00:23So I play Jed, who is Ropa's mistress, girlfriend.
00:28What I loved about Jed was the fact that when we first meet her in Episode 1, the version
00:34of Jed that she presents to the world, the persona she's created to be part of Ropa's
00:39world, is not actually the reality of who she is.
00:42And I loved playing that duality, I loved finding out who she really was, and I was
00:49really intrigued by the backstory that they had written for her, this idea of her being
00:53a mother and having a lot of maternal energy, but having left that and the pain and regret
00:59of those decisions.
01:00So I was really interested in the schism between, and also her sort of chameleon-like ability
01:07to sort of be an actress and perform for this man who's, essentially her life depends on
01:14him and who she really is.
01:25You know, I think what's really interesting, the first time we ever played a scene, The
01:28Three of Us, it was all there already.
01:32I mean, because of the stakes of the story and what each character's agenda is and how
01:37much they have riding on there, sort of, they really, the stakes are very high for them.
01:43There's a lot of danger involved.
01:45So I think the sort of tension that is underneath all of that was just there automatically.
01:51And I know that the three of us really, really waited to get up to those scenes where we
01:56could play The Three of Us together, because it's like this sort of standoff between them,
02:01and each of them wants something from the other person, but they're not really honest about
02:06what they want.
02:07And each of them is observing the other person and trying to understand how to get into their
02:14minds or figure out what it is they can do.
02:17It's a sort of battle, really, for survival.
02:21And of course, then there's this sort of sexual tension that exists between the three of them
02:26all the time.
02:29So you know, I hope it makes for interesting watching, but really playing those scenes was,
02:34you know, I loved working with the two of them.
02:45I was familiar with the Carrie's works, but I wasn't familiar with this.
02:49I hadn't read the book.
02:50Obviously, I read it when I started working on it, but I was familiar with his work.
02:55I want to put you inside this operation.
03:05I think one of the most amazing things about working on the show was working with Susannah.
03:11I have been a huge fan of her work, and I really, really wanted to work with her.
03:17I was so excited to work with her.
03:19And she's an incredible director.
03:21She is really very collaborative.
03:28She has a sort of ruthlessness to the way that she approaches characters and scenes.
03:33She's just always searching for the truth of the scene.
03:38And at the same time, she's also very supportive and almost maternal.
03:42And so the relationship I think we developed as actor and director was a really incredible thing.
03:54Oh, that's funny.
03:55I usually watch TV.
03:56I find TV easier than film as an actor to sit back and watch.
04:00Sometimes it's difficult to watch film because you're very aware of the craftsmanship behind it.
04:06But there's something about television.
04:08I think it's to do with the extended sort of time that you view it in.
04:11I find it really easy to sit back and just sort of flow through it.
04:15So I don't often watch it and think, I want to be in that.
04:18Like, I really like investing in the reality that's developed in the story.
04:23I just finished watching The Bridge, the Swedish-Danish, I've watched two seasons.
04:30And I absolutely loved it so much.
04:34I think Scandinavian television is just incredible what they do with characters.
04:38And it has this sort of darkness and grit to it that I just, I love.
04:42I couldn't get enough of it.
04:43And the two lead actors are incredible in that.
04:55I can't say anything about the role or the film, but I'm really, really excited to be working on it.
05:07Yeah, I mean, we have discussed it, actually.
05:09Marvel is such a huge part of his life, obviously, with Thor and Avengers and everything.
05:16He loves working on Marvel films, I think.
05:19I get the sense that he just so loved being able to create that villain.
05:23And it is such a wonderful villain to watch.
05:26I mean, it has such complexity and humor and depth to it.
05:31Which is really a testament to Tom's, you know, ability as an actor as well to create that.
05:37But he was so excited when he found out I was going to be working with it.
05:41It's really like, you know, it's a family that that universe is very inclusive.
05:45So, yeah.
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