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Wrestling icon Shad Gaspard isn't just campaigning for a part in Marcus Nispel's upcoming "Conan" movie — he's already tried out for a role.

The WWE wrestler recently revealed that he's auditioned for the part of Ukafa, a vicious warrior that stands in the way of Jason Momoa's Conan. Although an official casting announcement has yet to be made, Gaspard reached out to MTV News to talk about his experience in auditioning for the "Conan" villain.

In our exclusive interview, Gaspard spoke about his take on the character of Ukafa, his experience meeting Jason Momoa, and other comic book characters he'd like to play.

MTV News: Shad, how did you land the opportunity to audition for "Conan" as Ukafa?

Shad Gaspard: First off, I am a big fan of "Conan." I have the VHS and DVD version of [the Arnold Schwarzenegger films] with [commentary]. So when my agent, Rick Bassman of Cesd, told...

The following is an excerpt from "Fine on Acting: A Vision of the Craft," by Howard FineWhat are you doing when you act on the line? You read the script and think, "This is what the line is telling me to do." For example, if you have the line, "I love you, but I hate you," the actor who acts on the line would think that they have to make a big transition between the words "love" and "hate." So, they would emphasize "I love you," and then they would try to change to a feeling of hate for "I hate you." That is not human. What’s human? To see that I feel both feelings equally. I love you and I hate you. I come from the circumstances. The circumstance is telling me what’s going on in the scene. How many times have we said to somebody, "I love you,...

The first common mistake that will lead you down a very bad path is judging the character. To me, the root of all prejudice stems from our inability to see ourselves in other people. That is what prejudice is all about. We, as human beings, have a desire to look at the world simplistically in terms of good and evil. We've been conditioned to do that. We were watching cartoons as children that were good versus evil. It is a basic formula, something that most of us grew up with, and it's very comforting because we want to believe that evil has horns and a tail. That way, you know that if you see it, you'll recognize it. Therefore, you'll be safe from it because it will be obvious to you. And good, of course, we want to see with the halo and the wings, the heavenly music, and glow.

The following is an excerpt from "Fine on Acting: A Vision of the Craft," by Howard FineIf you are emotionally blocked, please be aware that such blockage is not your natural emotional state. The natural state of every human being is the way the baby is in the crib. Fully expressed. You take away a baby's rattle, the baby doesn't sit and say, "I can't feel," or, "I can't get to that emotion." The baby explodes. A baby is fully expressed emotionally. If you're shut down emotionally, that's learned behavior. And for acting, it has to be unlearned. Do not expect to have a successful acting career unless you are emotionally available, and actors, I don't mean going to the movies and crying. People say that to me all the time, "Well I go the movies and I cry." Congratulations! Some great artist has affected you. That's quite different from...

The following is an excerpt from "Fine on Acting: A Vision of the Craft," by Howard Fine.Personalization is the foundation upon which the house built. Step number one of my eight steps is phrased, "Who am I?"—think of that "I" as standing for identification. "How do I identify myself in the role?" That is what actors bring. Let's look at who we are and our range of behaviors. Often, there are behaviors that we don't like to see inside of ourselves. First of all, we have to understand ourselves, in order to personalize effectively. We have to know that every character we're going to play exists inside of us. Actors have got to be able to play everything from Mother Theresa to a serial killer. Obviously, it's easier to see ourselves as Mother Theresa. It's easier to look at the most positive qualities that human beings have and say,...