I'm having fun reading Koushuu Hirano's interview in Uchuusen, the man who plays Haruki in Ultraman Z! And here's a thread where I share random facts from the article.

He was a really athletic growing up, participating in baseball, swimming and American Football. For the audition, after he had read off all his lines, the director told him to take off his shirt and do pushups.

He wasn't told how many to do - rather, the director just kept telling him "one more... one more...". Even though he's pretty fit, he said he hit the gym afterwards