Norman Reedus Of ‘The Walking Dead’ On ‘The View’: Talks About Roadkill Photography, His Heroic Act
Norman Reedus or Daryl Dixon of "The Walking Dead" always has candid stories to tell. You meet him and he will give you that "Aha" moment with those lovely tales. On Nov. 26, he appeared on the ABC show "The View."
"The View" episode with "The Walking Dead" Star Norman Reedus was quite special. He talked about being a real-life hero and his roadkill photography. He also comforted a crying fan on the sets of "The View." Reedus appeared for the first time in the show with many female audience.
Highlights From "The View" Featuring Norman Reedus
1. Norman Reedus and Barbara Walters talked about roadkill.
Reedus is not just an actor but also a sculptor, painter and photographer. He recently published his photo book, "The Sun's Coming Up. Like a Big Bald Head." His 30 roadkill photographs were once exhibited in Times Square, New York City.
Reedus told "The View" Co-host and News Anchor Barbara Walters that she didn't know what roadkill was before.
Walters said, "I did not and when I found out, I didn't like it."
"You explain why I should," she said, obtained via On The Red Carpet.
"I had a show in Times Square for photography ... hugh photos and a lot of it was roadkill, but at the time, I was doing a lot of interviews about how the zombies, if they're terrifying or not and I was saying how, the way that ('The Walking Dead' director and special effects master] Greg Nicotero and our team do the zombies, it's not the makeup, it's the scared, lost, dying person behind the monster that's scary," Reedus explained.
"So I kept saying that in interviews all the time. But I ride a motorcycle to set and I kept seeing so much roadkill on the ground," he said. So I just started stopping and taking these pictures of roadkill."
2. Women love Norman Reedus. "The View" ladies couldn't keep their hands off him.
Reedus was dressed to kill on "The View." He came in a long-sleeve button-down shirt, dark vest, pants, tie and dress shoes. The formal look he sported for the interview was entirely different from his Daryl Dixon attire.
"It's so funny because you go around, you know, you are way dressed, 'cause in 'Walking Dead,' it's like, arms showing, all buff ... you kill the zombies with your crossbow, your muscles just flex just right as you rear back ... how much did you have to practice to get proficient with that cross bow?" Co-host Sherri asked.
Reedus, jokingly, replied there is a lot of makeup on those arms. Sherri and guest co-host Karla Martinez, clearly surprised, touched his left bicep.
Reedus also explained that "The Walking Dead" has weapon's expert who makes the actors comfortable with the character's weapons.
3. He talked about an on-set injury and a following heroic act.
He revealed he is always getting hurt while shooting "The Walking Dead" scenes. One day, he had to be given treatment for head injury in a local hospital. And he was already covered in fake blood.
Reedus said, "I got hit in the head and had stitches across my head but I was covered in blood."
The ambulance arrived and took him to the hospital. When he came in covered in fake blood, people started freaking out. The interesting part came on the way home.
"But we come up over a hill and there's a 18-wheeler on its side. And this lady's in the road and she's going, 'I think he had a heart attack! He's pinned behind the wheels!' So I jumped out of the car I was in, pulled this man, this big, sweaty man, out of a truck, laid him down and then the ambulance came and [a paramedic] said, 'Did I just take you to the hospital?' And I was like, 'No, no, no, it's this guy!" Reedus recalled.
Norman Reedus tweeted and thanked the ladies.
"Thanks ladies that was fun."