In Parts One and Two of our interview with Drew Garrett, the acclaimed actor spoke about his upcoming role on CBS-TV's THE MENTALIST, on February 17th at 10 p.m., as well as his leaving GENERAL HOSPITAL, and his vindicating Emmy nomination. In Part Three below, Garrett shares his hopes for the future, and what he's learned over these past two years.WE LOVE SOAPS TV: You have proven yourself as a dramatic actor. Have you ever wanted to do comedy?
Drew Garrett: I love doing comedy and I think I’m pretty good at it. For whatever reasons, I tend to just book dramatic roles. I don’t know why that is. I am just as capable of doing comedy, and I have a blast doing it. For the time being, I walk into the door and casting directors say, “Oh yeah, this is a troubled youth.”
People say that drama can be hard but for me comedy is just as challenging. It’s a whole different rhythm with completely different deliveries. I find that as challenging and fun to do. I work on comedic stuff in class and tend to do well. Who knows, maybe I’ll have to do my own comedy stuff to prove it. Or maybe I’ll keep doing dramatic roles until I create a name for myself and can do what I want. I think it will depend on the right role, it all has to line up.