Aaron Stanford heeft zijn nerd status bij "ons soort" verdiend met zijn rol als de popculture onliners uitgooiende hacker Berkhof in de Amerikaanse TV serie Nikita. Sinds vijf weken is hij te zien in 12 Monkeys waar hij reist door de tijd om te voorkomen dat de mensheid wordt uitgeroeid door een virus. De show zit heel erg slim in elkaar en is zelfs behoorlijk grimmig. De karakters zijn niet goed of slecht, ze zijn soms gewoon assholes. Nu had de website Collider een interview met Aaron en daar van kan je hier onder alvast een stukje lezen.

Collider: How did you come to this show?

AARON STANFORD: I loved the script, but the way that I got involved with it was through the writers, Terry [Matalas] and Travis [Fickett]. They both worked on Nikita with me for three years. We knew each other well, and we worked well together on the show. The episodes that they wrote were always my favorites, so I knew what they could do and I knew what their tastes were. There was already a short-hand there. So, they approached me about it, and I went in and read for it, in front of a room full of all the heads of everything. And I was lucky enough to get the role.

When you heard that this was 12 Monkeys, did you have any hesitation?

STANFORD: There wasn't really a hesitation, I've gotta be honest. I can understand hesitation. It's a bit of a double-standard. As a fan, when I hear that a film is going to be turned into a television show, I do go to that place immediately of, "Is it going to be any good? Is it going to be a waste of time? Why are they doing it?" It's 12 Monkeys and 12 Monkeys is awesome, so I wanted to be a part of it and work on it. I basically said, "Please let me read the script," and I kept my fingers crossed that it was going to be good. And it was. It wasn't even a matter of me being hesitant. If it were closer to the movie, I would never be in the part. I'm not your traditional action hero. It was their decision to have their own twist on it, and I'm happy that they made that choice.