I’ve never encountered anyone like her, other than my wife, other than Angela Bassett. Somebody that can stand there and be completely professional, be ready for running monologues in rehearsal and at the same time is giving as anybody I’ve ever known. I’m a mess because I’m new, I don’t know the rhythm of the show, I don’t know the rhythm of the characters, so my lines are harder to get in my head, so she was so helpful and so supportive of me. My first scene, I thought I was showing up for a costume fitting, and then threw me into the last scene of the episode.
She was so supportive, she held my hand as I was at the door. I was like, ‘Oh this is so helpful, I’m so nervous, I’m scared, help me!’ And she was there for me.
