RYAN PINKSTON
So what's it like to work with Ashton Kutcher?
Ashton's a great guy. He's like a big brother to me. It's great; I wouldn't have picked anyone else to work with.
Does a lot of strange stuff happen behind the scenes with Ashton Kutcher on "Punk'd?"
(Laughing) He's a strange guy, there's a lot of strange stuff [that goes on]. He's a great guy and very good. Like you see him on TV is the way he is in real life.
Have you been punked?
No, it's kind of hard to punk whoever is on the show. We know what everyone looks like and we know the gags. It's kind of hard.
That must mean the crew has never managed to punk Ashton.
We've tried, believe me, we've tried a lot of times. It's just got to be something so outrageous that he wouldn't have time to think about it. We'd have to jump him in his house at like 3 in the morning with guns or something like that.
What's next for you?
We've just signed up for another season of "Punk'd." But I'm working on a movie right now called "Soul Plane" with Tom Arnold, Method Man and Snoop Dogg. It's so much fun. That's why I'm out here tonight. I actually live in Maryland so being here is just great.
What's Tom Arnold like to work with?
Tom Arnold's great. He's like a dad. He's very protective of me. He plays my dad in the movie.
What's "Soul Plane" about?
Basically what happens is this guy sues an airline because they treated him bad - and they killed his dog. He's going to end up with a big amount of money out of the settlement and finally decides to open up his own airline. It's called N.W.A.; it's an urban airline. We end up being the only white family on the plane. It's crazy but it's fun.
Working with Snoop Dogg and Method Man must be interesting.
They are funny, they are so great. It's all fun and games, but it's work too.