Still Have To Fight

Nick Jonas chatted with Collider.com about his new TV show, Kingdom. Kingdom premiered on DirecTV’s Audience channel last night, October 8.

In the interview, he talks if it was scary to jump from music to acting, his character, getting fit for the role, getting behind the camera, and so much more. Highlights can be found below.

On if it was scary jumping from music to acting: “I think it was a little of both. I knew that with some of the success that I’ve had in the earlier stages of my career, in a lot of ways, it creates some obstacles and there’s some bias there. So, I was really happy that, in the audition process, Endemol and DirecTV thought that my work was good enough to be a part of this show.

But, I did have to fight really hard and overcome some of those biases. Once we got deep into the production of the show, I felt like I had really extended myself and grown in this role. I just tried to give all that I can to it because I think this show deserves the best from everybody. I feel really blessed to be a part of it.”

On getting fit for the role: “I had become pretty interested in physical fitness and healthy living last summer. I got really into it and my physique changed quite a bit. So, when this role came up, there was an enormous opportunity to really lose myself physically, as well.

I gained about 15 pounds of muscle for the role, and have since lost about 10 pounds of that, which feels good. But it was the right thing for the role, and to really get that animalistic mentality. The training with the fighting has been pretty incredible because it really gives you confidence that you can’t have unless you know what you know, as a fighter. Now, I feel I can walk into any situation and handle myself, which is not something that I could say before.”

On if he is interested on working behind the camera: “Yeah, definitely. I feel like, right now, learning as much as I can and absorbing this new world that I’ve been thrown into has been a great experience, but I’ve also been around it for a long time, in my own way, and I’ve had enough experience now to start thinking about writing and directing. It is an area that I’d love to get into. If the right things came up, I would be all for it.”

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