Joe Locke shares his dream of playing 'a really macho straight man' in a movie

This isn’t the first time Locke has copped to such a dream. During a 2024 interview with Rolling Stone UK, he put a similar wish out into the world.

"I’d love to be in an action film, do something really macho, but in my way, not necessarily the most macho way," he said at the time.

In the same interview, he was asked if picking up the mantle of James Bond would do the trick, and he agreed. Now, talking to Mulvaney, he immediately shunned the idea.

"Not James Bond. I got caught saying I wanted to play James Bond by…someone. An unnamed reporter. And it really annoyed me," Locke recalled. "You put those words in my mouth. I never said that. You said, 'Would you like to play James Bond?' and I said, 'Mm, whatever, sure.'"

Whether there’s a "macho" action role — 007 or otherwise — waiting for him down the line, right now, Locke has his sights on a more immediately achievable goal via hitting the gym. And it’s one his fans will certainly thank him for pursuing.

"I’m trying to get my ass bigger this year," he admitted, "so maybe this is the year that I wear a Speedo."