Face-to-Face with Christian Slater...

I featured Christian Slater in my LA Daily News column today so thought I'd share it with those who don't get the paper delivered or go to DailyNews.com very often.

Christian Slater isn't tired of being a movie star or anything. But he jumped at the chance to star in the new television series "My Own Worst Enemy" this fall because it offered double the usual challenges.

"I'm playing essentially two very distinct characters: Henry Spivey and Edward Albright," Christian explained. "Edward knows about Henry. Henry doesn't know about Edward. They both share the same body. They are the same people, but Henry is much more of an Everyman; Edward is an operative. It gives me an opportunity to do an infinite amount of things."

Christian, 38, was among the many stars at this week's "NBC All Star Party" that was part of the Television Critics Association Summer Press Tour. His previous TV work had included various guest spots, highlighted by a three-episode arc on "The West Wing."

Mostly, he's been on the big screen since he debuted in "The Legend of Billie Jean" in 1985, then went on to such hits as "Heathers," "True Romance," "Interview With the Vampire: The Vampire Chronicles," "Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves" and "Broken Arrow."

"Whether it was TV, film, stage, it really didn't matter," he said of the new series. "It's a great opportunity to really challenge myself."

Christian, whose various run-ins with the law seem to now be a thing of the past, had just completed filming his first episode of the show when we spoke. Production had wrapped at 4 a.m., but he said he's raring to go on the next one.

"I think it's a great foundation for an interesting future," he said. "There's really interesting characters so I'm very, very excited."