Jeffrey Donovan Puts Us on Burn Notice

Burn Notice's ex-spy Jeffrey Donovan remains tight-lipped about his USA Network hit and... kissing Angelina Jolie? (Burn Notice airs Thursdays at 10 pm/ET, USA.)

TV Guide: What's coming up for "burned" spy Michael Westen? Any big cliff-hangers?
Jeffrey Donovan: My line isalways "tune in and find out."

TV Guide: You can't reveal anything about what's coming up?
Donovan: Ilike to leave that to otherpeople. I'm never sure whatI'm supposed to keep silentand what I can give away.

TV Guide: OK. While shooting Season 1, you got injured many times doing your own stunts. Any Season 2 injuries?
Donovan: Surprisingly,none. Here's the funnything: I've been hurt zerotimes on set and a few times athome. I walked off a boat andfell on the dock and ripped myknee open. And I was trying toopen a drawer and the ceramichandle broke off and slashedmy hand open. So I'm goingto do all my own stunts on theshow, and my stunt double isgoing to live my life.

TV Guide: You recently turned 40. I don't believe it.
Donovan: I know. It's a surpriseto everybody. I just try totake care of myself. I've neversmoked. I don't do drugs. Ijust have a really clean diet.I'm really proud of it. I think Ilook good for 40.

TV Guide: Well, you're making the rest of us look awfully lazy.
Donovan: It's hardwork — regular exercise andbeing strict on set. I'm not theguy eating Krispy Kremes anddrinking Mountain Dews. Ican't. It will just kill me. Withthe energy I need for 14-hour days, it's just impossible.

TV Guide: On top of that, you know all sorts of kung fu, right?
Donovan: I don'tknow any kung fu. I have ablack belt in karate and sixyears of aikido and about ayear of Brazilian jujitsu.

TV Guide: So you could beat me up pretty handily?
Donovan: Only if you threatenme or my family. Otherwise,I'm talking my way out of it.

TV Guide: Do you ever go online and read what Burn Notice fans have to say about you?
Donovan: Hell, no. I'mscared to read something badabout me. What if someonesaid something mean like"Donovan can't act"? I don'twant to read that. I like to livein my little fantasy bubble thatpeople like me.

TV Guide: Clint Eastwood obviously likes you. He cast you opposite Angelina Jolie in his upcoming mystery, Changeling, out this October. How did you feel when you got the part?
Donovan: It was kneebuckling.To say that you're themale lead opposite AngelinaJolie in a Clint Eastwoodfilm — it's one of the best memoriesof my whole career. Andthen they didn't disappoint.

TV Guide: Are you the romantic lead?
Donovan: No. It's a period piece where Angelina's son disappears. I'm the police captain who finds him.

TV Guide: So you didn't get to kiss Angelina?
Donovan: No.

TV Guide: Damn, I really wanted to live vicariously through you.
Donovan: [Noanswer. Absolute silence.]

TV Guide: All right. Did you party with Angelina and Clint at Cannes, where the film debuted?
Donovan: I didnot. I was working on BurnNotice. I was actually going topoison everyone here for twodays so I could fly over there.But I couldn't find any poison.

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