This interview contains a plot spoiler forArrested Developmentseason three.

You probably get that a lot.

Yeah, it happens, but its part of the job.

It just shows that something Ive done has had an impact.

Mostly people say it to me for a positive reason.

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How did you get the part of the Bluths adopted Korean son?

I got a call from my agent to go to an audition.

By that time, all the producers and writers were there.

Mitch (Hurwitz) was in there.

Did you just have to say one word?

Or did they get you to do more?

[Laughs] I think they wanted to see more of what I could offer!

So they actually had us read for George Michaels role.

I had no idea what a Cornballer was!

Did they explain the character and the joke to you?

They did not explain anything to me!

I thought it was funny that my name was Annyong.

We had no idea what he was going to pull!

He was writing things until the last minute and for good reason.

So sometimes Id get new scripts that very second flying on to set.

But when the writing is of that caliber, its so much easier.

Mitch has a purpose and a reason.

Its almost like you didnt need direction hes writing to the creativity you bring to your character.

Hes a very, very intelligent writer.

In series three, we find out that Annyong was the mole all along.

Was that a surprise for you as well?

Yeah, I found that out the night before!

Thats the way it goes, though.

I got the script, I read it and I was like Woo hoo!

Whether they had planned it all along, who knows?

With all that going on, how chaotic did the shoot feel?

It didnt matter if we were getting new scripts at the last minute because we all pulled together.

It made it so much easier for me because I was fairly new to the industry.

This was really my big job that got me started.

You were young back then, only 14 or 15 years old?

I was fourteen years old and I looked about ten or eleven!

I hadnt quite caught up yet…

But all the actors made it so much easier on set.

Did you spend much time on set when you werent shooting?

Obviously, I spent more time with Tony but I looked forward to working with each of them.

and I was ecstatic.

I think that was the greatest thing; learning from the cast.

And there you were, with your one line…

Having one line was challenging!

Then again, the challenge was the fun part.

I had to find other ways to be interesting on screen.

Its surprising how many ways there are to say that one word!

[Audio clip: That is so hard!

In my mind, I would still feel that its surreal… Alright, lets see… Ive never had an Annyong go into falsetto before!]

Given you were so young at the time, did any of your friends watch the show?

Not too many did.

Some of them noticed some of the commercials I had done.

At that young age, I had a lot of friends watching the Disney Channel.

While I was in high school, it was actually the college demographics or the seniors who would notice.

I guess you could say we were something of a ratings fiasco.

Thats why Netflix is such a great vehicle, pushing out our fanbase as it grows bigger.

And, of course, you had that pudding bowl haircut for several years of your life.

What was that like?

I think most people thought I was trying to rock it!

For the people who watched the show, they liked it.

[Laughs] But it was actually a benefit.

This kind of kept going for the rest of the semester.

They just liked playing with my hair.

Do you still have The Bowl?

I just naturally have a bowl.

I think thats why Annyong was meant for me!

[Laughs]

Do people recognize you in the street without The Bowl?

Its not actually the bowl that gets me recognized its the face!

Ive grown up so much now.

Nine years, Im a foot taller, puberty has happened…

But I still appreciate it.

Now, Im hearing stories of people naming their cat Buster and their dog Annyong.

I never realized that one word could leave such a positive impact!

Its because theyve had a positive experience with something Ive done.

What are you up to now?

Its really helped to find my passion in production.

Ive opened up a production company with my business partner, Ryan Tsang.

Weve been keeping ourselves busy working on a lot of new media things.

Its a comedy about this beautiful girl who invites all her ex-boyfriends to this room.

Pretty soon, theyre in a game of cat-and-mouse as this plot to murder them all arises…

The FBI gets involved.

A ninja gets involved.

Sorry, did you just say ninja?

Yeah, theres a ninja!

He does his own stunts too.

Were really fortunate the show has started to grow into itself.

And likeArrested Development, you have to pay attention.

Our writer doesnt like to write dumb.

Its also given the actors opportunities to get involved with the community.

Its just been picked up for a second season.

This is the most complex role Ive had to date, so Im really looking forward to it.

And, of course, to the return ofArrested Development.

How did you feel when you heard it was definitely coming back?

Excited doesnt even begin to express when I found out everything was coming back.

Im just really, really happy for everyone.

The cast, the crew, the writers.

I couldnt think of a better group of people that deserve this show to come back.

Im excited to see how everything pans out.

Going back briefly to the whole mole thing, the political climate has changed a lot sinceArrested Developmentleft.

Well, you know, I think season three did a good job leaving it open for Annyong.

But with everything thats going on politically, it does leave a lot of options… Are you in the new series?

Ill tell you this… anything is possible!

So thats a yes?

I never said that!

Have you seen much of it?

Its a cool concept because youre not going to see all the actors in every episode.

Ivan Radford is an Arrested Development addict and has blue himself on several occasions.