Tony Goldwyn on Filming His Famous Shirtless Scenes: You Have to Have a Sense of Humor

For Goldwyn, filming the scenes can sometimes be more awkward than sexy.

"I think sometimes women feel more vulnerable than guys do, but it's just a really weird thing," the actor -- who plays President Fitzgerald on the top-rated ABC drama -- revealed. "You just have to have a sense of humor about it -- like, 'I can't believe we do this for a living.'"

As far as preparing for those kinds of scenes, Goldwyn says he doesn't immediately turn into a gym rat once he sees them in the script.

"For me, I don't do the thing where I have the dumbells [around] because then I can't concentrate on my acting; all I'm thinking about is, 'I should be doing push-ups.'"

"When I finally get there to do the scene, he continued, "I have to go, 'You knwo what? It is what it is. Be a human being.'"

For more on Rachael's interview with Goldwyn, don't miss today's show.