Scott Patterson Reveals Which Character on “Gilmore Girls” He’d Want to Play Aside from Luke (Exclusive)

If he weren't nan cleanable Luke Danes, Scott Patterson would person loved to play a different cardinal characteristic connected Gilmore Girls. 

While talking exclusively pinch PEOPLE, Patterson, 67, revealed location was different characteristic connected nan deed TV show that he thinks would person been a blast.

“If I had a chance to play immoderate different characteristic connected that show, it would've been Kirk, talk astir fun. I wanna beryllium a basking canine for a day. Why not?” Patterson jokes. 

Kirk, played by Sean Gunn, was nan Stars Hollow jack-of-all-trades, often taking connected overseas jobs astir town, moving astatine nan beauty shop, being a handyman and moreover serving arsenic a short movie director.

As Patterson has been rewatching nan episodes done his caller podcast, iHeartRadio's I Am All In...Again! pinch Scott Patterson, he has been reliving nan beauty of Kirk's quirky character, who he hopes we spot much of successful nan future.

“I deliberation there's a world wherever if we don't get to do immoderate much episodes aliases do immoderate much films, which I deliberation we will, but don't person immoderate accusation connected that, what could beryllium really nosy is if personification financed a existent full-length Kirk characteristic film. Like A Film by Kirk," he says. "I deliberation there's a world wherever that could unrecorded and thrive and beryllium number 1 astatine nan container office, A Film by Kirk.” 

But, wishes aside, Patterson was formed arsenic Danes, nan grumpy but kindhearted diner proprietor astatine nan bosom of nan show’s romance betwixt his characteristic and Lauren Graham’s Lorelai Gilmore. Patterson played Danes for nan show’s full tally from 2000 to 2007, and past again successful nan 2016 miniseries Gilmore Girls: A Year successful nan Life. Patterson admits that while location are “similarities” betwixt him and his character, he related to Lorelai more. 

“I'm not arsenic tight arsenic him. I for illustration to bent retired and laugh, and joke around. I'm astir apt much for illustration Lorelai than I americium Luke,” Patterson shares.

Despite being somewhat different than Luke successful existent life, Patterson knew from nan very opening that he was meant to play nan plaid-wearing local.

“When I publication nan pilot, I thought, ‘Yeah, that's not gonna beryllium hard.’ It felt for illustration it was written for me," he says. "When you consciousness for illustration you don't want anybody other to play nan character, 'cause you cognize you tin nail that, past you should astir apt do that role."

Gunn, meanwhile, who perfectly captured Kirk's eccentric yet guiltless demeanor, precocious paid homage to his beloved character for the 25th day of Gilmore Girls. In an Instagram post, Gunn wrote that 25 years ago, he “auditioned to play nan ‘DSL Installer'” connected a show he "had ne'er heard of.” 

“My supplier astatine nan clip recommended I walk connected nan audition but I said ‘let maine publication nan segment and if nan writing’s bully I’ll go.’ Spoiler alert: nan penning was very bully and I sewage nan job," Gunn shared successful a caption. "Amy, nan creator, liked what I did and kept asking maine backmost to capable successful mini roles arsenic nan town’s jack-of-all-trades (jackass-of-all-trades?) That first twelvemonth I thought nan joke would deterioration bladed and each show would beryllium my last. But I stuck around."

“I’m incredibly grateful to person played Kirk. It ever benignant of felt for illustration a side-gig erstwhile I was young and had my full profession up of me; I figured soon thing bigger and amended would switch it,” Gunn continued. “But now I understand what a gift it is to person walked side-by-side pinch Kirk each these years. I tin nary much move my backmost connected him than I tin connected myself. It was awesome nosy to play him and I miss him.” 

All episodes of Gilmore Girls are disposable to watercourse connected Netflix. iHeartRadio's I Am All In...Again! pinch Scott Patterson is disposable anyplace podcasts are streamed.