Doug Jones: The Craziest Day of My Career

Bullseye with Jesse Thorn

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Society & Culture

4.7 • 2.7K Ratings

🗓️ 5 June 2020

⏱️ 13 minutes

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The Craziest Day of My Entire Career is a segment that gives us the chance to talk with some of our favorite people about some truly unbelievable stories. This time around, we're joined by actor Doug Jones. He often portrays non-human creatures with the help of visual effects, prosthetics and heavy make-up. You've seen him in The Shape of Water as the amphibian man – and as the terrifying faun with eyes in his palms in Pan's Labyrinth. When we asked him about the craziest day of his entire career, he took us back to 1998 to the set of the film Bug Buster. During filming, he had an unforgettable run in with Randy Quaid. You can check out Doug Jones' latest work on Star Trek: Discovery on CBS: All Access and What We Do In The Shadows on FX Now.

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0:00.0	I'm Linda Holmes, it's Bullseye.
0:02.0	[♪ INTRO MUSIC PLAYING [♪
0:09.6	Time now for the craziest f***ing day of my entire career,
0:13.6	a regular segment we do in the show where we talk with some of our favorite creators about,
0:18.4	well, the craziest f***ing day in their entire career.
0:21.6	Next up, Doug Jones.
0:23.4	Doug Jones is easily one of the most distinctive actors working today.
0:28.0	He plays monsters a lot, putting on body suits or prosthetics over his tall,
0:33.0	lanky frame.
0:34.5	He's worked a lot with the director Guillermo del Toro.
0:37.6	He was the fawn in Pan's labyrinth and the scary guy with his eyes in his hands.
0:42.1	He was the fish guy in the shape of water.
0:44.6	What's he been up to lately?
0:46.1	Well, if you've watched what we do in the shadows,
0:48.8	the brilliant vampire comedy on FX,
0:51.6	Jones played the baron, a grotesque, centuries-old sort of super vampire.
0:58.6	I must slumber.
1:01.8	But when I awaken, we will rule this statin island.
1:09.0	Yes!
1:10.0	Yes!
1:12.3	He also plays Commander Saru on Star Trek Discovery.
1:15.9	Saru is the Kelpian First Officer of the Starship Discovery,
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