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Yeah, it seems like he can't be found not in character, so that was interesting.
He did an interview with Terry Gross on Fresh Air quite a few months back where he was not in character, and it was very interesting. I'm sorry, but I don't have time at the moment to dig up the link, but I know it is archived.