In the June issue of Men's Journal, writer David Hochman travels to the island of Oahu to the set of ABC's hit television drama, Lost, for some outdoor activity with the show's star Matthew Fox. As the season finale approaches, Matthew Fox opens up about his role on Lost, growing up in Wyoming, and his big acting break.
   On playing the role of Jack on Lost: "Jack is so much more me in
terms of being a guy. He's actually the kind of guy I'd hang out with."
   Lost creator J.J. Abrams on Matthew Fox: "It's no accident that somebody who does the kind of active, intense things Matthew does would do well [on a show like Lost]. The fearlessness and concentration that serve him in his adventurous pursuits are part of the same gene that makes him such a focused actor."
   On the Hollywood scene: "When I contrast [growing up in Wyoming] to the typical Hollywood scene where you're with photographers and paparazzi and people emitting this superficial, over-the-top energy, I feel so grateful. If I didn't have the frame of reference of growing up like I did, I don't know how I'd make it without completely messing up."
   On living in Los Angeles: "Even though I lived by the ocean, I was starting to feel claustrophobic. There were 500,000 people within a two-mile radius of where we lived and another 13 million behind that. That's a compression of humanity that really started to weigh on me. I can't ignore that I didn't grow up like that."
   On life post-high school: "Chasing girls, drinking beer, and being a jock. That was the plan. At graduation, I was voted 'Most Likely to Appear on Hee Haw.' "
   On breaking the longest losing streak in the history of college football while at Columbia University: "It was a perfect day. It was homecoming and the weather was crappy, so the field was muddy. When we won, the crowd flooded the field and the goal posts came down. They swept us into vehicles and paraded us down Broadway like kings. It might as well have been Mardi Gras."
   On his acting break in a commercial for Clearasil: "I wasn't the one with the zit. I made fun of the one with the zit. I don't know which was worse."
   The June issue of Men's Journal is on newsstands nationwide, Tuesday, May 10th. Men's Journal is published by Wenner Media, New York, NY. Permanent Link | 10:35 PM