Michael Ironside brings his trademark villainy to Turbo Kid

Michael Ironside has built a long career on playing tough guy villains on the big screen, the latest of which is a water-hoarding warlord in the drought-stricken, post-apocalyptic world of Turbo Kid.

So you might be surprised to find out that the Toronto-born actor isn't a fan of gratuitous violence.

"I don't play violence as a solution," he tells guest host Tom Power. "I turn down films where the violence works."

But that's a tough line to toe in an industry where on-screen bloodshed often translates to big bucks.

Ironside joins guest host Tom Power for a revealing conversation about the responsibility he feels to avoid glorifying the actions of his characters — and the distressing reality that that doesn't always work.