Jon Cryer is revealing which character from his previous tasks he needs he was extra like.
Throughout an interview with Individuals journal, revealed on-line Thursday, the actor stated he’s nonetheless acknowledged for his function as Duckie in 1986’s Fairly in Pink, which he appreciates.
“Duckie was very aspirational for me, as a result of he was the man I want I used to be,” the Prolonged Household actor stated.
Being a self-proclaimed “theater dork” in highschool, Cryer stated he realized he was a “humorous individual,” however wished he had extra confidence.
“I used to be really decently good at this being on stage factor,’” he informed the outlet. “However I by no means had the arrogance I feel that Duckie had, and I want I did, as a result of he actually lived his life out loud in a approach I may solely aspire to.”
Although Andie (Molly Ringwald) and Blane (Andrew McCarthy) in the end find yourself collectively in Fairly in Pink, Cryer’s character, Andie’s quirky classmate, was additionally a lovable character with a number of memorable moments of his personal.
Cryer admitted that he “felt like an outsider” himself all through his time in highschool, which is another excuse why he felt so linked to Duckie.
“I feel that actually is a common expertise for most individuals,” the Two and a Half Males actor defined. “I don’t assume most individuals undergo highschool pondering, ‘I used to be the shit. All people actually dug me in highschool.’ However Duckie was … a little bit of a conglomeration of a number of of my buddies rising up. I had a buddy named Artie who had this ridiculous pompadour. I stole a number of the sayings of my buddy David, who would go, ‘Do I offend?’ And so he was a good way to characterize for my peer group.”
Cryer added that it nonetheless means rather a lot when individuals method him in public to say how a lot they relate to the character.
“That’s wonderful to really feel prefer it resonated in that approach for individuals,” he stated, “since you attempt to make a narrative that’s simply sincere, and when that honesty actually touches individuals, you’re feeling such as you did your job.”
