I know it’s little bit strange title for Greg Grunberg Interview, but you’ll understand when you read it. The A.V. Club made a great interview with Greg, they mostly talked about Greg not Matt Parkman..

… I started a frozen-yogurt delivery business called Yogurt Runners, and I would send fellow actors out in the afternoons, to all the agencies and studios around town, and the hair salons, and we would sell nonfat frozen yogurt that was prepackaged. And that way, I could go on auditions during the day and sell frozen yogurt in the afternoon, and still make a living…

The A.V. Club: When we decided to put together a sidekick-themed issue, you immediately came to mind as a good person to talk to, even though you’ve graduated from those roles lately.

Greg Grunberg: You know, as much as I’ve graduated, I love sidekicks. For me, it’s the greatest position to be in, because, first of all, you always need a sidekick. It’s always that familiar face that you can count on. I’ve been J.J.’s sidekick go-to guy, and for me, as far as work’s concerned, if you’re a sidekick, you’ll work forever. I love it, I always love it. What’s funny is on Felicity and Alias as well, even going back to Seinfeld, on all those shows, sidekicks are the ones you remember. They always have the zinger, they’re always the support system, or they get all the information. They’re the shoulder to cry on. So they’re always good characters to play.

AVC: What’s the key to making your part memorable without overshadowing the lead?

GG: Hopefully, it’s well-written… It’s weird. I hate to steal a scene, but you’ve got to have… I always try to find something or some way of delivering the lines or playing the scene that you wouldn’t normally expect. And I know that sounds weird, because it’s not like I surprise people with shocking performances. But in an interesting way… Just being real and as interesting as possible. Usually, that stuff is the spine of the show. It’s the humor that you need in a scene, in an intense moment or something. [On Alias,] I’ll pop through the scene and ask Vaughn if he wants to have a calzone. It’s that sidekick moment. You don’t get that many moments, so you’ve got to make the most of what you get.

AVC: So how would you define your limits?

GG: I’m not going to play someone too far from who I am. Although I did a movie where I played a killer, and that has yet to come out. But that’s someone I love being able to shock people with. I will hopefully be able to do that on Heroes. There are decisions that these characters, they get to a crossroads, and it’s like… Well, take what’s just aired. I could steal these diamonds, I could do something you would not expect me to do. My limitations areâ€â€?I’m not Meryl Streep. I’m not playing anything in a foreign language, or anything too far from who I am.

AVC: Now that you’re in a more straightforward heroic role, have you felt increased pressure?

GG: I do, at times, but I really enjoy it. I feel like I’m ready for this. I learn from everybody that I work with. Leonard Roberts [who plays D.L. Hawkins] is on the show right now, and that guy… He just has to smile, and he scares the shit out of me. It just shows that you don’t have to play into what’s written for you. You don’t have to play heroic to be heroic. There are these moments, and directorsâ€â€?we have guest directors every weekâ€â€?I can’t tell you how many they’ll be like, “Okay, this is your hero shot.” And on this last episode that aired, it was right before Ali comes out, and she’s chasing us around the building, and I go “Okay, I’m going to buy us some time.” I cock the gun and I’m standing there, and he goes, “That’s your hero moment!” And I just go, “Oh my God, come on. Let’s just shoot it, and I don’t want to make that hero face. I don’t want to attempt to do that.” Ricky Gervais was the best villain we had on Alias, because he didn’t play it scary. He had the cards. He had the bomb on the plane, he didn’t have to threaten us, or start screaming. It was just, he held all the cards. And that, to me, is as scary as you can possibly make it. We’re shooting an episode… we’re about to shoot, where it’s five years in the future, and it’s not the Matt Parkman that anyone is used to seeing. My character is in a place that is really dark, and I’m not going to play it like this menacing, evil guy. I’m just going to play it as normal as possible. That, to me, is the way to make the most impact. Let the actions speak louder than the words. Horned-rim Glasses, Jack Coleman, has that job on our show, and so does Zach Quinto, who plays Sylar. It’s like he’s got to put on a face, and when the character he’s talking to turns away, his face drops and he’s evil. That stuff’s really hard to do without looking corny. So I’m not planning on adding any extra pressure to me to be heroic. I’m just going to do what I do, and hopefully people buy it. I want to be as real as possible.

You can read the whole interview at AV Club Website