Norman Reedus on working with Melissa McBride

"The second season is her story."

Norman Reedus in April/May 2022 issue of Garden&Gun Magazine

On living in Georgia: "I have a house that's in the country (Palmetto, GA), down a long dirty road. Everyone waves to me. I wave to them. If my package ends up at a house down the street, it's not an inconvenience to go say hello and get it. I have an old Camaro that I drive around here. Or I get on a bike and head in a direction I've never been before. Everyone's like, "Are you going to sell your house once the show's over?" I don't think I'm going anywhere. My backyard has a little creek going through it. Right before my dad passed away, he went back to his house in Raleigh. He loved magnolia trees, so I got one and planted it right outside his bedroom window so he could smell the flowers. Right next to my daughter's little castle in the yard here, I planted a magnolia tree. It's just starting to get tall. Every time I look at that, it reminds me of my pop."

On his new novel The Ravaged: "It's three different story lines of people who were thrown out, or are searching for something. And they sort of find people along the road who change them - maybe indirectly because of The Walking Dead, and playing this character who finds that sense of home out on the road with strangers, and a sense of family. I've met so many people, and I'm a good listener. Sometimes, I'll take someone's story and think about it going in this direction, instead of that direction."