Chris Messina

The actor tells Harriet Sim about work daughters, yelling at Matt Damon and comfort movies

- By Harriet Sim

You're starring in The Boogeyman, which is based on a short story by Stephen King. What was your first exposure to King's stories?

The first movie I saw of his was Cujo and that freaked me out. Maybe I was too young to see it. I was scared of dogs for a while after that. I feel like Stephen King owns his own genre.

Who is your favourite Stephen King villain?

Kathy Bates in Misery. It's a really tight, beautiful, scary film. Kathy Bates is breathtaking and because she was unknown at the time you really bought into her psychopathic character because she wasn't a movie star.

You worked with your daughters on this film. What was that like?

I loved working with my daughters. They were fantastic. [But] they were frustrating because they were so good. I was terrible in their presence.