To say "James Van Der Beek needs no introduction" would be an understatement. The actor is one of the most instantly recognizable faces thanks to the generation-defining series Dawson's Creek. Now, nine years later, he's re-embracing that character and sending up his public image by playing James Van Der Beek on ABC's whip-smart and deliciously dirty comedy, Don't Trust The B---- in Apartment 23. James is currently kicking it in NYC spreading the word about tonight's episode, which welcomes Mad Men scene-stealer Kiernan Shipka. After watching a sneak peek clip above, read on to see what James says about his professional "ah ha" moment, swapping bodies with Christina Hendricks and that oft-rumored Creeker reunion. Insider.com: How has your NYC morning been?
James Van Der Beek: It's going well. So far I've said "bitch" on Good Morning America and "damn" on Live with Kelly! And let me tell you, when I felt the air suck out the room with that last one. I was talking about my son crying and needing to give him to my wife because, "he could suck on my nipples but it wouldn't do him a damn bit of good." And I felt people clench. [whispers] "He said a bad word." They even told me three times before I went on that I couldn't say Bitch, I had to say Don't Trust The "B" in Apartment 23.