Kiefer Sutherland Is Amazed That He’s Still Alive
’24′ actor Kiefer Sutherland sat down with Parade to chat about Jack Bauer’s future. Kiefer shared that he’s surprised he is still alive and kicking, with all that Jack’s been through.
“It’s amazing that I’m still alive. Jack Bauer’s taken an ass-kicking, that’s for sure. It’s kind of in keeping with the character that he’s taken as much as he’s dished out. But you can’t fake the physical side of it. If you’re hanging underneath a garbage truck going 45 miles an hour, you’re not going to be faking your fear. You jump off the side of a building, you’re gonna react the way you should. Some of the stunts I can still barely do, but I’ve loved doing them. And the physicality of what Jack goes through is a huge part of why I think people like the show and have identified with him.”
He says that he doesn’t get “Jack Bauer” special treatment at the airport:
“I get in the same line as everybody else and go through the same search as everybody else. They probably talk to me a little more than the other passengers, but that’s about it. I’ve always been shocked that people that I’m actually flying with say, ‘Oh, I feel safer on the plane with you.’ I’m thinking, ‘You must not watch the show because everybody around me gets killed.’”
He shares how they are striving for perfection on the show:
“I would love to do 24 until I was 60, but I don’t think anybody would accept it. Part of what’s driving us is that we believe that we’re capable of making a perfect season. I don’t believe any of us have felt that we’ve done that. And every year we’ve learned something that made us go, ‘Oh God, I wish I could fix that or do that better.’”
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