Frank people are gonna die. I'm gonna end it
What if Billy kills you. I'm not the one who dies kid. I'm the one who does the killing
I want to first talk about the connection that you guys have. I feel like it was an instant kind of, atleast on the screen
That's an instant connection. Did you guys find that?
Totally yeah. Yeah, I
Felt the second she walked in
You know was it what wasn't even when you walked in the audition wait when we're at their screen test at the last
Auditions when I was just sort of being whittled down
Auditions are crazy to go to when you're when you're an actor except bit on the other side of him so much. Yeah
What I really wanted to do is before anybody came in
I really wanted to go sort of meet them outside and talk to them and offer to read with them and I
Just wanted went out and so George and I just sat down with just started
bullshitting and
I mean all kinds of different crazy stuff and we weren't even running the scene. I was like here you're the one
You know like a course and and then she came in and just not the the the the walls off the room
You know it was so awesome. So I was great and I I know I know her her old man. Well and and and
we're quite close and
he he and
George's mom have I'm embarrassed her but they've done a wonderful job. She is an amazing amazing young woman
Yeah, there was definitely like like he said right away
There was an instant connection and I've never been in such an inviting environment
in an audition because they're terrifying especially when you're dwindling down to the last and you know that you
Between you and a couple other people maybe and he just came out and it was like I was like, yeah
I'm really like, I'm not sure about this one scene that you know, I'm gonna go in and read for everybody and he's like
Let's do it. So we've read about boy. He's like it's like no it's fine
And so then we just started talking about you know
A bunch of stuff and I'd never met him before and we're talking about my dad and just like oh, yeah
Maybe your mangled finger like oh, yeah. Oh, yeah. I had a big
cast on
Like oh you're thinking
It's like it was all messed up at the time of the wreath there had a big cast on I was like
I'm not getting this taken I thing that's like big. Yeah, I was like he's like, what is that look like a baseball mitt
But yeah, so there was just an instant connection and then throughout this there at the season. We just kept going and yeah
how
Obviously you're changing this this feels like the Punisher to me as opposed to season one
It was that an introduction to the pleasure this feels like the Punisher. Does that feel it?
Did you say do you think that's a correct statement?
Look, I think that
For this to work, I think there also there always has to be a dichotomy
I think there always has to be a push and pull and I think you have to really
To me. I'm really interested in the dualities of characters. And I think you've really got a pinpoint. You've really got to be
specific about the differences between Frank Castle and the Punisher and what the Punisher really is and you know
if you're gonna be a bear, you gotta be grisly, you know, if
You're gonna you're gonna go that far with him
you've really got to go but then you've also really got to show what the other side is and I
Think this season. I haven't seen it yet
but what what I hope is that you really get to see a bit of both and and
I think you see a lot of Frank trying to be frank in the beginning
but yeah, I think I think for sure I think he
consciously and purposely
Decides to go the route of the Punisher and push Frank away. Do you feel I mean is this something new?
There's been a lot of talk about where the show is gonna go. Sure
Is this the character you want wherever it goes? Do you want to continue? I mean, I'm assuming guess. Yeah. Look III mean you
I
Said before I it's it's a monumental kind of
Iconic character to character that means so much to so many people
So for that
You know anytime that I'm called upon to get to play him and to get that honor
it's something I take super seriously and
I've said before the relationship that the character has with vets and with law enforcement is something that I I hold sacred and
So for me, it's it's I don't know. I I I feel like it's been an honor to play them and
Whatever happens whatever happens going forward. I'm just grateful for what I've got
I know that sounds political but it's it's how it's how I feel
For serious issues, let me be what I'm meant to be
There is something I'll need some money
Not suspicious at all
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