Two decades later, Bert is a family man, and long gone are the days of The Machine.
COLLIDER: I was 50/50 on whether or not you were going to be doing your interviews shirtless.
BERT KREISCHER: [Laughs] I wish I could!
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I hate wearing shirts, and I’m gaining weight so none of my shirts fit me right now.
Did the studio or a publicist say, Yeah, you’re wearing a shirt today?
KREISCHER: Oh yeah.
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So what you’re trying to say is publicists havesomecontrol, but not all the control.
KREISCHER: Publicist and my wife; my wife picked out the shirts too.
KREISCHER: That’s the greatest question!
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I wasobsessedwith Star Wars, I was obsessed with Star Wars.
In rehearsals I was asking him questions.
I was asking him grown-up questions too.
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There’s a lot of celebrities who dropped the ball on that, and Mark Hamill does not.
What actually surprised you about filming a movie like this and maintaining the energy every day?
Because, from what I understand, it’s like a marathon when you’re filming.
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KREISCHER: Oh, so I never really understood actors needing to be in character and stuff.
Like, I didn’t get it, I just never acted.
I had never been there.
All of a sudden, you’re like, This is amazing!
So, yeah, that was like the challenge, I think.
When did you realize, Oh shit, this is actually gonna happen?
But people are saying that the entire time, Yeah, we’re making a movie.
We’re making a movie.
He goes, Starting to scout locations.
I go, Hold on, like, are you being paid?
It happens all the time!
Making a movie, getting a green light, is really hard.
KREISCHER: Yeah, it’s impossible.
I mean, I can’t believe I feel like I got really lucky.
Yeah, I’m really, really, really, really lucky.
Oh, 100%.
What are you most looking forward to your fans actually seeing in the movie?
KREISCHER: There’s a lot of things; there’s like deep-dives.
I’m excited that they’re gonna see things that weren’t in the trailer.
That’s what I’m excited about.
This movie is fucking awesome!
And I was like, Yes!
Like, the guy whose head we rip off is the UFC champion, good friends with Rogan.
I’m excited for people to find the little things that are like Easter eggs.
And so, that was the only part of the movie that I was like, Ehh.
I could never do that, I would be losing my mind.
Yeah, I think a lot of people don’t realize, you hit the nail on the head.
Especially if you’re filming like a zombie movie and you have to be in that makeup.
KREISCHER:No fucking way.
On that note, I gotta go, I’m just gonna say congrats on the movie.
I really do hope it’s a huge hit for you.
KREISCHER: Brother, thank you so much.
From your mouth to God’s ears.
The Machinehits theaters May 26.
