""I told him I never listen to the podcast, but I read the transcripts," Olyphant recalls, cracking himself up. "I thought, You know what? Why can't I just say that every time I go onto any talk show or podcast? We'll see how long I keep that going, but I think I've said it three times now." When it works, it works. That's something of a motto for Olyphant. For any role he's in, the actor just makes it look easy."
"Take, for example, his role as Alien: Earth's Kirsh. In the FX seriesthe first TV show based on the Alien film franchiseOlyphant plays a robotic scientist who experiments on the Xenomorph eggs in between what must be hours of bingeing episodes of Justified. Kirsh is as much Olyphant as he is an assemblage of nuts and bolts in an Alien TV show, and that's just the way the actor likes it."
Timothy Olyphant, age 57, exhibits strong comedic instincts and quick, quippy delivery in interviews and late-night appearances. He recycles polished bits across shows, enjoying repeated use of a joke about reading podcast transcripts. Olyphant approaches acting with minimal preparation, relying on instinct and ease to inhabit characters. In Alien: Earth he portrays Kirsh, a synthetic robotic scientist who experiments on Xenomorph eggs while retaining Olyphant's persona. He treats on-screen time like stand-up, making performances appear effortless and favoring the practical motto: when it works, it works.
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