It was more of a real moment for Jean’s character, Deborah, so I played it very straight and very grounded. If the comedy isn’t written on the page, there’s probably not supposed to be comedy there, so I didn’t wanna try to goof it up. Hacks is a comedy, but the comedy is always in the situations. Because it’s Hacks, I think the majority of people that auditioned probably played up the comedy of it, where I knew right away that this wasn’t necessarily a comedic part. And then, three weeks later, it was like, “What are you doing on Friday? Wanna go work on Hacks?” After I got there, I heard that this was the only role where Jean wanted to be involved in the casting process because, obviously, it’s an intimate scene and she wanted to know who she would be with. It was like three weeks and I’d forgotten all about it. SAWA: No, and there was a huge gap in time, after I sent the tape. Everything is self-tapes.ĭid you know that Jean Smart was personally involved in the casting process and watching the self-tapes? Is that something they ever mentioned to you? SAWA: Yeah, that’s how it’s all been going now. RELATED: 'Hacks' Season 2: Release Date, Cast, Trailer, and Everything You Need to Know Not that I wouldn’t wanna work with Hannah or anybody else, but it was not with a whole bunch of actors, where you get one line. It’s Hacks, so even though it was short, it was good, and it was only with Jean. So, I got the audition and, at first, it said, “Sexy FedEx guy.” I was like, “What is sexy FedEx guy? That’s what my career has come to?” But then, I read it and it was really, really good. I don’t know whether it’s because they were perfect little 30-minute increments and it was easy to watch, but it’s just so good. I don’t watch a lot of TV, but this is one of the shows that I would watch. It went down like this, first of all, I’ve seen the show and I love the show. How did this all come about for you? What was this audition like? Did you read scenes that actually made it into the episode?ĭEVON SAWA: I think that I got all three of those scenes for the audition and just assumed there was gonna be more. The only disappointment was how short an amount of time we got to see you and Jean Smart together in this. Collider: I love everything that you did in this role.
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