JASON BIGGS: I love it. I’ll do anything for the funny. You know, going to those extremes, I love it. I think it’s great fun. It’s very unique - this character and his involvement in those scenes. But I’m the guy who does it. No one else will. That’s my thing. I got that and I’m pretty damn proud of it. No, I have no qualms, so long as it works and people laugh, then cool. Awesome. At this point the bar has been raised and the expectations have been set. When I read the script for this one and the previous one it was like, “What do we have? How do we top or at least hold a candle to the previous set pieces?”
Alyson, in this one you get Eugene Levy all to yourself. Were you excited about that?
ALYSON HANNIGAN: I was thrilled. That was just one of the peaks of my career, thus far. I was just on a natural high for days. It was so much fun and just such a gift. I was just completely inspired. I love him. I want to be him.
Jason, how was working with Eugene over the course of three movies?
JASON BIGGS: It was great fun. I like to think that I’ve learned quite a bit from working with him. The thing I respect the most about his comedy is his timing, which is something that you can’t really learn. It’s something that you have or you don’t. You can hone it, so I’d like to think that I do have some timing and I was able to hone it working with the likes of Eugene Levy because his is perfect. I really admire his cadence, [the] sort of vocal gymnastics that he plays. He sort of choreographs his facial reactions with his cadence. It’s brilliant. And that with his timing, it’s just a comedic extravaganza. From the neck up, it’s brilliant.
Jason, do you have trouble dating because of this character?
JASON BIGGS: I had a girlfriend forever and I’m just recently sort of getting back into the dating world, so I have my own issues to deal with. I guess it can be difficult. It can be difficult [but] not because of the type of character I play. I don’t really worry about people thinking of me as the ‘pie guy’ and not wanting to date me because they think I’m a loser or sexually inept. It’s more about, “Is the girl into you because you’re cool and because she likes you and because she’s able to separate you from your work? Or is my film work or recognition a distraction to her, or something she’s not able to put aside? Is that the only reason she likes me?” Those questions that come into play, not so much my concern over being perceived as a bumbling, goofy guy.
Could you do one more “American Pie” movie, even if it evolves from the franchise and is just about your characters as a couple?
JASON BIGGS: Damn. If it works, I’m open to anything. I’m certainly open to the idea of working with Alyson Hannigan again.
ALYSON HANNIGAN: Aww.
JASON BIGGS: For the record, I’m just saying that for the press.
ALYSON HANNIGAN: (Fake crying) No. We’ll never work together ever again. He sucks.
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