I knew I needed a steady hand, and I just went for it. My mom is a hairdresser and I watched her kind of do all of that kind of beard shaping for years, so I just kind of channeled my mom. I knew we only had one take and I knew it had to be good. TVLINE | How nervous were you to shave Barrett’s mustache? My God, she dropped that story on me right before a walk-and-talk where I had tons of technical jargon, and I remember I was welling up just at the image of 16 or 18-year-old Linda Hunt getting into a cab and drinking in the big city and the possibilities that it held for her. TVLINE | You once told me about how you would go to lunch and you’d get all these Hollywood stories, including about her “Mary Tyler Moore moment” when she first went to live in New York….
I just feel like truly I’ve been attending the MasterClass with one of the best, one of the greats, and I’m so grateful for my friendship with her as well. I’m soaking it all up, and really, truly watching her work has been the most educational process for me. She really is such a master of the craft, and I’m a little sponge. Whenever I’m in a scene with Linda, I’m a student. TVLINE | Scott told me that Linda was thrilled to be back on set. So, it’s kind of this “goodbye for now” scene. Nell really wants nothing more than to stay and catch up with her mentor, but she can’t. She was essentially sidelined by the pandemic, as you could imagine, so to even see her in the flesh, let alone share a scene with her-Īnd a hug, come onnnn! Chef’s kiss, you know? And the scene is really a bittersweet reunion. To have her back was really quite emotional. TVLINE | What did it mean to you have Linda Hunt back for one final scene with you? So, to be able to step forward and say, “You know what, this is the path I want to take now and I’ll potentially disappoint people while doing it, I commend Nell for her bravery in that. It is reflective of my own journey and my own life. So, I think Nell’s decision at the close of the season really is her ultimately finding her voice and really having agency over her future and what it is she wants to do. High-functioning overachievers always are. I’m a natural-born people pleasure, and I think Nell is, too.
Nell really grew into a person who started trusting herself and making decisions for her, rather than trying to please. I feel like as a young woman we are often in a position where we may doubt ourselves just because of the social climate, but in the end I think it’s about trusting yourself. He wanted to foster her confidence in herself, and it was very moving to play those scenes. Kilbride, similarly to Granger, has a real kind of affection for Nell and saw that potential in Nell. You’ve earned it.” I remember feeling so choked up in that scene, and I’ll get choked up now thinking about it. I actually have the quote: Miguel’s character, Granger, says to Nell, “Never belittle yourself or your accomplishments. There’s a scene that I absolutely love with Miguel Ferrer, my dear Miguel, from a while back, and it was a similar sort of scene where he was trying to instill confidence in her as a leader. TVLINE | Kilbride (played by Gerald McRaney) recently spoke to her unique strengths, saying to “stop asking yourself what would Hetty do” and just be Nell.Īnd that really is such a necessary message. She started as a sidekick and she really, quite effectively, was the boss this year, and I had a fantastic time playing it. She’s a person that’s not only intelligent but she has emotional intelligence, and that has been such a gift for me as an actor to play. I think that Nell has empathy for all players involved in the story. Nell, I think, is a natural leader, and I really do think her strength as a leader is her vulnerability. She really found her voice, and as a young woman it was empowering to play that side of the scene. I absolutely loved Nell’s journey this season. They’d really been shaping her to assume this position of authority. TVLINE | But as far as Nell leaving, I for one was quite surprised, because I felt like this season was such a journey for the character.
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