Check out what he had to say after the jump.
JOSH HOLLOWAY: Well, it was a number of things.
First off, Ive always wanted to play a spy.
So, there was that.
And I had a skill set there thats not really been used.
It just trained me up.
All of my skills are tight, for this throw in of role.
So, I thought that was fun, too.
What is our relationship with technology and our own humanity?
How do we communicate with each other?
Do we need a gadget?
If youre a teenager, yeah, seemingly.
You wont look up from that thing.
So, these are now questions about technology and how were going to push it.
Where does our humanity lie, in that?
When will technology surpass it?
Is this the end of the world where, once computers start thinking for themselves, were done?
So, these are real questions.
It was just fantasy before, but now theyre developing thinking computers and drones.
So, I thought it was very current without being sci-fi.
Are you much of a sci-fi fan, yourself?
HOLLOWAY: I love sci-fi.
A few years ago, this was sci-fi.
And then, I started doing research and was like, Wait a second, this is now.
Scientific knowledge is exponential.
The more knowledge we have, the quicker we will gain other knowledge.
Every 10 to 15 years, its doubling.
Think of double what now is.
Were all gonna have chips in our heads, if we dont watch out.
Human enhancement is happening now, so its a current subject.
I liked the fact that they were very willing to and excited about exploring the problems of it.
Its not just, Oh, hes a super agent and he can do everything.
So, I asked them right away, What about viruses?
Can he stop information flow, or does it mess with his mind, all night?
HOLLOWAY: I love that he is not physically enhanced.
That relationship is really working and keeping them both alive.
What can you say about how the relationship between Gabriel and Lillian (Marg Helgenberger) develops?
Do they butt heads?
HOLLOWAY: Yes and no.
They have a deep respect and a history that will be explored.
They knew each other pre-enhancement.
Shes been in the military a long time, and so has he.
Theyve crossed paths before.
They have a deep respect for each other, and each others skills.
And yet, they are different people, in different positions.
I love Marg, and I love what shes bringing to this character.
Its such a strong character, who has to be such a decision-maker.
Its so current, in that its a woman at the head of the political situation there.
What shes bringing to it is what I actually feel like women would bring to politics.
What they do bring to a power position like that is empathy.
So, to have a woman at the head and doing the decision-making is probably a wise thing.
Let us go execute what youve come up with.
HOLLOWAY: No, because of evolution.
And that is not, at all, to take anything away from Arnold.
He is an icon Ive been watching my whole life.
But, we are much more advanced in our training than Arnold now.
When we do a fight scene, we mark it close, and were fast and furious.
And when were holding weapons, its actually tactically exactly correct.
Its not what looks cool.
So, its the evolution of everything.
Now, I think they look at us and go, Wow!, like with any sport.
Whats going on now?!
So, its the opposite, in a way.
Intelligencepremieres on CBS on Tuesday, January 7th, and then moves to Monday nights on January 13th.
