Naveen Andrews startled TV reporters on Tuesday when he revealed that during his six seasons on "Lost" playing the former Iraqi Republican Guard, Sayid Jarrah, he had never actually seen the ABC series.
"I never watched 'Lost,'" Andrews told reporters during the Television Critics Association summer press tour.
The British native later admitted that he had watched some of his scenes, but complete episodes.
"I shot the show and obviously you see what you shot when you do ADR of course," he told Headlines & Global exclusively. "I mean, you read the scripts, but I never actually sat down and watch the show."
What other projects do you have coming up?
Hopefully we'll find out about a season two [for "Sense8"] and then I'll be able to decide about other things. It's all dependent on this.
So you'd like to come back and do a second season?
Of course, we want to see how much further they can take this because in my opinion, I try to be involved in things that have a point to them. I don't like pointless rubbish. It's like you're actually trying to change the medium. I felt 'Lost' did that in some way 10 years ago.
"Lost" also has many devoted fans. Do you still have people coming up and asking you about the show?
Yes and deservedly so as I feel that about the show that it has a weight and depth that is unusual.
The first season of "Sense8" and "Lost: The Complete Series" are both streaming on Netflix.
