Jon Hamm pretty much rules the world right now. The actor is all over the media promoting the upcoming season of Mad Men in which he stars as the show lead, Don Draper.
The actor opened up to Playboy for their April issue about how long it took him to find success, his philosophy on life, the worst job he's ever had, sex with Kristin Wiig in Bridesmaids, and having kids with his longtime girlfriend Jennifer Westfeldt.
On how many times he auditioned for Mad Men:
“It was at least six, so I had every level of opportunity to be humiliated. [Show creator] Matt [Weiner] tells this story now that he knew I was perfect for Don Draper after the first audition. My response to that is, Well, I wish he had f*cking told me. It would’ve made me feel a lot better.”
On his philosophy on life:
“Sometimes it doesn’t play out the way you’d like. I’m not a big ‘everything happens for a reason’ guy, because that suggests there’s way more order in life than I think there is. But things happen, and there are consequences. And life is dealing with those consequences.”
On the worst day job he’s ever had:
“I did set dressing on some soft-core porn films. That was hands down the worst. I was working on the crew from seven to seven, and it was horribly depressing. … I’m sure there are more terrible day jobs in L.A., but it’s definitely on the lower end of the spectrum of the wonder of moviemaking. It wasn’t even that much money, but it was money.”
On his sex scenes with Kristin Wiig in Bridesmaids:
“It’s like running in the rain. There’s a certain point where you go, ‘F*ck it, I’m already wet. I’m not going to get any less wet, so I might as well just enjoy how this feels.’ I mean, sure, there’s an awkwardness about being in a weird flesh-colored thong, bouncing on top of an actress. And I am not a small human being. I weigh at least 200 pounds and I’m six-foot-two. And Wiig is a twig; she’s a skinny little thing. I told her, ‘Just punch me in the side if I’m hurting you.’ It’s weird and uncomfortable at first, but then all the awkwardness melts away and you think, All right, we’re doing this, so let’s have fun with it. … You’re in that moment and it’s happening and it’s not going to get any better, so you might as well enjoy it.”
On having kids with longtime girlfriend Jennifer Westfeldt:
“We’ve seen enough of our friends, who shall obviously remain nameless, become parents, and sometimes it’s hard not to think they shouldn’t have had kids. … I don’t have a driving force to have a baby. That said, I’m in a committed relationship, and if it ever came up, I’m not ruling anything out. There’s a reason it hasn’t been prioritized, because I don’t think either of us has that pull. I don’t know; it could happen tomorrow. I have no clue.”
Read the full interview after the jump.
The April issue of Playboy is currently available on newsstands across the U.S. and online here.
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