Robert Downey Jr.:  My dad? He directed the MAD movie Up the Academy.

MK:  And you were in that movie! What are the odds? So whose fault was it that Up the Academy was the last MAD movie ever made?

RD:  Are you insinuating something? Hahaha. I grew up with MAD. As a matter of fact, I am wearing my "What, Me Worry?" t-shirt right now.

MK:  In that case, what was more memorable for you: appearing in a MAD Magazine movie or being nominated for an Oscar for your role in the film Chaplin?

RD:  Well, durin the filming of Up the Academy I found there were a lot of cute girls in Kansas, I'll tell you that much. I also remember being in a scenen where there's a soccer game gone wrong, and I was covered in mudd. If things had gone a different way for my career, we might be talking about me playing Sandman in Spiderman 3.

MK:  What's your Iron Man costume made out of and how much does it weigh?

RD:  The suit was really heavy and I only wore it when I had to. There were a lot of stunt men around to carry most of the burden. The good thing is that is was really cool. One of the downsides is that it was really hard to pee. I don't want to explain my method. I could have taken it off too... you know…but then it would have taken another 45 minutes to put it back on. So with another 20 minutes to take it off, you're talking an hour and five minutes to go to the bathroom.

MK:  What gadgets do you wish had been added to Iron Man's suit of armor?

RD:  Clearly, a self-cleaning lavatory. Plus, TiVo wouldn't haven been bad.

MK:  You've appeared in movies with three actors who played Batman: George Clooney, Val Kilmer and Michael Keaton. What tips did they give you on how to play a superhero on screen?

RD:  Let's see. Well Toby Maguire, who was Spidey, really helped me a lot, and I really liked the interview he did with you guys – it was really fun. So how did I get information out of those other guys? We all have a secret society.

MK:  Which other super heroes would you like to portray?

RD:  I'd just like to do Tony Stark a bunch of times. And it looks like we might be able to do that.

MK:  With all that not-so-safe action-adventure violence and mayhem on the Iron Man set, did you get any boo-boos?

RD:  Well, I was doing all this training and all this dangerous stuff for the movie, and I didn't get a scratch on me. Not one. And than one day I was stepping out of my trailer and I ate it! I fell and I just about broke my ankle.

MK:  What's your best behind-the-scenes story from the set?

RD:  I remember we were out in the dessert and we had just finished filming the scene where Tony Stark escapes and no sooner than that, crash lands in the desert. And it was just so fun being out there because there was a 70-mile-per-hour sandstorm and I had to try to be charming while I had very small bits of sand and rock blowing into my eyelids. I've found extreme weather always gussies me up and makes me feel very handsome and charming.

MK:  What are three totally made-up lies about you that you wouldn't mind being true?

RD:  I'm running for office. I'm training Lance Armstrong. Jackie Chan is waiting outside in “horse stance.” It's a material arts sign of respect.

MK:  Which movie roles are better: the superhero or the super villains?

RD:  Definately superheroes because you get to carry the movie. They say a good superhero movie is only as good as it's villain, but I don't think that's necessarily true.

MK:  Before you became one of the world's best actors, you were one of New York's best waiters. Did reciting the daily specials help you train as an actor?

RD:  It gave me impetus to know my lines, because that's the type of thing where improvisation is going to lead to very unhappy guests when I'd forget. I would say we have a goulash, which is what they wanted, and then I'd just bring them out an omelet. Nowhere near as fun to lie when you're a waiter.

MK:  What was your worst job ever?

RD:  I worked at a children's shoe store in Manhattan. It was horrific. I don't think a single one of them came in with clean socks or odorless feet.

MK:  We don't remember seeing you on any action figures at Toys R Us. Is Iron Man the first film to turn you into a plastic toy?

RD:  This is my first big one, although I think there was a limited edition of Mussolini. But when they designed the Iron Man action figure, they made samples and sent me a very small version of my head for my approval.

MK:  Why just the head? Was it a lame blackmail attempt?

RD:  Hahahaha. No. It's the only part that you're really going to pay attention to.

MK:  Does it actually look like you?

RD:  It looks kinda like me. Some people said Gabriel Byrne. Others enjoyed going straight to Scott Baio. And on the other side some said Jean-Claude van Damme. I like that one.

MK:  What's Robert Downey Jr.'s biggest fear?

RD:  Hahahaha. I fear that this interview will someday come to an end, leaving me to deal with myself. (Pretend cries in an Oscar-worthy performance).

MK:  Thanks Robert! Now get flying, but take a bathroom break first!