Recently Steve Yuen (a.k.a Glenn) spoke with The Walking Dead Fanclub about the character he plays in The Walking Dead. Yeun explained that he “definitely sees a close parallel with Glenn. He kind of is me when I was his age which is why I enjoy playing him so much. I remember being so eager to prove myself and to kind of be older than I actually looked and was. It was a constant struggle to be the more “mature” one of the group. You see that in Glenn, for sure, you see him slowly turning from a young boy to a man. He finds people to look up to and things to specifically take from them. It’s his kind of willingness to constantly do the right thing that I truly identify with.”
Yuen has been a fan of The Walking Dead comic series since 2005. He went on to say that his “favourite character is Carl. I always enjoy seeing the development of a character and nothing is more raw than it is with Carl. You see him, initially, as this boy who has no idea of the world yet. He gets put through the ringer when it comes to a crash course on life and, later on, has to make some crazy decisions. He grows up fast.”
Yeun also said that the episode in which he is covered in fake zombie guts almost made him gag. It’s all part of the job for Yeun though and something he’s willing to do so that he gets to the point in the series where we will see Glenn truly become a defined character.
“I definitely am looking forward to the point when he starts asserting himself more. In the book you see him start to really take a stand once he finds a reason to live (Maggie). It’s going to be so much fun when he starts to take control. You might see some glimpses of it right now but it’ll be great to see how it all pans out later on,” said Yeun.
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