WWE star Luke Harper recently spoke with Justin Barrasso for Sports Illustrated Extra Mustard‘s Week In Wrestling; you can read a few highlights below:
Luke Harper comments on his role in the new film Mohawk:
“When I originally signed on, I just assumed they were looking for a big guy to be tough and look scary, and I knew I could be very good at that. But when I read the script, I realized my character, Lachlan, was the moral compass for the bad guys. He has lots of dialogue later in the film after he starts to understand all the atrocities he’s seen, and maybe he’s not on board with that.
“It was very beneficial for me as a character worker, in WWE and moving forward. I was able to move outside the box of Luke Harper or a Bludgeon Brother, and to show emotion is hugely beneficial to me. It was refreshing to have a role that was deeper than just smashing somebody or looking tough. That was good for me, mentally too, to show my bosses in another world. Whether they choose to see them, that’s up to them.”
Harper comments on getting a chance to have dialogue in the film, something he’s not known for in WWE:
“This is a huge ambition of mine. Being a background dancer in the Wyatt Family for so long, I was itching to get out. I did Damnation on USA, and hopefully I keep picking up smaller roles and learn the craft.”
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Harper says he’d like to continue acting, but has plenty to accomplish in wrestling:
“Acting is a big ambition, but I still have a professional wrestling world to conquer. I don’t think I’ve even dipped my toes in the water compared to what I’d like to do by the end of my career. They might be high ambitions but they’re my goals, and if I don’t accomplish them, then it’s on me.
Professional wrestling is a beautiful yet cruel mistress. She will treat you well and treat you horribly, but outside of my family, it is my one true love. I’m an addict for it and I’ll never go away from it, it’s my life. This is a buttress for pro wrestling, and it can only make me better at professional wrestling.”
