BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (Zap2it.com) — Jason Lee’s next film “I Love Your Work” is a complete 180-degree turnaround from the affable character, Paul he plays in “A Guy Thing” — the MGM movie opening this weekend.

“I Love Your Work” is written and directed by “A Beautiful Mind” actor Adam Goldberg and co-stars Giovanni Ribisi (”The Gift”) and has Lee stalking his favorite celebrity actor (Ribisi). The film is also starring Franka Potente, Christina Ricci, Joshua Jackson and Elvis Costello as himself.

“It’s very well-written and twisted. I play the ultra-neat guy with the hair and the jacket — very creep,” says Lee.

A former pro skateboarder, Lee enjoys working on an independent film budget of one million dollars again.

“It has that high-energy thing of trying to get it done and be creative about it and you don’t have as many luxuries. Things are less driven on a bigger movie cause things are easier — unless you have a big studio telling you ‘do this,’ ” the actor says.

Lee is researching the role by reading pages from books about stalkers put together by Goldberg.

“I’ve been reading through that and it’s really interesting reading about Mark David Chapman and stalking celebrities and stuff,” Lee says. “I don’t work with an acting coach—directors are good with that stuff if they’re good. Lee Harvey Oswald bought a brand new suit the day he killed [John F.] Kennedy, he flew to New York but chickened out and flew back home the first time.”