Josh Holloway, who plays Sawyer in ABC's Lost talks about Han Solo being the inspiration for his character. Zap2it reports:

The Sun-Sentinel reports:

Holloway's experience on Lost is hardly the first time that an actor in his mid-30s has suddenly catapulted to stardom. George Clooney did it in ER, and more recently, Julian McMahon did it in Nip/Tuck. Harrison Ford was about that age -- and making ends meet by working as a carpenter -- when he got the role of Han Solo in Star Wars in 1977.

"Really?" Holloway says when told this. "He's a big inspiration for the character of Sawyer. I love him, Harrison Ford. That's what I used for my prep. I wanted Sawyer to be a cross between Han Solo and maybe Wolverine -- a little more edge and anger to him, but with the lovable scoundrel that Han Solo was."

Thanks to Scruffylooking for the alert.