CE: What can you tell me about your new role on CBS' "The Mentalist" of Agent Craig O'Laughlin, and what fans can expect from his appearance?
EW: Well, I'm kind of learning myself to keep a lot of stuff under wraps. But what I do feel is there has to be something else there. I don't think I'm just an FBI guy that came on and happened to find (Grace) Van Pelt attractive. I honestly don't know. But I know that my character is an ex-football player who is in the FBI. I go back in a couple of weeks to shoot other episodes. And I have a few more episodes lined up for next year. My goal is to keep this character all business. He's hot stuff, but he's not a jerk. He's not a jerk, in my mind, with Van Pelt. And he's not doing anything wrong. She and Rigsby were broken up, so it's sort of fair territory. It's just a really funny, awkward situation.
CE: Were you worried coming in, because even though Van Pelt and Rigsby were broken up, there are bound to be fans who are upset?
EW: Yeah, you're always going to get that. But hopefully with the way I treat her and the way I portray my character, people
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