Wow does he come off like a douchebag. What's with the mouth? Drop in quality? Uh, no, Naveen, there was not a drop in quality, you just had less screen presence. Dela with it you diva.

I've never been one who's believed the whole "Season 3 was crap" theories, but I'm not hard to please in the way of television. I've liked PLENTY of crap shows.

That being said, he does come off as an asshole in the few interviews I've seen of him. Like, seriously, a total prick.

That may not be reality, but it's how I've seen it. The cursing didn't bother me, but as the interview went on, it was like one F*ck for each answer. lol

No matter how much we viewers may try to remember that these are fictional characters, it's always a shock when the actor playing the character is revealed to be... different. Every interview with actors (whose characters I was invested in) that I've read / heard / seen has had at least some elements of that kind of surprise. Evangeline is SO not Kate, Matthew is SO not Jack, Michael is SO not Ben, and so on.

We need to remember, that for the actors, it's basically just a job. A job that they may enjoy or hate, a job whose writing they may love or despise, a job that pays well or not enough, a job that will add polish to their career resume or that they may wish to forget about, but a job, nonetheless. With all the work involved, repeated takes of dramatic moments, blocking out scenes, memorization and then getting lines wrong, the endless waiting for the crew to set up shots, plus the fact that scenes are shot out of sequence, and not being involved in any scene that doesn't include them... the result is they simply do not get anywhere near as absorbed into that fictional world as the viewer does, because they have seen not just the "man behind the curtain", but all the mechanisms behind the artifice. So aside from not knowing where their character is going, it's not very mysterious to them. And although they may well like and respect each other as actors, camaraderie is hard, because different combinations of actors may not see each other for days or weeks at a time because they don't have any scenes scheduled to be shot together. And then you have the factor that actors in general tend to be creative, quirky, idiosyncratic folks... is it any wonder they don't often meet our expectations when we interview a favorite actor/character?

I like the guy. He's terribly honest. And when he sounds rude and says words that require asterisks to protect the innocent, it's partly because he sounds like a North Londoner.

I'd agree on the quality issue. Add into that that Sayid was sort of abandoned in Season 3 and I can't blame him for being annoyed. But he does specify in this interview that the writing quality was not a talent thing. It was all about being able to plan a good story arc, which was impossible without an end date.

How can he even critique the writing of the show if he's never watched it and seen how it is presented as a whole to the viewer? I don't even mind the cursing but his comments are totally unprofessional for an actor. I wouldn't be surprised if his character is killed off before the final season.

Yeah, if he's never watched an episode, then how can he comment on its rise or drop in quality? I've done acting, and the process of rehearsing and filming a script is VERY different than that of watching the final product. If he doesn't watch the show, then with all due respect to Mr. Andrews, he's not really in a position to know if the writing was good or bad in season 3. And he's also wrong in implying that a lot of people think it was bad. In my opinion, season 3 was the best of the 4 so far.

He sounds like a jerk, but he does a good job playing Sayid. I don't get where these actors get off just bashing the writers...they are getting paid to play the part. I mean especially when the quality on lost has always been good.

Wow, what a prick. Again I pity poor Darlton for having to put up with such b*tchy actors and drunks.

First, a disclaimer...I love the character of Sayid and Naveen Andrews is a wonderful,complex actor. I was really offended at the overall tone of the interview. Is this really how he feels about the show? If so, my gosh, I'd hate to see it, but kill him off. Okay extreme...less screen time. I'll have a hard time watching him after hearing the intense anyomosity. His language in the Digital Spy version of this interview is crass. It shows a lack of class. You can tell the truth without being foul. Show respect for yourself and your fans. He is getting paid a decent amount of money to be on a very successful series, something actors work towards and pray for...he's unhappy with the situation? What does he gain by telling his fans. Actors are human too...I guess I am nieve in my thinking that if they are making their living (and being paid darn well to do so) doing what they love they can find a way to keep their grieviences with 'management' private (suck it up a bit for the money) and give fans what they really want...to hear scoop on the show, how much they love their jobs, and are greatful to their fans. Perhaps Naveen Andrews has aquired a bit of the chip Sayid wears on his shoulder as of season 4...or does Sayid now wear the chip Naveen Andrews had on his?

Wow, what a jerk. It's really too bad because he's such a great actor. It's like those rude brats in highschool who do nothing but fool around yet still get straight A's without trying. :P

I'm just glad to see him express his fucking opinion freely. Does me heart good.

i like Sayid and i like Naveen, but i have to say i dont know why people are so down on season 3, im mad about Lost now, but i never watched the 1st 2 seasons, the idea of it going on so long put me off. but out of boredom through nothing else on tv on a sunday night in the UK i started watching season3 from the premiere and it really got me into lost, i had to buy the 1st 2 seasons and go on a marathon watching session to get caught up so i understood what was going on, but i always thought that season3 was a change of angle not a drop in quality.
There were some great moments in S3, Des, Eko, Locke, Jack, Saywer all had some great storylines. It just annoys me when people are so down on it. Lost wouldnt be where we are today without the shift that took place in S3. And one other thing, the best thing to come out of S3 was Ben, his character developement was awesome.