I miss The Walking Dead a lot. I miss it so much I’ve been playing the video game, which is too violent and creepy for me, and have been trying to catch up with the comic books. (When a character I loved got axed last year I put them aside for a while.) That’s why I was so excited to see a new interview with Norman Reedus in US Magazine. This reminded me that Walking Dead returns on October 13th, plus I got to stare at my favorite character for a while. Reedus plays redneck Daryl on the show, a reluctant hero who can often be seen wielding a crossbow. In Us, Reedus gives us some insight into his character, and talks about the fate of Daryl and Carol. Many of us have been rooting for those two to get together. (Warning, there are spoilers for the TV show in this interview so stop reading now if you’d like to avoid them.) He also dropped the detail that he regularly rides a motorcycle to work. Hot.

On his fans
“A girl sent me her breast implant!” he says. “I use it as my phone cradle in my trailer.” The single actor, 44, shoots straight with Us.

How has a not-so-good guy become such a leader?
Daryl found a sense of self worth through these people. he’s evolved quite a bit. he doesn’t want to look into your eyes and hear about your feelings, but he’ll do whatever he has to do to keep you alive.

Do you worry about getting killed off?
We’re all at risk. [Producers] make a point to put that fear in all of us.

Fans want Daryl to hook up with Carol (Melissa McBride)!
Well, that’s tricky. It’s not one of those relationships where you throw each other up against a tree in the moonlight. It has to play all the awkward moments and really mean something. When Daryl and Carol happens, it’s going to be great.

Any zombie envy?
Hell no! I don’t want to give the writers any ideas. Plus, you’re under so much makeup, and it’s really hot in Georgia with a lot of bugs.

Shooting in Atlanta sounds rough.
No, I love being out here in the country. I ride a motorcycle to work. I’ve been watering my garden the whole time we’ve been talking!

[From US Magazine, print edition, September 23, 2013]

Which one of you sent Reedus your breast implant? I bet we can find that woman, and she’ll be thrilled beyond belief that he’s using it to hold his phone.

Now I want to see some paparazzi photos of Reedus riding to work on his motorcycle. He’s so hot on his bike in the show, I bet he’s even better cleaned up and wearing leather.

Spoilers continue
As for his character’s relationship with Carol, I get the impression that Daryl wants to protect her but that he doesn’t want to get too attached. Reedus said as much in this interview. Everyone thought Carol was dead when she went missing and then Daryl ended up finding her alive. Daryl just dealt with losing his brother and he probably doesn’t want to open up to anyone for a while. That might just lead to more pain and loss. Reedus just said that a Daryl and Carol relationship is a foregone conclusion though, right? I do think its coming and I can’t wait.

Here’s the latest Walking Dead promotional video. I think this just came out yesterday. Warning: this is gruesome as usual and of course there are spoilers.

And here’s the trailer for season 4, which you may have already seen.

Photo credit: AMC, Terry Richardson