For Morris Chestnut, R&B is therapeutic

When Morris Chestnut heard of “Watson” for the first time, a new CBS medical secret in the mythology of Sherlock Holmes, he was interested. But when he read the script by Craig Sweeny – the creator of the show and one of the authors behind this other Sherlockian CBS series “Elementary” – he became even more excited.

“He has so many crazy, creative ideas,” said Chestnut, 56. “So I got myself. I said, ‘I have to do it.’ “

“Watson” is a chestnut’s character Dr. John Watson opened, who rebuilt his life six months after the death of his dear friend and partner Sherlock Holmes. Holmes has left Watson a farewell gift: a medical clinic in Pittsburgh, which is devoted to healing rare disorders.

“He treats patients and while treating these patients, he also has to treat himself something,” said Chestnut.

It is stressful to study a doctor, but also the study that sounds like one, and it requires a certain level of victims – especially for an NFL addict.

“When I do the show, I literally have to choose a game on Sunday,” said Chestnut about learning the medical jargon that flows from Watson’s mouth like honey. “I look at the script in the middle of advertising.”

“But the boys who play, make their livelihood and I have to make mine” in his favorite food group: Dessert.

These are processed extracts from the conversation.

Meditation the first in the morning

I go to bed early and wake up very early and it is good for me to have this quiet time for myself before the day begins. I work a lot before people are ready. It is only important who I am as a person.

3 fitness studio memberships

My normal gym is only open 5 a.m., so I have a membership in a gym that is open for 24 hours. Then there is a gym in which I play basketball. I have three memberships that all meet their own purpose.

Pickup games

When I stand on the treadmill when I like a stairwell, it is my discipline that writes me through. When I play basketball, I just have fun. I’m hanging around with the boys. I’m talking to the boys. I get the cardio without feeling like work.

NFL season

This is my favorite time of the year. On Sundays I literally watch football from 10 a.m. until 8 a.m. Football was my first love before I loved girls as a child. I played pop warner. I was sitting at home and watching Howard Cosell at the “Monday Night Football”. I call myself a football loser.

R&B

I don’t just love it – it’s soothing for me – but it is also therapeutic. It is helpful in my work because it triggers thoughts, triggers memories, triggers emotions. It is such a challenging industry, and music has played a big factor in me in the future because there were some love songs that would have many positive affirmations. I always sang them for myself to keep myself running.

Dessert

I have a huge, huge sweet tooth, and when I work and know that I will have a shirtless scene, I am more disciplined with my food. Most people pick the restaurants at the ideas. I pick the restaurant on the Lava cake.

Crime television

My wife and I have a completely different taste. But the only thing we both like to see together are criminal docuseries. I am pretty sure that we saw every single version of “Forensic Files”. And we always look at “Dateline”. I don’t like those who have no conclusion. I cannot invest any or two hours so as not to achieve a payment.

Sweatsuits for different occasions

I love to feel comfortable. When I’m not on the set, my daily life requires a welding suit when I go to the gym. I have a slightly more elevated welding suit when I am concerned. And then I have an increased suit like this if I do interviews or travel on the plane.

Learn a “second” language

It is so intense to make a one -hour drama, especially a figure like Watson, in which he has to spit out a lot of medical jargon. I can say a word perfectly before lunch. But sometimes we go to the late hours at night and it is basically another language for me.

Family time, screens allowed

My children are 27 and 26. You will find your life and what you want to do for the next 10 years. So somehow we have to compensate for that. My son is also an Eagles fan, so we will look at it together. My daughter, she is more of a horror film fan, so we will see it together. On her birthday she called me and said, “I want to see a film.” So I think: “I don’t remember horror films outside.” And of course it was “bad”.