting some training, and I did. I literally walked down the path. It was real fortuitous for me to walk by that school, that one morning.

And you had never thought of it before then?

KANG: No, it had never even occurred to me. I was working in financing. I was buying and selling stocks for a market-maker on the options floor at the Pacific Stock Exchange. He took me under his wing and was training me to take over his accounts. That’s the career I had embarked on, at the time.

How did you get involved with The Mentalist? Was it just a pilot season audition?

KANG: Yeah, totally. I got some pilot scripts and auditioned for a couple other ones, too. It was just a standard audition, where I kept going in to read and went up the ladder, in terms of people who you’re performing for during those auditions. Each step of the way, I was happy with that level of audition. And then, they ordered the pilot and asked me to do it. Even then, I was like, “Okay, after this pilot, I’ll move on to auditioning again.” Then, they ordered the first 13 and I was like, “All right, after these first 13 episodes, I’ll go back to auditioning and get a new job.” And then, they ordered the back nine and I was like, “Wow, what’s going on here?” Now, three years later, it’s like, “Wow.”

Knowing that you’d have to sign a multi-year contract, was there something specific about the show or the character that appealed to you?

KANG: Hats off to (show creator) Bruno [Heller] for writing such a smart show. That’s exactly what I gleamed from that very first pilot script. Throughout the shooting of the pilot, we made a lot of adjustments to the lines. I don’t know how many revision pages came out for that script. But, it really stemmed from his writing. What I saw and what attracted me to it was that it was smart and it was different, and the characters themselves were delineated enough that we could sink our teeth into it a little bit, but at the same time, he left enough room there for us to navigate on our own, and insert our own personalities
and ideas into each character.What I appreciated about the character was that he had a quiet intensity and focus about him that just really appealed to me. He wasn’t flying off the handle or making mistakes. He
was just very focused on his job. That wasn’t necessarily in the script, but because of the way Bruno wrote the character, I gleamed that myself, off of his work. I saw that and made the leap. He gave me just
enough to make a leap, make a choice and make a decision on how this character should be, wants to be and could be. It was a lot of fun, trying to fill out Kimball Cho.

Have you intentionally tried to make this character very different from you?

KANG:I obviously didn’t know who the character would be. I just wanted to make the character interesting for me to play and an interesting character to watch. It wasn’t any sort of a conscious thing. That’s just
what I did, throughout the process of working on my character and doing my job. I’ve heard the jokes, but I’ve never even seen Dragnet. I know of the dry delivery, just from pop culture, but it wasn’t anything
purposeful. When I read the character, I got a very focused guy who doesn’t fuck around. He just does his job, and he tries to do so to the best of his ability. Cho is what came out of that. With a lot of scripts, you really have to come up with that from scratch, but Bruno gave us a little bit of a push that was just enough to where we could really do something.

Are people ever surprised at how different you are from your character, when they meet you?

KANG:A lot of people are actually surprised when I do open up my mouth and smile a little bit, and crack a joke and drink a beer.

Is it surprising to you that this character has became a favorite for so many fans of the show?

KANG: Certainly, it is a surprise to me that we’ve gotten the response that we have, but I don’t really go into it with that in mind. As actors, we try to just do the character justice and try to make the writer’s
intentions come to life. If you do that to the best of your ability, that’s really all you can do. All that other stuff, like a warm reception from fans and viewers, is just icing. I don’t go into it trying to be this or that because that completely taints and corrupts the work that you’re trying to do. But, I’m thankful and that definitely was a surprise. Hopefully, I’ll keep doing stuff that remains interesting and fun for the audience.

Since it usually takes some time for a show to find its footing, was there a moment where you really felt that the show had found its groove and that you knew your character?

KANG: Yeah. It wasn’t a big revelation, but I would have to say it was probably sometime during the second season, while we were shooting. By that time, we had a season of shows under our belt and we had developed this shorthand way of talking to each other and communicating. Before any of that, we were doing good in the ratings and people were still watching, thankfully, but it was nothing that really bonked us over the head and went, “You’re doing great, guys!,” or anything like that. Part of the success of the show was that we just clicked, from the beginning, in the pilot episode. We are close enough, in our values and our personalities as individuals, that when we came together in the pilot, it just clicked. I immediately liked hanging out with Simon [Baker], Robin [Tunney], Owain [Yeoman] and Amanda [Righetti], and that’s still true today. When you walk into a room, you know whether you like a person or not. It was one of those things. The five of us walked into the room together and we just liked each other, and I think that translates. I think that’s a bigger part of why we are where we are. That’s that chemistry and that gelling that happened between the cast members, from day one. You can tell when the cast is having fun together and having a good time doing what they’re doing, and I think that comes out when we work together.

Because this character is much more by-the-book than the other characters, did you feel like you needed to do more research once you were cast, to make sure you really understood this guy?

KANG: Yeah, I did more research into the police procedure. I worked out with SWAT guys and ex- and active military guys, and consulted with them and read books. As far as the character itself, I don’t know how you can research being a focused guy, aside from just being a focused person and knowing what that’s like. Outside of the character background and all that, there wasn’t a whole lot of other stuff to really delve into. You just do what you do.

Due to the fact that you only get glimpses into the characters’ personal lives and backgrounds because they’re solving cases every week, do you think there’s anything that viewers would be surprised to learn about Kimball Cho?

KANG: Yeah, and we’re going to be finding out a little bit more of what that is, in upcoming episodes. We had to take care of a few storylines and some character things, in the first 10 episodes of this season. In the second half of this season, we’re going to take a good look at not only Cho’s background and what makes him tick, but certain other characters as well. There’s going to be some friction between the characters. It’s going to be really interesting stuff, and I think it will inform where these guys are coming from, more than what we’ve gotten.You are absolutely right when you say that we’ve only been afforded glimpses of these guys, partly by design and partly because the show is called The Mentalist. We needed to take care of a lot of those aspects of the show before we move into some of the supporting characters. That parceling out of information is what keeps it a little bit fresh. As much as we want to know a ton more about each supporting character, we’ve got to becareful about how much of that we show. For me, that’s agonizing and sometimes it’s a little bit frustrating, but I understand the need for it. It is what it is, in episodic television. But, it’s going to get very interesting and we’ll have an opportunity to do a little bit more
than we have.

How do you see Kimball Cho’s relationship with Patrick Jane (Simon Baker)?

KANG:Because of the necessary things that we needed to do, I haven’t been able to work with Simon, almost at all, in the first half of this season. Last season, me and Simon would have some cool scenes together in each episode, which I thought was great. There is that idea that Jane and Cho are perfectly matched, in terms of the way they each go about getting the job done. Jane uses his antics and wild shenanigans and thinks outside the box, in his approach to solving these crimes. Cho is very well within that box, but is not afraid to go outside the box, in order to get the job done. I think there is a mutual respect between the two. There’s a lot of eye rolling going on, in Cho’s mind, but he’s going to give Jane the benefit of the doubt because he recognizes that Jane has a gift that Cho doesn’t quite understand yet. Basically, Cho just wants to be a better cop and improve his skills, and he’s going to do anything that gets him closer to that goal. If Jane’s craziness gets him closer to that goal, he’s not going to discount it, at all. The one
or two times that Cho has smiled, it’s because of a joke that Jane said or a point of view that he expressed and, in his own way, Cho agreed with that point of view with a little smirk. But, we parcel out the smiles for Cho.

Is it difficult to be so deadpan? Does that ever lead to a lot of cracking up on set?

KANG: Not a lot, partly because of the subject matter we deal with. You walk up to the set and you open up the side of the van and there’s this bloated dead body and you’re like, “Wow, that’s really gross looking.”
But, there certainly are times when we crack up. It’s hard because, when you get out there, you want to get the job done. You don’t want to goof around too much. There’s a focus that people maintain throughout the working day. That’s not to say that we don’t laugh and joke and try to keep it light, but as soon as the cameras are rolling, we try to do the job. But, there have been times when you just can’t help it and that
stoic veneer is definitely broken.

Did the fact that Cho is the only member of the team who’s come from the other side of the law help to inform the character for you?

KANG: Yeah. As soon as we started to develop that characterization of Cho, that certainly did contribute a bit more. Yes, he is this straight and narrow, by-the-book guy, but because of that past and knowing that he came from the other side of it, it informed me, in terms of who this guy is. He does want toget the job done, by any means necessary, outside of breaking the law. Because of his gang involvement in the past, he’s willing to bend the law and do whatever it takes, short of breaking the law. The ends do justify the means, as long as no laws are completely being broken. What makes the situations that he’s in interesting for me is wondering where that line is for him. It’s a fluid thing. There’s no right or wrong. Each situation is dealt with, on a case by case basis. You can’t really go, “Yep, that’s exactly how he would react in this situation.” Because of that experience, that’s who he is.

What’s been the most fun thing about being a part of this show?

KANG:The most fun thing has really been the process that we go through to make a television show, every week and every day. The challenges of the repetition of that is tough. We’re together almost 10 months out of the year, day in and day out. But, as grueling as 16-hour days might sound, I love it. That, to me, is a lot of fun. We have a lot of fun in the acting portions of our day, but a lot of it is waiting. We hurry up and . The acting portions are, of course, why we got into the business and why we do what we do, and that process is what’s really fun for me. I enjoy collaborating and talking with Bruno [Heller]. We work out
problems on the fly. We work out problems before we even get to set. I’m calling the writers all the time going, “What did you mean by this? What did you mean by this situation?” Those things are that process of
churning out these episodes and making it interesting, and making the last one different than the one before it. It’s tough because, with anything, you get a couple years in there and the tendency is to rest on your laurels and let it coast, and I try to not do that, ever. It is challenging to not coast and to elevate each script that we get. We get a script every week and a half. But, there is always something in the script. You’ve just got to do a little searching. What may seem like a standard interrogation scene – and I’ve done a lot of those – can have little things, here and there, that makes it a little bit different than the last interrogation scene.

How has this ensemble been to work with and develop these characters alongside?

KANG: These guys are great. I’ve done other episodics in television, and there’s always one or two assholes in the bunch that just make it a horrible day, especially for the day-player, going in. You don’t know anybody and you’re basically the new kid on the block for that week, and invariably there’s always one person that just completely ruins it and makes it hard to do your job. But, fortunately for us, on this set – and that’s talking about 200+ crew and cast – everybody is just so cool. A lot of the comments from our guest stars are things like, “It was super-fun, just to even be on set.” Nobody judges you. Everyone is here
to work, and it’s a very comfortable environment to do that work. I really love that.

Are you the type of actor who likes to try to find work during hiatus, or do you prefer to take a break and recharge for the next season?

KANG: I think it all depends on the project. If the project itself is worth doing, in terms of there being some
value to it and it’s ultimately fun to do and I have the time, certainly I’m going to jump on that. I’m not going to take a vacation, if something like that presents itself. On the flipside, after nine and a half or 10 months of work, you just want to take a breather. There is maybe a week or two of recharging the batteries a little bit, but then the search goes on for that elusive fun, creative project. I never make a decision like, “I’m not doing anything for two months.” I look forward to my two months, but if two months turns into a week because I’m doing something else, then so be it.

Is there a type of role or genre that you’d love to do, but haven’t gotten to do yet?

KANG:Not really. In little guest stars, I’ve had the chance to do some comedy with some really fantastic comedic actors, like Dave Chappelle and Steve Carell, and those guys are amazing. And, I’ve been lucky
enough to do some shows that were a lot of fun dramatically. Ultimately, I enjoy the more dramatic side of the business. I’m hoping that more projects come forward that delve into that. But, I have fun acting and
doing what we do, whether it’s comedy or drama. If a horror film came up, that would be cool. It doesn’t really matter to me. I have a good time and I can find the fun in whatever the genre. As far as what I would prefer, probably the drama side of things. It’s a little bit more interesting to me to delve into the choices that we make when faced with a really heavy subject, topic or situation.

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Celebrity Scoop: Tim Kang (23 nov 2011)

Even though his degrees are in the arts, Tim Kang of CBS' Thursday hit "The Mentalist" has worked to make his role as California Bureau of Investigation agent Kimball Cho ring true.

"I have some experience with firearms in terms of shooting with friends, growing up" says the San Francisco native. "So I was fairly comfortable around firearms. But our technical adviser, Karl Sonnenberg, is fantastic. He did such a great job with us."

Kang says he frequently teams up with Sonnenberg to hone his police skills.

"We take our rubber guns," he says, "we get geared up, and we go to the Warner Bros. lot. There are a bunch of houses that aren't being used. He's a former L.A. County deputy sheriff, and he worked in the gang unit, so he was always entering houses where he had absolutely no idea what was going on. He knows how to enter and tactically move through the house.

"I work out with Karl on a regular basis. We move into one Warner Bros. house; I cover him; he makes a move; he covers me; I make a move. Sometimes he brings his SWAT buddies. So when we enter a room and we're raiding a drug den or whatever else, I know that my movement is absolutely accurate. That kind of study is absolutely crucial.

"Yes, it's a network show. Yes, it's more of a broader way of looking at things, but I wanted to make it as authentic as possible for me."

That extends to Cho not walking around in designer suits. "What really bugged me was the cop shows where the cops are wearing Dolce & Gabbana suits and Armani suits. The costume designer, she was like, 'What do you want?' I said, 'Put him in short sleeves. Make him look as schlubby as possible.' "

Favorite book: "Gosh, 'To Kill a Mockingbird.' It was just about that story. I really enjoyed watching that dynamic, especially that dynamic between father and son, father and daughter, and that really spoke to me. I'm close with my family, so we obviously had our conflicts. As far as the most impactful, 'Catcher in the Rye,' because coming up in high school, trying to find an identity -- Holden Caulfield really spoke to me."

Favorite music: "My iPod is full of everything, from jazz to hip-hop to underground hip-hop to underground rock. But I gotta confess -- and I'm shamefully confessing this -- is that I'm kind of a metalhead. '80s glam metal, along with '80s thrash metal, that's my thing. Metallica, Slayer, Pantera, Motley Crue, Guns N' Roses -- that's what I grew up with."

Favorite movie: "I'd have to say 'The Godfather.' The whole '70s era of filmmaking, whether it was 'Dog Day Afternoon,' 'The Godfather,' 'Raging Bull' -- that probably was the '90s -- but that era of acting, to me, was amazing. Who do we associate with that era? There's Pacino in 'Serpico' and 'Scarface,' and De Niro. For me, it was that antihero era that just compelled me."

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Now in its fourth season, CBS’s hit drama The Mentalist keeps bringing the win as a cocky, brilliant former psychic, Patrick Jane (Simon Baker), helps the California Bureau of Investigation solve the toughest crimes with a flair for the dramatic. Jane’s team mates sometimes have to play baby-sitter to his extravagant actions, but in the end, they usually get their man.

Tim Kang has appeared in everything from The Office to AT&T commercials before landing a spot as the stoic king of dead-pan snark , Agent Kimball Cho on The Mentalist.

We caught up with Tim to talk about his character this season and to see if anything's new in the world of “Cho-business.”


Is there anything special happening with Cho coming up?

“Well, he’s starting to develop a bit of a relationship with Summer, but we really haven’t gotten into the meat of it yet, but we’re definitely setting it up this season. It’s been a lot of fun. Samarie Armstrong is awesome to work with and we’ll definitely be seeing more of her. “

Yeah, speaking of Summer, what’s that relationship all about? Is it romantic, is it platonic?

[laughs] “I think that’s one of the things I really love about playing this character, it’s kind of up to you to decide. It’s not a completely and totally obvious thing. Like Rigsby’s love for Van Pelt (Amanda Righetti) – it’s really kinda shoved down your throat.

But with Cho, he plays his cards a little bit closer to the vest. I think the fans dig that too.”

Will the fact that Cho covered for Rigsby (Owain Yeoman) with regard to his job come back to bite Cho in the ass later?

“Well, time is always an issue as far as how much time we can devote to the A story as opposed to the B story. But I believe that we will see the repercussions of that event down the line. It’s something that’s always in the back pocket of the writers. It’s funny that you mention that because I did talk to some of the writers about that particular event and it’s still on their radar. We may yet see some consequences of that.”

What interested you about Cho when you took this role? What do you look for in a role?

“As far as for me as an actor, if the role is well written. It doesn’t have to be dramatic, if a comedic piece is interesting to me I'll do it. I’ll do short film; I’ll do a student film. If I read a script and I like it, I’ll do it. We, as actors, search for material that engages us in some way.

This character [Cho] didn’t start out the way the he is now, originally. For example, Cho started out as a family man: father of two, kinda of schlepy, bookworm. He still is a bookworm, any free time he has he breaks open a good book. Some of The Stuff I kept, and other stuff I tossed wholesale. I wanted to keep the bookwormy, schlepy aspects.

That’s where Cho’s short sleeves came from. I wanted to keep a realism to it and it always rubbed me the wrong way when I see these cop shows and these guys show up in Prada suits. You’re on a cop’s salary; you can’t afford $5,000 suits!

When I thought of book worm, I thought of NASA scientists with their short sleeves and pocket protectors and thought, yeah, let’s put him in short sleeves like that. But that doesn’t mean that Cho can’t take care of a situation, physically, though.

It’s a nice marriage to two worlds with Cho, where normally in network television, we see one or the other.”

[As an aside, Cho in a pocket protector would be ten kinds of awesome!]

What would you like to see happen with Cho down the road, development-wise?

“I would love to see family. I’d love to see where [Cho] came from. In the backstory that I developed for him in season one, some of that is precluded by the fact that some of his family members are dead. This is all stuff that I came up with, so obviously, sometimes, they keep what I’ve come up with and sometimes they don’t. “

They give you some leeway with scripts when You Get them?

“Absolutely. The only genre that is consistently anal about sticking word-for-word to the lines is theater. In TV we sorta thrive and enjoy the riffing and the ad libs. It might take you out of the story, but it’s fun to watch.”

About Red John – Is Cho an “ends justify the means” kind of guy and out help Jane kill Red John, or would he be more like Lisbon, bringing him to justice alone?

“Is Cho an “ends justify the means” kind of guy? Yeah, when it comes to Red John, I think that’s how he’d do it. In the beginning, like in Season 1, it seemed like Cho was this robotic, stick-to-the-rules-no matter-what kind of guy, but as we come to learn that for Cho it’s more about justice. And if we’re just going to serve justice just for the sake of following the letter of the law, then Cho doesn’t operate like that.

He’s very much an independent thinker, which goes along with his military background. Green Berets don’t just march to the beat of the same drum, which makes them good at being special operators. If he sees something that is completely wrong, but falls in the letter of the law, he disagrees.

But yeah, I think if we find anything out about Red John that’s a little more direct than what we have, then yeah, I think the 'ends justify the means' is a perfect way of thinking of it for him.”

Any plans for the hiatus?

“I like to spend hiatus doing the things that I enjoy doing. Especially this hiatus, it’s going to be spending time with family, mainly.”


The Mentalist returns with a new episode on Thursday, Feb 2 at 10:00pm ET/9:00pm CT on CBS

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Exclusive Interview: The Mentalist’s Tim Kang aka Kimball Cho Talks About The Summer-Cho Moment, Hot & Heavy Scenes and Game of Thrones

There is no business like Cho business.

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Nothing exemplifies that more than last week’s episode of The Mentalist “At First Blush” in which the always straightforward and serious CBI agent Kimball Cho broke down and admitted that he liked Summer, the quirky and intriguing stripper/informant played by the delightful Samaire Armstrong.

In an exclusive interview to TV Equals, the very gracious Tim Kang talks about the Cho and Summer heart-stopping kiss, what viewers can expect in the upcoming episodes (apparently it’s going to be hot & heavy)

and his new production company, One Shoot Films.

Check out what he had to say below and don’t miss the upcoming episode of The Mentalist “War of The Roses” which airs tonight at 10 pm on CBS.
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Last week’s episode was insane.

Tim Kang: Yeah, it was a lot of fun.

Cho and Summer. That was a crazy moment.

Tim Kang: And working with Samaire [Armstrong] has been really fantastic. She’s a fantastic actress. So we just kind of made it fun and wanted to make sure that we were both having fun, no pressure and all this. I have to say that I was pleasantly surprised at how the thing turned out.

Did you know from the beginning that this was going to happen when Samaire was cast in the role?

Tim Kang: No, because as I’ve said in previous talks with people, we don’t really know, really, what’s coming down the pipeline. We have a general sketch, but nothing in any great detail. So, no. I didn’t know that it was going to culminate into Cho and Summer kind of getting together a little bit there, but there was an inkling from the writers saying that, ‘Yeah, there’s a possibility.’ So, the possibility was there, but we never knew for sure. You never know.

Are you okay with not knowing every fact about your character or everything that’s going to happen to your character when you start out?

Tim Kang: For me it’s something where ideally we would have all that information and we would’ve had it well in advance and we’d have the final shooting draft in our hands. But the vagaries of production and the script writing just make it so that we have to change things on the fly. Storylines change on the fly. Lines change. I get handed Owain [Yeoman] and Amanda’s [Righetti] or Robin’s [Tunney] lines and they get handed mine, just by the nature of the way that we do things and we have to remain flexible. In fact, this week’s shooting schedule was completely turned upside down and I’m going to work when I should have the day off. So, we have to make ourselves available for that kind of flexibility.

This was a rare moment, seeing Cho overtly displaying an emotion. Was that fun to play?

Tim Kang: Only Summer could’ve driven Cho to that kind of place. Certainly as a character it’s a lot of fun to go to places that normally the character doesn’t really live in. To directly answer your question, yeah, it was a blast. But there are certain things, we provide a certain function in our characters, each of us, as supporting characters and what we do on the show. So, we’re happy of course doing that, but yes, it was a blast.

I remember that Cho had a girlfriend. Will that be addressed in the following episodes at all?

Tim Kang: I think he had a brief encounter with Elise, brief in terms of the show. We really only had a chance to meet her once, but from the back story that just ultimately didn’t work out only because of the fact that it wasn’t a good match. We never visited it in the storyline, but ultimately that’s sort of what happened, it just faded. We’ve all had relationships where it just kind of fades away. That’s sort of the back story and what happened with Elise.

What’s coming up next for Cho and what can viewers expect in the upcoming episodes?

Tim Kang: I think for Cho we’re going to definitely revisit the Summer relationship and be privy to it. We will be able to see how it develops and they are in the process of writing scripts for I think the fourth to the last episode and the second to the last episode for Cho and Summer. As to whether we’ll see her again next year that’s completely open. It depends on how they wrap it up for this season, but I’m hoping that she becomes a bit more of a regular thing because as I mentioned before it was really super fun to work with Samaire and it was certainly a lot of fun to go to places Cho normally doesn’t go to.

And your character isn’t actually aware right now that Red John is still alive. Will that be addressed in the coming episodes?

Tim Kang: Absolutely. With the rest of the team. I think the people that are really aware of that are Lisbon and Jane. Certainly that will be addressed.

What’s been the funniest moment so far this season during ‘The Mentalist’ production?

Tim Kang: During production we have moments, especially with the character that I play where the Cho veneer is lost. You play this really stoic, serious guy all the time and sometimes you just can’t keep a straight face. I’m looking at Owain or Simon [Baker] dead in the eye and I just burst out laughing. That’s happened on maybe two or three occasions. I’m pretty good at staying in character, but yeah, this season it’s happened about two or three times and it gets to be pretty funny. Everyone in the crew, everyone around us, they all have a good laugh, like, ‘I broke you. I got you.’

Who do you blame for breaking character, Owain or Simon?

Tim Kang: Most of the time it’s Owain. I mean, the guy is hysterical. I love working with him. He’s a great actor. He’s a lot of fun to work with, and certainly it doesn’t really help sometimes from his point of view where I’m trying to keep a straight face and in between takes, he’ll say something funny; that thought will stick with me as the director says action and it’s still sticking with me and just won’t leave my brain. That’s typically how it happens.

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What was the toughest moment of the season?

Tim Kang: I would say the toughest moment in the season was probably, and you guys haven’t seen some of the scenes yet, but working some of the scenes with Summer, with Samaire. It’s tough in the sense that I wanted to make sure that she was comfortable, that I was comfortable because later on we’ll find out they do get a little hot and heavy. I just wanted to make sure that she felt comfortable at all times. It wasn’t necessarily tough, like difficult to do, but it was just more making sure that she was covered and making sure that she was comfortable with everything we were doing and ultimately it ended up turning out fantastic. Outside of that, it’s what we do and we’ve done it for four years now. We slip into them fairly easily now.

You also recently launched a production company, One Shoot Films

Tim Kang: That’s one of the real exciting recent developments. What we’re doing right now in order to inaugurate the launch of the production company is we’re holding a short film competition where anybody in the U.S. 21 and over can submit a short film script and we have a panel of judges. We’re sifting through scripts and the winner of the contest will get up to a $50,000 budget to shoot their film. So we provide the team, we provide everything, transportation. In essence all they have to do is come out to L.A. and create it. So, we’re really excited about giving the opportunity to someone to shoot and produce their short film. Ultimately we’re going to be submitting it to film festivals and getting the word out in that way. So, it’s a real exciting time.

Is it challenging to balance that with your current work schedule?

Tim Kang: It is. There’s definitely a give and take. Right now it’s not as bad, but I foresee it getting a little bit stickier as we close in on the contest end date which is March 12th. We will stop accepting submissions on March 12th and then after that we go right in to pre-production and then we start shooting a film and then we’ve got a month in post. That’s all during the season, and so it’s going to be a little bit of a challenge, but I’m sure that we’ll be able to deal with that without too many hiccups.

If you could guest star on any other TV show, which one would it be?

Tim Kang: If it was in the past I would’ve loved to have done something on ‘The Wire’ to keep with the cop show theme, and then the present, and probably something that I’m precluded from participating in for obvious reasons, is ‘Game of Thrones.’

I think there’s room for you. That would be awesome.

Tim Kang: It would be a lot of fun to do that, just the production value of the show. The scripts are amazing. The storylines are a lot of fun, and just getting dressed up in that sort of period costume, that just kind of brings me back to my theater days a little bit. That would just be a lot of fun to do in front of the camera.

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