Actor and child star Frankie Muniz may be best known for “Malcolm in the Middle” and “Agent Cody Banks,” but he’s hoping that he can make his work for soldiers and in the political realm a bigger part of his legacy.
Muniz talked to D.C. morning show WMAL about his new projects working for PTSD awareness and for the Armed Forced Foundation and they asked him about some of the criticism that “American Sniper” got from the Hollywood liberals. “American Sniper” portrayed many of the issues Muniz hopes to bring light to and he said that he rarely agrees with the leftists in his industry.
“I definitely think I am a rarity in Hollywood in that I don’t just march to that same beat…I’m definitely to the right,” he said.
“I don’t talk about it that often because I’m just an actor. When I hear actors and celebrities talking about a cause or whatever it may be, they are just an actor. I don’t know why all of a sudden their opinion matters so much. So I’m doing what I do best, I’m an actor and enjoying my life. But me personally, I love politics. I love this country and I want to contribute in any way possible.”
Muniz also revealed that he fancies himself a bit of an amateur political pundit due to the copious amount of time he spends watching Fox News and reading everything he can find. He said his interest in politics sprang up out of boredom when he moved to Arizona.
“I didn’t grow up in a family that leaned one way or the other. I started reading everything I could and to try to learn as much as I could. I ended up where I am based on what I thought just made sense, what I believed in,” he said.
Listen to the interview via the Daily Caller:
