He’s not the most ambitious guy in the world.
No seriously. When asked what his initial reaction to discovering tonight’s Wilson-centric episode of HOUSE is entitled “Wilson,” and essentially chronicles a day in the life of everybody’s favorite sidekick when an old friend (played by THE WEST WING’s Josh Malina) checks into Princenton Plainsboro with what might-or-might-not be cancer — actor Robert Sean Leonard proclaimed, “Oh, no, it’s my worst nightmare.” And continued to recount a story revealing just how work-adverse he really is. “When I first got out here [Los Angeles] five years ago, I read NUMB3RS and thought, ‘Well this is way too many scenes, too hard and I’m not interested.’ And then I read HOUSE, and this guy Wilson was in about three scenes per episode and I thought, ‘This is perfect!’ It’s good to be the lead of a show for a week, but I wouldn’t spread it all around too much. I like my role the way it is.”

He is not a Wilson/Cuddy shipper.
Although this is probably not going to be music to “Wuddy” fans’ ears, a fairly integral component to “Team Wuddy” isn’t exactly rooting for Wilson and Cuddy to live happily ever after. “Wilson has three ex-wives, lives alone, deals with death every day and his best friend is House, he’s a very odd and dark guy,” explained Leonard when asked on a recent conference call for his take on Wilson and Cuddy’s romantic possiblities. “When I think about Wilson with Cuddy, it doesn’t work; but I think in general people have a view of him that he’s kind of warm and fuzzy, and he’d be kind of an easy guy for Cuddy to boss around, and that might actually be the relationship.  I don’t think Wilson would stand it very long.  I think he’s a strange man.”

A has no interest in a movie career.
Or to be more specific, “Not in a million years,” explained Leonard when asked what his career plans are when HOUSE finally wraps its run. “I’ve been very lucky, I didn’t ever think I would make a movie, I didn’t want to, I didn’t dream it, I wanted to do stage and be in New York. I did Dead Poet’s Society and now I’m doing HOUSE which is an incredibly good gig, and one I”m very proud of.  But, I have a daughter, and I’m so looking forward to skate keys and homework and driving her to soccer and being back in New Jersey, and just being home. HOUSE, financially, has given me the position to do that.  So, no, this ain’t my home, and as Neil Diamond once said, ‘LA’s fine, but it ain’t mine no more.’  Oh, no, was it, “LA’s fine, but it ain’t home?’ ’New York’s home, but it ain’t mine no more.’  Well, I’ll just keep quoting ‘I Am, I Said’ as we move on through the interview.”

He decorator sets in his spare time.
Okay not really. But what observant HOUSE viewers may have noticed over the years is subtle change in the way in which Wilson’s office has been decorated. Say the addition of anOrdinary People poster in his office. Well, that was no accident. Turns out, aside from being Robert Redford’s directorial debut and a brilliant showcase for actors Donald Sutherland and Mary Tyler Moore, it was also the poster Leonard singled out when a reporter once asked him what he’d like to see alongside Vertigo and Tough of Evil on his office wall. Said Leonard, “If I walked into an oncologist’s office and Ordinary People was on the wall, I’d feel very good. I’d like that.  I’d like the guy who had that on his wall.” Adding, “The next day, my producer Katie [Jacobs] asked, ‘Were you serious about Ordinary People? and I said ‘Yeah,’ and she said, ‘Let’s see what we can do’.”

His dream guest star is Julie Christie.
Aside that is from real-life old friend Josh Malina who drops by Princeton Plainsboro tonight, Leonard (who was quick to point out that since his character rarely interacts with guest stars, there have been big names — such as James Earl Jones — who he never even got the chance to meet) his first choice for special guest patient would be film icon Julie Christie. “Mostly because I think we should get married,” joked the happily married actor. “And so we can just talk about Heaven Can Wait and McCabe and Mrs. Miller for the rest of my days.

In tonight’s brand new episode of HOUSE, America’s favorite doctor suspects that a mysteriously paralyzed woman (played by America’s favorite deputy assistant to the deputy chief of staff; THE WEST WING’s Janel Moloney) is withholding vital information about her condition.

And in the spirit of tonight’s belated Christmas themed episode, the TV Addict thought he’d publish his own belated interview with actor Robert Sean Leonard who plays House’s foil and quite possibly only friend Dr. Wilson.

With your two to three scenes per episode, would you say you’ve pretty much got the best job on television?
Robert Sean Leonard: I’ve got the best job in Hollywood.

Do you ever long for a more substantial role in the series?When it came to pilot season, I first read NUMB3RS and thought, “Well that’s way too much work.” HOUSE is great, because my character doesn’t work too much.

There’s immense pressure when you’re the face on the coin. Hugh [Laurie] is our show. His face is our show, he’s literally on every advertisement. I don’t think I’d enjoy being that guy. The job I have is great.

I’ve read that you’ve had to turn down some movie and theatre roles because of the show. Does a part of you wish you could be on screen even less?
Not if I didn’t get paid! No, what I’m doing right now is this show and making a great deal of money, which is great. There have been a bunch of plays that I’ve been sorry to miss. For instance, it was heartbreaking to have to turn down Tom Stoppard’s THE COAST OF UTIPIA at Lincoln Center. I had a hard time watching it because I wanted to be in it so badly. All my friends were there, including Tom, but that’s life.

What can you tell us about this season. Can fans expect any change to the House/Wilson relationship?
I’m very happy playing the friend of House. But I’m always up for new stuff. I enjoyed working with David Morse a lot last year. But again, I’m also the laziest man in show business! When I read scripts and realize I only have two scenes, I’m not going to lie, it’s a bit of a celebration for me. More time to watch THE DOG WHISPERER.

Do you have a dog?
We have two dogs. Mutts mostly. My fiance travels a lot, well she can’t anymore. But initially she wanted a dog to take on the plane. She won’t check the dog underneath the plane.

I would never put my dog MAC underneath a plane! (insert obligatory adorable photo of the TV Addict’s dog)
Dogs have to be under fourteen pounds so we had to get a Chinchua mix from the pound in New York. I got my mother a dog and that didn’t work out, that’s how we ended up with two.

Can you bring them to set?
No, there are no dogs allowed on the entire FOX lot. Very strange and I wish it would change. When I’m working sixteen hour days, it would be nice to not have to drop them off at daycare all the time.

Are you enjoying the new additions to House’s team?The new actors are really fun to work with. After four years, you get a little jaded and it’s great to be around a bunch of people who are really excited to be there.

Don’t miss tonight’s brand new episode of HOUSE (9PM on FOX and GLOBAL TV in Canada)

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