Rehearsing, and not laughing at Bryan
Charlie Cosham: How often do you rehearse?
Christopher Masterson: We don't work with a schedule like a normal show. On most shows you'll rehearse for three days and then you'll shoot for two days. On Malcolm we shoot five days a week and we only rehearse only immediately before we shoot a scene.
It's quite different from working on a normal show. You have less time to figure things out, you have to think about character stuff a little bit faster. It doesn't give the material time to get stale, which is nice.
Tom Lock: Do you think Fancis is ever going to get one over on his mum?
Christopher Masterson: It's hard to say. I like to imagine that at some point he will but knowing Lois that doesn't seem possible. I think if he ever does, by the end of the episode she'd redeem herself and he'd still get grounded.
Zoe Smith: What will be the next acting job for you after Malcolm in the Middle?
Christopher Masterson: Actually I don't know. I had time to do a film this summer which has already come out and now I have another season of Malcolm to finish. At which point I'll start looking for more work. I'd like to do some theatre if I get some time off.
Sophie Gooding: Is it hard to stop yourself from cracking up during the funny scenes?
Christopher Masterson: Sometimes yes, sometimes no. There are quite a few scenes with Bryan Cranston who plays Hal where it is absolutely impossible to stop yourself from laughing. These scenes take so long to shoot as Bryan makes everyone laugh over and over.
Luther Daniels: Is it true you are going to play Rachael's boyfriend in Friends soon?
Christopher Masterson: No, I hadn't heard that one yet. It sounds like fun though!
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