Best known for playing Rico Suave in “Hannah Montana,” actor Moises Arias is looking ahead in his career now that the Disney Channel sitcom came to an end last year.
In the U.S. version of Japanese animation “The Secret World of Arrietty,” Arias lends his voice to the character Spiller, one of the four-inch people who live under the floorboards of human households.
During an interview with EXTRA, Arias, 17, talked about the types of shows he used to watch as a little kid and what kind of adventures he’d like to go on if he was only four inches tall.
“The Secret World of Arrietty” opens in theaters February 17.
EXTRA: Were you a fan of Japanese animation before making “The Secret World of Arrietty?”
Moises Arias: I would have to say I became a fan after making this film. This type of animation has its own style and people love it.
What kind of cartoons did you watch as a kid?
“Dragonball Z” was a big one. It wasn’t a cartoon, but I used to watch a lot of “The Power Rangers.” That was my main show. It’s all I would watch. Now that I think about it, a lot of the shows and cartoons I watched when I was a kid came from Japan.
“The Secret World of Arrietty” features a family of four-inch people. If you were that small, what kind of adventures would you want to go on?
I think I’d want to get into one of those remote control cars and drive all over the place. (Laughs) There are advantages of being small. I actually am small. I’m probably just a few inches bigger than the little people in the film. Personally, it’s one
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