United Kingdom, May 23 -- Zach Braff felt "intimidated" by John C. McGinley when they first worked together.

The 51-year-old actor starred alongside John, 66, in Scrubs, the hit TV comedy series, and Zach admits that their on-screen relationship was actually similar to their off-screen relationship.

Zach - who played the part of John 'J.D.' Dorian on the TV show - told Variety's Awards Circuit Podcast: "He was a very accomplished actor, and he was someone I looked up to.

"I was definitely intimidated by him, as was JD. And then all these years later, in the intervening years, we've become closer friends."

Zach returned for the Scrubs reboot, which premiered earlier this year, and he relished the chance to star alongside John once agai...