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Walton Goggins chats with THR at the season three premiere of 'The White Lotus' and shares how he felt when he read the script for the first time. Plus, he describes his "mysterious" character this season.
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00:00Congratulations on this.
00:02Thank you. Yeah, yeah, thanks.
00:04What did you think when you first read these scripts?
00:06Like, I'd never read anything like them before.
00:09You know, I think anybody who gets the opportunity to read a Mike White script feels that way.
00:13Especially when the rest of the world has no idea what's going on.
00:16Season three of The White Lotus, yeah, it's extraordinary.
00:20Very coveted papers to have.
00:22Yeah, yeah, you feel the pressure of having that in your hands.
00:26I mean, I've worked with a lot of filmmakers over the course of my career,
00:29and once you kind of get handed that, even though it's like your name is, like, blazed across it,
00:36you still feel like, I don't want this, like, I don't want the responsibility of this, but, yeah.
00:42And your character is very mysterious. How would you kind of describe him?
00:46You know, I think he's a person who's been running from his past for a really long time.
00:51He's angry, bitter, and disappointed at the life that he has been dealt.
01:02And there's an opportunity for him, something happens where he's able to look at himself and say,
01:08well, you know, this is my life, but I could have had a different life.
01:11And so he comes to The White Lotus looking for, not answers, but closure.
01:19Yeah, so he is mysterious.
01:21Everybody else's party, our motivations are revealed pretty quickly. Mine are held back.
01:26It's a slow burn, but I can promise you this, that if you stick with this guy, there's a big lesson for all of us,
01:34I think, that will resonate deeply.
01:36You know, it's like most of the things I do. I'm best when I'm coming from behind.
01:41Lovely to chat with you. Thank you so much.
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