Since almost every journalist seems to ask the same questions when doing a TV interview, I’ve decided to start to mix it up a bit when I can. Therefore, instead of asking what it was like to work with a certain co-star, or what it was like to do whatever they did, when I can work in a funny question or two…I’m going to.

Like when I interviewed Jay Hernandez and Columbus Short for their new movie “Quarantine.” In the film, they play a firefighter and a police officer that attempt to figure out what’s going wrong in a building that’s been quarantined by the CDC….Here’s more info on “Quarantine” and some movie clips.

<spanface="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Anyhow, back to the funny question….

If any of you have been watching this season of “Entourage,” the main plot line has been Vinnie Chase’s character trying to land a part in a firefighter movie called “Smoke Jumpers.” So…since Jay and Columbus play similar characters in “Quarantine,” I decided to ask if their work in this film might help them land a part in “Smoke Jumpers.” Thankfully, they played along. Of course after joking around, we discussed the making of “Quarantine” and a lot more.

Jay Hernandez and Columbus Short

• I ask about working with Vincent Chase on Smoke Jumpers
• Since they shot the film in order, I ask what was that like and is it better as an actor to work like that
• They shot very long takes – like 5 minute takes – they talk about how they’d rehearse all day and only get the first shot at 4 or 5 in the afternoon
• What did they bring of themselves into their characters – Columbus tells a good story