David Denman is best known for his portrayal as Roy (Pam's ex) in the hit NBC sitcom The Office. He's also lent his acting skills to the films The Replacements and Big Fish, as well as making appearances in some of our favorite TV shows including Crossing Jordan and Angel. Most recently he starred in the horror film Shutter and you can soon catch him co-starring with James Van Der Beek in Fox's upcoming pilot Eva Adams.

Q: To me, your portrayal of Roy on The Office is understated brilliance. I also have to wonder if I'm crazy to think Pam should ditch Jim and come running back to Roy.

DD: I think you might be a little crazy. You are very kind, but I don't think the show is set up to have a Roy/Pam union. I think it would be interesting to have Roy come back around to cause some trouble, but then you just make Pam look bad. I think she has moved way beyond a relationship with Roy, but you never know.

Q: In 2005, you and your fellow cast mates won the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series. As satisfying as it must have been to collect that prize as a group, does a selfish part of you wish it could have been you snatching up the award solely for your performance?

DD: No. Are you crazy? I couldn't be more honored to be included with such a talented group of actors. Every actor knows you are only as good as the people you work with. So to me an ensemble award is something much more valued than an individual achievement.

Q: In your opinion, what are the three biggest misconceptions about being an actor in Los Angeles?

DD: Well, first off it's not like an episode of Entourage. Maybe for the Mark Wahlbergs of the world, but not for most actors. Second, we spend most of our time unemployed looking for work and that's not fun. Finally, Los Angeles is an amazing town filled with some of the most talented artists in the world. I'm from Southern California and it often gets a bad rap, but it rarely gets the true credit it deserves. Go Dodgers!

Q: When you wake in the morning and take a look at yourself in the mirror, what's the first thing you think?

DD: Ugh, I'm getting old.

Q: Finish the sentence: Barack Obama is soon to be our 44th President and that's...

DD: Oh I would love to answer that question, but I'm not a politician. I'm just an entertainer and I'll keep my politics to myself.

Q: Looking back at your career, is there a role you wish you hadn't decided to take?

DD: No. You take jobs for a variety of reasons; I'm just thankful that someone ever gave me a job in the first place.

Q: Can you give us some scoop on your upcoming Fox drama pilot Eva Adams?

DD: Well, it's a cross between Jerry Maguire and Freaky Friday. It's about a womanizing sports agent who wakes up in a woman's body. It's really a dramedy focused more on the comedy side. Think Tootsie and Mrs. Doubtfire, but with a bigger leap of faith. I'll be playing the nice guy agent who works with "Eva Adams," and James Van Der Beek will be playing the nemesis.

Q: There's a pretty hilarious thread on your IMDB page in which people were debating whether or not you were deaf (à la your role in The Replacements). What is a "correct" tidbit of knowledge that your fans would be shocked to hear?

DD: "Shocked"? I don't have anything that exciting to add... I'm not deaf? I will say that I did do quite a bit of research for that role and learned a bit of ASL (American Sign Language), but ultimately it was decided that using ASL didn't make any sense when speaking with people who didn't know ASL. We decided to use certain gestures instead of specific ASL signs in order to communicate in the most logical way. So some peoples' complaint that I didn't use ASL is understandable, but it was actually a long discussed choice rather then just a lazy hearing actor not knowing any better.

Q: Where can we catch more of your upcoming projects?

DD: I have a small part in a movie called Fanboys that should be coming out in February. It's a pretty funny movie and I hope they actually release it. I shot it almost three years ago and it's been pushed so many times I lost count. Keep an eye out for it. That's it for now.

Q: We end every interview with word association. I say "wombat," and you say...

DD: I don't like rodents, they scare me.