You mentioned earlier working with… what it’s like to work with Christopher Maloney, Dylan McDermott. This show, you’ve got Mariska Hargitay popping in sometimes. It’s [a] stacked cast. What has your experience been like with them, and how have they helped you?
Seeing how they break down a scene, work a scene, block it, sometimes maybe rework a line to better fit their characters, this is all priceless experience for me as an actor and how I work and how I would work in the future. A lot of my scenes are with Ainsley and she’s an incredible actress to work with as well. It’s always nice when the chemistry works right off the bat and yeah, Ainsley’s amazing. It’s always fun to work with her. We laugh a lot behind the camera, so it’s pretty fun.
I think that’s amazing because the chemistry really does show on-screen, and it really helps bring those characters even closer to the viewer too.
It’s really easy to act with her. It doesn’t feel like work.
Did you have a lot of freedom with your character on “Law & Order?”
They were generous … You got to say the lines they give you at least for a couple takes, but they’re very generous in letting me play around with the comedy a little bit and throw in an improv line here and there. I appreciate that.
Are there any specific moments of that really stick with you that you remember fondly?
This is the first time I got to mess with Ainsley a little bit while working. It’s the second episode and this is the first time they bring me on to help her do her job, and she’s not too fond [of] that. I’m supposed to say, “Blah, blah, blah. Like the lady said,” and this is in front of her coworkers. Then I go, “Blah, blah, blah. Like the gorgeous lady said.” I can see Ainsley, as Jet, go like, “Why are you saying…?” Anyway, it’s this wonderful little moment. They’re like, “Okay, cool. She’s able to play and everything like that.” It worked out great, and watching the other people’s expressions [was] awesome too.
