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Chiklis kicked off the conversation, revealing that he almost quit the role because of how claustrophobic the suit became, noting it would take the costume design team five hours to transform him into the Thing.<\/p>\n
\u201cOnce they locked the Thing with the glue, I couldn\u2019t get out of it,\u201d Chiklis explained. \u201cOnce they glued the hands on, I\u2019m trapped in this suit with no zipper. I\u2019m thirsty all the time because as soon as you have that thing, the latex at its thickest was at the chest, so it didn\u2019t breathe at all.\u201d<\/p>\n
He continued, \u201cImmediately,…<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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