▁K wan ▁should ▁always ▁been ▁shown ▁e ating ▁to ▁play ▁towards ▁the ▁st on er ▁s tere ot ype . ▁ ▁Rock well ▁had ▁initially ▁considered ▁decl ining ▁the ▁role ▁after ▁he ▁was ▁cast , ▁as ▁at ▁the ▁time ▁he ▁was ▁looking ▁at ▁doing ▁an ▁independent ▁work ▁co - st arring ▁alongside ▁Mar isa ▁T ome i ▁and ▁developing ▁a ▁more ▁serious ▁acting ▁career , ▁and ▁that ▁a ▁com edic ▁sci - fi ▁role ▁would ▁not ▁help ▁towards ▁that . ▁Rock well ▁eventually ▁recognized ▁that ▁several ▁successful ▁drama ▁actors ▁had ▁done ▁comedy ▁roles ▁early ▁on , ▁and ▁Rock well ' s ▁friend ▁Kevin ▁Space y ▁convinced ▁him ▁to ▁take ▁the ▁Gal axy ▁Qu est ▁role . ▁As ▁such , ▁he ▁was ▁the ▁last ▁of ▁the ▁main ▁actors ▁aff ir med ▁to ▁be ▁cast . ▁Rock well ▁fashion ed ▁Fle eg man ▁after ▁cow ard ly ▁characters ▁from ▁other ▁films , ▁such ▁as ▁John ▁T urt ur ro ' s ▁Bern ie ▁in ▁Miller ' s ▁Cross ing , ▁Bill ▁Pa xt on ' s ▁Private ▁Hudson ▁in ▁Ali ens , ▁and ▁Michael ▁Ke aton ' s ▁" B la ze " ▁in ▁Night ▁Sh ift . ▁In ▁some ▁cases , ▁Rock well ▁d rank ▁a ▁lot ▁of ▁coffee ▁before ▁sh ots ▁to ▁help ▁create ▁his ▁over ex c itement ▁and ▁j it ters ▁associated ▁with ▁the ▁character . ▁The ▁name ▁of ▁Rock well ' s ▁character , ▁Guy ▁Fle eg man , ▁is ▁a ▁hom age ▁to ▁Guy ▁V ard aman , ▁a