“I originally was hired, and then they fired me because they decided to make the role Indian. Originally he wasn’t Indian. And then they hired Bronson Pinchot. Then they fired Bronson and hired me back … I went to India and I studied Hindi. I got into yoga. And this is in 1985. I lived with Indian people. I really immersed myself. I used to be a total Method actor, so I was really deep in the deep end. And I had a great time. I really loved it.”
Hmm. Fisher Stevens kind of justifies his dubious role in Short Circuit in a new AV Club interview (see also a rant about the racism of my childhood).
