Luckily, he has his good friend Suzanne by his side.
Once I knew it was Neil Patrick Harris we’ve been in the business since we were toddlers.
I knew we would understand one another, and the rest is history.
Your character gets to spend a lot of time with Michael, played by Neil Patrick Harris.
What was it like getting to work so closely with him?
Aww, I love Neil.
He is really a sweetheart, very giving in a scene.
That doggone Jeffrey and Darren they write monologues and tiffs and soliloquies, and it’s long.
Then it’s like, “Okay.
We’re going to get through this together.”
We lock eyes, and then we just go in.
Were there any scenes where it was hard to stop yourself from bursting into laughter?
It’s kind of after the fact.
[Neil Patrick Harris] makes these faces that kill me every single time.
It’s hard to keep ourselves together when he does those dances.
Is there a behind-the-scenes moment from filming that’s been the most special to you?
Not special, but I remember sitting in this church.
Me and Neil were sitting together.
Now, I hadn’t had COVID yet.
Everybody was really careful.
I said, “Don’t do that, Neil!
Don’t do that!”
He starts laughing at me.
I was like, “Nuh-uh, Neil.”
He’s like, “No, just breathe in.”
I said, “Stop!
Don’t do that!”
[Laughs]
It’s such a different time to be on a set right now.
That’s all I could think about throughout the whole scene was how people were breathing on me.
He makes me sick.
Honestly, it was the people that were there.
I was around award-winning, award-dominating, Tony-hosting individuals who understood what they were doing.
They understood the assignment.
You have people who really sink their teeth into the material.
“Uncoupled” is funny and also heartbreaking, so you truly get the best of both worlds.
I like the word “uncouple.”
I went through my own uncoupling.
“Uncoupled” is available to stream Friday, July 29 exclusively on Netflix.
This interview has been edited for clarity.
