So, my coach and I came up with this idea that I was just going to get the role and I was going to go to work every day and just be an idiot. I was like, “This wouldn’t be fun for me.” I didn’t see Ford that way. So, I was really worried and didn’t want to do it that way. He was laughing and it was really working, but I think it wasn’t tonally correct with what he envisioned. So, in the chemistry read Gregg really wanted me to bring it down what I was doing. That didn’t seem fun to me nor did I think it was in the writing so much. Gregg wanted him a little bit more subdued and the noun he used was “a magnet.” He wanted him to be a magnet – not his personality, but people come to him because he’s like a rock and much more aloof. Q) Was there anything you added to Ford that wasn’t initially scripted for you?Ī) Yeah, I made him much more boisterous and enthusiastic. We just want to be happy and to be loved and that’s Ford. I think if we tear away all the layers that’s all we want. He has a massive heart and just wants to love his girlfriend and wants love in his and life, like all of us really do. Q) What was it about the character of Ford that captured your interest?Ī) His honesty. It’s sexy, titillating and fun, but also kind of honest and presents perhaps a different mode of operation when it comes to your sexuality, which I’m proud of. We all want a connection and love and that is kind of actualized sometimes through physical love and sex. We pretend like we’re not and it’s all about that love thing. I think it’s brilliant because so much of our lives are motivated by sex. Q) At the TCA’s Karly Sciortino described the characters as “sexually resilient.” How does that sexual element play into the concept of the show?Ī) Most of the show is really about sex. The show is not like anything else on television. They were like, “Make sure you read all the scripts before you agree to the chemistry read.” I was like, “Oh no, I’ll just do it.” They were like, “No, just make sure you read it.” So I did and was blown away by it – how amazing the work was, but also how risqué, provocative and terrifying it is. So, I was up for the part and I was really excited because I’ve been a fan of Gregg Araki for years. Q) How was the premise for “Now Apocalypse” described to you?Ī) The synopsis was a coming of age comedy. Other than that, I’ve been quite busy with “Good Trouble” and “Now Apocalypse.” Q) What are the recent projects that you are working on?Ī) I have a project in the works where I’m playing a serial killer for an independent film directed by Kevin Hamedani.
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