Nick Offerman takes his on-screen parenthood seriously
You playNick Offerman’s daughter in the series.
What are some highlights of working with him?
Do you have any fun stories from set?
Yes Nick is full of stories, and every day was a new eye into his life.
He’s lived so many lives.
He’s so gracious and kind and knew everybody’s name right off the bat.
It was incredible working with him.
That was actually him genuinely teaching me.
We didn’t know the cameras were rolling.
He used to live in Japan.
He lived in Japan for a year.
I was doing it wrong, and he really taught me my lesson.
Now I know how to use chopsticks.
Can you remember any of the advice he gave you?
Just being around him was a lesson how he holds himself and how humble he is.
He has a lot of hobbies.
Did he teach you anything else woodworking or anything like that?
Hopefully, I’ll go to his wood shop at some point and take a gander.
But [there are] so many things he did Kabuki theater.
That’s what took him to Japan.
He’s written books.
[He’s done] everything.
The cast was so great.
But [I’d choose] the Teds [played by Michael Hitchcock and Parvesh Cheena].
It would have been fun to interact with them more.
But we’ll see.
Your character’s stories take place 15 years in the past.
[It was] totally weird.
I’m sure they superimposed something else instead of me doing it because I was doing it terribly.
But … we didn’t let it affect our performance too much.
A cast to die for
What was it like working with Skyler Gisondo?
Do you have any fun moments from set with him?
Oh, my God.
Skyler is so fun to work with.
Are you good?"
[There were] little things like that.
What initially drew you to your role, and what were the most exciting and challenging aspects of filming?
Well, first of all, the team is incredible.
Putting all of those together is mind-blowing.
Then, on top of that, I really connected with Violet.
This interview was edited for clarity.
