I sat down with Ramon Rodriguez and others in Los Angeles at the Four Seasons to talk about Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen and more. Rodriguez stars as Leo, Sam's roommate and conspiracy theorist. Click here to WATCH Jeff Bayer’s interview with Megan Fox, Josh Duhamel and Tyrese Gibson
Bayer: Leo is constantly seeing things he can't believe, and he's a conspiracy theorist. So why does he keep doubting throughout the entire film? Rodriguez: Listen, you can have your theories, but when you see it in person man, that's the funny part. He freaks out. I think that's a natural human reaction and a lot of people would feel the way Leo did.
Bayer: So what are you looking at while filming the Transformers? Rodriguez: Poles and a tennis ball, man. And if we're lucky, we'll get a face of who we are talking to.
Bayer: Talk to me about "The Wire." Rodriguez: Nice bro, I can't even tell you what an amazing experience. First of all, to be along side Omar, which is most people's favorite character on the show, I mean he's my favorite. I can't tell you how crazy it was, first day, first shooting on that show was me and Omar, naked next to each other. I was like, "there's no warm up here for the characters?" There's like this cult following with the show, and every where I would go after that people would yell, "Renaldo, where's the Honey Nut cereal?"
Quick Questions with Ramon Rodriguez
Private concert, who's playing? Prince
Favorite place in the world? Rome
What would be your superpower? Flying
Your weakness? Chocolate
One item on a deserted island? peanut butter and jelly sandwich
Who would you be for 24 hours? Optimus Prime
Favorite childhood toy? Transformers, and I'm not lying, I'm not lying. I loved the cartoon, I own the toys. When I booked this job, I went to my mom's and found them. I have eight of the original toys. In fact, I have one in my bag upstairs that I carried with me the entire time I was filming.
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