In an early morning call from Los Angeles, where he lives with his wife, Naomi, one of the show’s executive producers, and their children, Graham, 10, and Frankie, 8, Mr. Scott also talked about his dramatic role in HBO’s “Big Little Lies,” and whether ghosts are real. These are edited excerpts from the conversation.

Have I reached you on set?

I’m just dropping my kids at school and trying not to be obnoxious to you or to the people I know by rushing through on the phone like a Hollywood jerk.

So, first things first: Do you believe in the paranormal?

No, I don’t really believe in anything. But Craig, as it turns out, is a believer — although he’s pretty cagey about what exactly he believes in and why. So hopefully I’ll be able to crack that over the next few months.

This is a buddy show. Are you a fan of the buddy movie?

As a kid, I was falling in love with movies like “48 Hours,” “Beverly Hills Cop,” “Midnight Run.” Even being driven home from school with my mom, I would fantasize about there being cameras on us, because in action comedy there’s always a hilarious scene in a car with the two guys bickering back and forth. And so I always thought if I ever get a chance to have one of those scenes in the car, that’s truly — when I was 12 years old, at least — what I wanted to do.

You were in “Parks and Rec” with Rob Lowe, and now he and his sons are investigating the supernatural in “The Lowe Files” on A&E. Pure coincidence?