11/05: TV Guide Interviews Robert Sean Leonard
TV Guide has an interview with Robert Sean Leonard:
TV Guide: Is there any ad-libbing in those priceless House-Wilson exchanges?
Leonard: Our writers are far wittier and smarter than we are, so we don't need to improvise. When I auditioned, Bryan Singer — who directed the pilot — said Fox wasn't sure if they wanted me, because I was "not warm enough." I was too sarcastic and prickly. In the waiting room, I said, "I don't want to be like a teddy bear because House wouldn't waste his time with that kind of guy." Bryan agreed but said, "Go in there and smile more and get the part." So I smiled more, miraculously got the part and in the end, we were right. The more we worked on it, the more prickly Wilson got and the better the relationship.
Leonard: Our writers are far wittier and smarter than we are, so we don't need to improvise. When I auditioned, Bryan Singer — who directed the pilot — said Fox wasn't sure if they wanted me, because I was "not warm enough." I was too sarcastic and prickly. In the waiting room, I said, "I don't want to be like a teddy bear because House wouldn't waste his time with that kind of guy." Bryan agreed but said, "Go in there and smile more and get the part." So I smiled more, miraculously got the part and in the end, we were right. The more we worked on it, the more prickly Wilson got and the better the relationship.
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