John Turturro is Agent Simmons One of the few actors to receive the entire script prior to cameras rolling was John Turturro. But even before he read the piece, Turturro knew the toys well. The father of two sons, a 16-year-old and a six-year-old, he was put under a bit of pressure at home. “My older son said, `You know you have to do this, you don't really have a choice,' and I said, `Well, I have to read it first,' and he said, `No, you don't,'” Turturro recounts, laughing. His older son also made him aware of the enormous fan base already in place and helped him with a bit of research before he accepted the job. When asked which Transformer he likes best, the actor will not play favorites. “There are so many and each is unique and fun,” he says, “it's just great to see all the shapes you can make with them. I just can't say that I have a favorite.” Turturro especially enjoyed the process of developing his character and the scenes with Bay who could barely keep from laughing out loud when Turturro was on camera. “My character lives in this secret society that obviously influences his behavior,” he says. “Sometimes the humor is silly, and you don't want that to be burdensome to the character you're developing, so you do it until the humor just becomes part of the character. It helped that Mike and I were able to flesh out some moments that weren't in the script, which is why it's so important to connect with the director.” “John and I had a lot of fun fighting against this unknown varmint,” laughs Jon Voight, describing his experience with Turturro. Not a response one imagines when two of the most well-respected actors of our time have the chance to work together, unless it happens to be on the biggest action film of the year. “I've really enjoyed myself because I had the chance to be creative and imaginative,” Turturro says. “Sometimes on big films, you don't get the chance to do that. It's been great to be able to turn one of the most famous toys into a mythology, to be a part of something like that. It's a film that has something for everyone.” “What a delightful, fine actor he is,” says Voight in all seriousness. “One of the fun things about working in film is that you get to work with people you've admired for so long, which is exciting.“ Actress Megan Fox found that Turturro was exceptionally helpful when it came to approaching the rather improbable subject matter presented in the script. “When I had trouble with the ebb and flow of a scene, he would open a different door and help us to change our focus to find another approach.  And he did it in such a helpful way, such a nice way that it didn't make you feel as though you were wrong in your original choices. He's really a genius.” Fox particularly loved Turturro's impressions of other actors, crew members and even Michael Bay.  According to her, the actor's portrayal of Agent Simmons is done as an homage to Bay. Next Page: John Voight as Secretary Defense John Keller