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September 29, 2006: Justin Hartley Talks “Smallville” Season 6

Starry Constellation Magazine caught up with Justin Hartley, who will be appearing as Oliver Queen in quite a few episodes of the new season of "Smallville", and asked him about his work on the show. Here's an excerpt from the interview...

Q. What can viewers expect to see from your "Smallville" character?

A. Actually, it should be really great. My character kind of comes in a whirlwind fashion, stirs things up with Lex Luther a little bit. They've got a past I guess with going to boarding school together and they had some run-in's with each other in their youth. They reunite and kind of go at it again. Of course, he finds out about Clark's abilities so he is kind of inquiring about that and trying to recruit him for a like a team of people to fight justice, that kind of thing. He's a love interest of Lois Lane, which is interesting, and that's a lot of fun working with her. Erica Durance is fantastic! So, I love it, I think I've worked with every cast member so far. I have only said a few words to Lana's character but I think I've worked with every cast member. That's pretty amazing, pretty fun, it's always fun when you're an actor and they bring you in. You hope that they give you a good role that has a lot of good potential. But then you're actually able to see it unfold, they developed the story, that's a lot of fun for me too. Before my character Oliver had come to town, he already had known half the cast in his previous life. So, coming to Metropolis he basically met Clark, Lois and Chloe. I think everyone else he kind of had a sordid past with. It's interesting, it's going to be a great season!

Read the complete interview at the StarryMag.com website.