‘How to Train Your Dragon’ star Mason Thames says character haunts his dreams: ‘I still walk like Hiccup’

Filming for the new live-action remake of How to Train Your Dragon may be over, but the character of Hiccup hasn’t left star Mason Thames.

The revelation comes as Thames and costar Nico Parker, who plays fierce Viking warrior and Hiccup’s crush Astrid, put their acting chops to the test in a game — Entertainment Weekly‘s Range of Emotions video series — where every answer comes with a twist. From happily revealing their biggest fears (spoiler: snakes and late-night WebMD spirals) to naming their celebrity crushes with a flirty tone, Thames and Parker overreact to generic press tour questions.

At one point, Thames is asked how his character is different from him in real life, and the emotion he’s given is terrified. “We’re not that different. No, not really,” he tells Parker, before looking around nervously. “When I go to sleep at night, in my dreams I still walk like Hiccup, he’s still there, he won’t leave me.”

Then, as if on cue, his phone starts ringing, and a terrified Thames jokes, “My phone’s ringing! It’s him — Hiccup’s calling!” prompting Parker to scream in mock horror.

Thames is also asked the same question, but with the cringey emotion. “Duh, we’re like the same person,” he says uncomfortably, before cracking up.

“That’s bad,” he admits, laughing, as Parker chides him, “This is going to be on the Internet forever!” Putting his hands over his face, he groans, “I know, and I just did that to the Internet.”

Elsewhere in the video, watch as Parker channels Twilight-era Kristen Stewart while describing her morning routine, and the duo tries their best — and hilariously fails — to keep a straight face. It’s equal parts adorable, awkward, and completely unhinged in the best way. Don’t miss the chaos in the video above.

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Based on the 2010 animated film of the same name, which itself was the first of a trilogy, the live-action remake is also set on the fictional isle of Berk. It follows outcast teen Hiccup (Thames), whose inability to kill dragons like the rest of his Viking comrades leads to him accidentally befriending one — a Night Fury named Toothless.

Hiccup nightmares aside, we know of at least one person who’s champing at the bit for the recently announced sequel: admitted Dragon superfan Thames. “I’m so thrilled,” Thames tells EW, with a giant grin. “Of the animated movies, the second one is probably my favorite — it hits the feels every time. So if we get the chance to do that, I’m looking forward to it.”

How to Train Your Dragon, which also stars Gerard Butler, Nick Frost, Gabriel Howell, Julian Dennison, Bronwyn James, Harry Trevaldwyn, and Peter Serafinowicz, is now playing in theaters.