--- title: Quick Talk With Christian Slater description: In USA's new drama Mr. Robot (TV premiere June 24; the first episode is streaming online now), Slater, 45, plays the mysterious head of a computer-hacking collective. canonical: https://time.com/3926055/quick-talk-with-christian-slater/ author: Daniel D'Addario article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2015-06-18T11:04:40.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-02-22T08:19:17.898Z article:section: Entertainment og:title: Quick Talk With Christian Slater og:description: In USA's new drama Mr. Robot (TV premiere June 24; the first episode is streaming online now), Slater, 45, plays the mysterious head of a computer-hacking collective. og:url: https://time.com/3926055/quick-talk-with-christian-slater/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: TIME og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Quick Talk With Christian Slater twitter:description: In USA's new drama Mr. Robot (TV premiere June 24; the first episode is streaming online now), Slater, 45, plays the mysterious head of a computer-hacking collective. twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- # Quick Talk With Christian Slater > Sponsored content. 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Terms and conditions apply. * Savings buckets are a feature of Ally Bank's Savings Account. * No ATM fees from Ally Bank at Allpoint and Moneypass ATMs plus we reimburse for fees charged by other ATM owners nationwide up to $10 per statement cycle. * Early direct deposit offers eligible direct deposits up to two days sooner. * Spending buckets are a feature of Ally Bank's Spending Account.  by [Daniel D'Addario](https://time.com/author/daniel-daddario/)  ## Daniel D'Addario Jun 18, 2015 11:04 AM UTC  by [Daniel D'Addario](https://time.com/author/daniel-daddario/)  ## Daniel D'Addario Jun 18, 2015 11:04 AM UTC Were you particularly tech-savvy before you took this role? I have to give my wife credit for being more savvy with that stuff and paying closer attention. An actor equals, sometimes, an entitled baby. People take care of things. In the past few years I have learned a great deal more. I pay my own bills now. You play the titular Mr. Robot. Who’s your favorite robot? The first thing that comes to mind is the robot from Forbidden Planet. But that could be me trying to be kitschy, cool and cultural, because the real answer is R2-D2. Mindy Kaling recently confessed a childhood crush on you. She’s mentioned me in a couple episodes of The Mindy Project, and my wife and I are huge, huge fans–I was charmed by it. Some 26 years after Heathers, how does life as a former teen idol treat you? I’m an actor–I have an ego that is sometimes disproportionate to the reality of the situation. Sometimes people come up to me and say, “You were my teen crush.” I’m touched, but I also ask: What happened? Why’d you take the poster down? I get a little heartbroken in that situation. It’s hilarious that a human can be that insane. I’m honored, and I feel a pang in my side. You’ve played Christian Slater in episodes of The Office and Curb Your Enthusiasm. What’s the secret to playing oneself onscreen? You can’t try to be yourself. The less that I did, the better it all felt. 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