![]() IGN: I've spoken with a few other guys who've done these WWE films, like Cena and Big Show, and they've mentioned "first day jitters" when it comes to being on set and doing scenes with professional actors. I think they just kind of lock you into that one thing and say "well, this is what he does." And a lot - not all of our guys - but a lot of our guys can do more than that. At the same time, it's obviously a different kind of show – more like a live theater show – but it's a character nonetheless. I play the character of Triple H on a television show. ![]() People forget that, as WWE Superstars, we play a role. And I think that's what's great about WWE Studios is that it allows us the opportunity, that perhaps somebody else might not give us, to show that we have more to offer than what people just see in the WWE. Using the ability to bring emotion, to make it funny, to do all this different stuff. And I think I've always been interested in taking that challenge and trying to portray something else in that vein. I always felt like I could just get into that mindset and do it. They would say "we want you to be funny in this" and I could be funny, or they'd say "we need you to be pissed off in this one" and I could be angry. I could totally be in a movie"? Triple H: Well, I've always kind of felt like when we did backstage stuff that I was pretty comfortable doing it. Was there ever a time, after a promo or segment, when you thought "That went really well. IGN: As a WWE Superstar you do a lot of promos and backstage segments. Triple H, with Modern Family's Ariel Winter, in The Chaperone. So it was intriguing to me to get to show off a different side. There are some emotional scenes with Ariel Winter, who plays my daughter in the film, and that's not something you get to see from me every day. From a character standpoint, I think Ray, for me, gave me the opportunity to do things that I don't normally get to do and that you might not get to see me do on a regular basis. I was entertained and that was the first thing that stuck with me. It had a cute story that I thought would really make a great family movie that kids would like. IGN: What drew you to the role of Ray? Triple H: Well, it wasn't so much the role itself that drew me in, but the script.
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