Zach Gilford, who stars as Matt Saracen on NBC's Friday Night Lights, spoke to Variety as part of the publication's "Pushy Questions" feature. Here's a look at what's on the mind - and reading list, and more - of Zach Gilford.

Last book I bought:
"God Is Not Great: How Religion Poisons Everything" by Christopher Hitchens

Book I'm reading:
"What Is the What" by Dave Eggers

Total number of books I own:
Over a hundred, I have no clue.

Three books that mean a lot to me:
"The Brothers Karamazov" by Fyodor Dostoevsky
"Our America" by LeAlan Jones and Lloyd Newman with David Isay
"Seven Years in Tibet" by Heinrich Harrer

Last film I saw:
"King of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters," directed by Seth Gordon

Three films that mean a lot to me:
"Braveheart," directed by Mel Gibson
"Glory," directed by Edward Zwick
"Trainspotting," directed by Danny Boyle

Last CD I bought:
"Finding Forever," Common

Song currently playing in iPod:
"Idioteque," Radiohead

Three songs that mean a lot to me:
"Poor Places," Wilco
"Heartbeats," Jose Gonzales
"The Final Countdown," Europe

Favorite Drink:
Guinness or water (straight from the tap)

Favorite Charity:
The Democratic Party

Favorite Vacation:
Any mountains in Alaska

Favorite Vice:
I'm cunning

Five people whom I'd like to see answer this survey:
Mos Def, Michael Jordan, Scottie Pippen, Professor Seaskin (my college philosophy professor), my dad