Tyler James Williams Reveals Quinta Brunson Reached Out Via DM For His Role on 'Abbott Elementary' & What Fans Can Expect From Season 2

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Tyler James Williams talks about his nomination for his role on 'Abbott Elementary', how Quinta Brunson reached out about the role and what fans can expect from his character in season 2!

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00:00What does it mean to be here tonight, nominated for Abbott Elementary's first season?

00:04It's overwhelming. It's fantastic.

00:07It's more than what anybody could hope for in a first season, 13-episode show.

00:12We're just trying to take it in a stride, and I'm here to celebrate everybody who made great TV this year.

00:18You know, just being here this early is more than we could ask for.

00:23Season 2 is premiering very soon.

00:25Like a week.

00:26Yeah, like a week and a half.

00:27What can you tease about how we're going to see your character grow and really kind of step into this teacher role this season?

00:33Well, it's Gregory's first full year as a full-time teacher, so we have to watch him prep a year and see if he can meet some deadlines.

00:42And I think we're going to see a lot of him overwhelmed, but he's going to learn what it really takes to be a teacher.

00:48And I think that's what I was most excited for going into the season is, you know, setting up all those conflicts for him to try to get around.

00:54Do Janine and Gregory have a ship name yet?

00:58Do they?

00:59Has anybody been saying it?

01:00I feel like we should make one up because I ship them so hard.

01:04Graneen?

01:05Like Graneen or...

01:08Jaggery?

01:08Jaggery.

01:09I mean, it sounds shippy.

01:11Yeah.

01:12Jaggery.

01:13I don't know, man.

01:15I like both.

01:16Jaggery Graneen.

01:18Full name.

01:19Let's do a full ship name.

01:21Jaggery Graneen.

01:21Could we see them in season two possibly explore, you know, their relationship a little bit?

01:27We could.

01:28I mean, I was just telling somebody else recently.

01:30The only person who knows the will they, won't they of it all is Quinta.

01:33She's not told any of us how this is going to go.

01:37So I'm taking it episode by episode like everybody else.

01:40We could, but so far in what we're shooting, it's still kind of, we're not sure.

01:46When Quinta first came to you and wanted you to be on the show, what did you think of the scripts and the concept?

01:51It was a really easy pitch.

01:52I came right in.

01:54It's actually the most like un-Hollywood way for something to happen.

01:57It was all through DM conversations.

01:59She DM'd me.

01:59I was like, okay.

02:00She sent me the script and I was like, great, let's do this.

02:03And that's really how the job came together.

02:05I've been a fan of Quinta for so long and we've been friends for a while.

02:08And I was looking for an opportunity to work with her again.

02:10And this became the perfect one.

02:13When this is all over tonight, what are you going to do?

02:15Hit up the parties, take your shoes off and go home?

02:17What's the plan?

02:19I'm a one lap party guy.

02:21I'm going to do a singular lap around each of the parties and then go home.

02:27What if it's a big night with a big wind?

02:29Do you stay out all night celebrating?

02:31I then do a serpentine lap in which I cover the area of the room.

02:36And then I, it's still one though.

02:38It's still one.

02:39I'll never be in the same place twice.

02:40And then I go home.

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