Hilarie's update: Big ol' Crush
When I fall, I fall hard. And professionally speaking, I have fallen head over heels for the folks on White Collar! A few months ago it was announced that I'd been picked up as a guest on the USA Network show. I'm gonna just lay it out there......I was as nervous as a pig at the butcher about going back to work. My job on One Tree Hill was a rare thing. It was my first TV job, and it went on and on for years! Now, most shows are cancelled after 6 episodes. I did well over 100 on OTH. It was a comfortable, wonderful place for me. So imagine my fear about hopping into bed with another show! Could anything ever live up to the memory of those six years?
Yes.
Before the job was mine i had to go and do a Chemistry Read with Matt Bomer. This is where you throw two actors in front of a camera and see if it's believable that they're friends...or enemies....or siblings...or a couple. For those of you who are wildly nearsighted or unfortunately oblivious to the wonder that is Matt Bomer....Oh. My. God. People that beautiful should not be allowed to be that nice and that talented because it makes the rest of us feel like slugs. He was so prepared for my audition....a man who works long days and is in practically every scene, and in the few moments he had off, he memorized and created ideas for a scene that would never air on TV. It was strictly to see if we worked well together. As an actor, that thoughtfulness is a kindness for which you can never say "thank you" enough.
After my read, I cruised through the Hair and Makeup room where I ran into Marsha Thomason. She and i had done a photo shoot together maybe 7 or 8 years ago. She remembered and was so out-of-the-blue supportive, rooting for me to get the job. Who ARE all these lovely people? And how did they all end up on the same show?
That feeling only grew once I was cast and actually working on the show.
Tim DeKay is dastardly magnetic and funny. My scenes with him might be my favorite because he raises the bar so high.
Sharif Atkins is sunshine and song.
Willie Garson is everything you think he would be....wickedly clever and possibly one of the most interesting people I've met.
And I haven't worked with Ms. Thiessen yet, but I interviewed her back when i worked at MTV and I'm praying she won't remember because i GEEKED out! She is stunning.
So there it is......my gush of affection for this team.
When people are good and nice, they deserve praise for such things. So this is my shout from the rooftops!
If you're able to, check out White Collar tonight on USA. It's a fun ride.
xoxo
hil
source
Yes.
Before the job was mine i had to go and do a Chemistry Read with Matt Bomer. This is where you throw two actors in front of a camera and see if it's believable that they're friends...or enemies....or siblings...or a couple. For those of you who are wildly nearsighted or unfortunately oblivious to the wonder that is Matt Bomer....Oh. My. God. People that beautiful should not be allowed to be that nice and that talented because it makes the rest of us feel like slugs. He was so prepared for my audition....a man who works long days and is in practically every scene, and in the few moments he had off, he memorized and created ideas for a scene that would never air on TV. It was strictly to see if we worked well together. As an actor, that thoughtfulness is a kindness for which you can never say "thank you" enough.
After my read, I cruised through the Hair and Makeup room where I ran into Marsha Thomason. She and i had done a photo shoot together maybe 7 or 8 years ago. She remembered and was so out-of-the-blue supportive, rooting for me to get the job. Who ARE all these lovely people? And how did they all end up on the same show?
That feeling only grew once I was cast and actually working on the show.
Tim DeKay is dastardly magnetic and funny. My scenes with him might be my favorite because he raises the bar so high.
Sharif Atkins is sunshine and song.
Willie Garson is everything you think he would be....wickedly clever and possibly one of the most interesting people I've met.
And I haven't worked with Ms. Thiessen yet, but I interviewed her back when i worked at MTV and I'm praying she won't remember because i GEEKED out! She is stunning.
So there it is......my gush of affection for this team.
When people are good and nice, they deserve praise for such things. So this is my shout from the rooftops!
If you're able to, check out White Collar tonight on USA. It's a fun ride.
xoxo
hil
source