LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA: Matt Walsh, the actor from ‘Flamin' Hot' isn’t a fan of spicy snack food. The comedy-drama explores the funny origins of Flamin’ Hot Cheetos. “I’ve tried them. They’re not my palate, to be honest,” said the star before adding, “I like a little spice on, you know, Mexican food, and I like a little spice on my Thai food, and my Chinese food. But I don’t want it in my snack food because … I think it is because it requires you to drink a lot more. And I don’t want to, I want to snack. I just wanted some chips. I don’t have to have all this stuff ready to drink,” Walsh explains.
He said that his go-to junk food snack is caramel corn or something with ‘synthetic fake cheese.’ “That’s probably an Achilles heel. I like a nice, sturdy crunch in my snack,” the 58-year-old actor told PageSix. The movie is made by Eva Longoria, and the story is adapted from the memoir 'A Boy, a Burrito and a Cookie: From Janitor to Executive' by Richard Montanez. As per the book, the author claims he and his wife invented Flamin’ Hot Cheetos.
'Kind of a jerk boss'
The critically acclaimed actor plays the character of Montanez’s clueless boss. “[He’s] Kind of a jerk boss who just wants to protect the status quo. And I think he probably got his position like a lot of the guys because he was a white, middle-aged guy who probably played golf with some of the guys, Walsh told about his character. “You know, that’s typical elevation. He’s a little goofy [and] probably barely qualified to handle this job. He seems like he’s always stressed out.”
'The show as ‘prophetic’
He has played similar roles before, one example is the ‘Veep’ series. There he portrays the character of ‘barely qualified’ speech writer Mike McLintock. Walsh admitted that he “certainly learned a lot more about politics and the nitty gritty of it by doing the show because we got to interview real politicians every year.” He describes the show as ‘prophetic’ and finds it funny that the issues raised in the show are still hot topics, including “abortion, gun control, immigration … it’s amazingly timeless.”
At the same time, he also feels a bit sad about the situation, “I guess it’s a little depressing because we haven’t moved the needle on a lot of big issues."
