Ghosts, goblins and girlfriends are the subjects of ET’s chat with “Supernatural” star Jared Padalecki. To read the interview, hit the read full story link. Non spoiler interview.

Brothers Sam (JARED PADALECKI) and Dean (JENSEN ACKLES) continue their battle of good against evil — spirits that is — on the second season of “Supernatural,” airing on Thursday nights at 9 p.m. on The CW.

ET caught up with Jared on a rare trip down to Los Angeles from the Vancouver location of the series.

ENTERTAINMENT TONIGHT: Do you have any weird dreams from doing this series?

JARED PADALECKI: I don’t. But I love nothing more than hearing somebody say, “Man, it really scared me. I had to turn away.” Our guest actress, TRICIA HELFER, was talking about a few episodes, and she was like, “Literally, I jumped. Like, my husband threw food on the floor. I screamed, and it scared me.” And it’s so funny to me because we’re sitting there staring at a piece of tape [instead of the special effect], or something, and running away. I watch the show sometimes and I’m like, “I remember there was the boom guy like right between my legs.”

ET: How do you feel about the series up to this point?

JARED PADALECKI: I’m definitely very excited about the second season compared to the first one. I think in the first season there’s a learning curve for everybody. The actors are finding the characters. The writers and creator are finding out what works, who’s doing well with the dialogue, who’s doing well with the story and what’s working or what’s not working. And Jensen and I try out a facial expression, just to see it two months later and be like, “Oh, God, why? Why did I do that?” So I think we’re definitely — and you can really feel it up north, up in Vancouver, where we’re shooting … it feels like a well-oiled machine now.

ET: Your character’s priorities have changed between the first and second season, where Sam’s main concern now seems to be, “Am I going to turn into something horrible,” and Dean’s main concern seems to be, “What if Sam turns into something horrible?” Can you talk about playing that shift in concern as the characters evolve?

JARED PADALECKI: I think the staff did a great job of explaining our inner struggles and our arc over a period of episodes. They have given us some time to deal with what our prior demons are and develop our new demons. And, obviously, with our father passing away, that was a huge shift. The death of the elder Winchester made a huge impact on both Sam and Dean. It wasn’t immediate what the effect had been on them both, and I think that it’s for the best that they sort of spread it out over a few episodes to really explain what I was going through, what he was going through, and to give us time to ease under it and to commit to it.

ET: You have been in Vancouver for a while, so you’re probably acclimated. What do you do for your rare downtime? Is there an equivalent of a Viper Room there?

JARED PADALECKI: What downtime? And speaking for myself, at least, I’m nowhere near acclimated. I still think that it’s pretty harsh weather and whatnot. We don’t have a lot of downtime. And that’s not a pity party or anything. We really just work a lot. In our off time, my dogs are up there. I love to spend time with my dogs, and my girlfriend [actress SANDY McCOY] will come up, or I’ll come down, and work on the script.

It’s a lot of work; it really is, for nine months out of the year. There will be weeks when I wake up on Monday and I go to work, and then Friday comes by and it’s just been one blur of a week, and I’m like, “I haven’t called Mom.” She probably thinks I’m dead or something. There probably are a couple equivalents to the Viper Room, but that would just burn the candle at both ends. It would not be smart.

ET: What plans do you have for your hiatus?

JARED PADALECKI: Last year at this time I was thinking, man, I’m just going to sleep for three months. And I ended up seeing my brother graduate med school, seeing my buddy get married, my sister’s 21st birthday, and I went and traveled the world. This year I’m actually looking forward to working. It’s a little early to start. So I think in a couple months I’ll start reading scripts and auditioning.

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