Chace Crawford (44:17)
Yeah, I think, I think people think. Well, first of all, they think that actors, you know, make a ton more money and have way more agency than we actually do, depending on sort of where you are. But I was in. I felt like I was in the wilderness for, like, years after Gossip Girl because I felt, you know, as big of a show, it was coming off as a young, still young guy. It's like, oh, that's not cool, you know, anymore. And, and I'm in this box now. I'm in this, like, jail of, like, the CW pretty boy who. You know what I mean? Who can't. There's no range. So I felt that. And, and I was probably harder on myself than I needed to be. But I, it wasn't like, I, I just remember that. That audition hitting my inbox and reading the synopsis. I was like, that sounds wild. And then, like, reading this pilot, I was like, oh, this is great. You know, this is so out there and original and weird and in the specific role of. Of the deep, you know, like, being like. I'm like, I know that guy. You know, I know a hundred of those guys, basically, so instantly felt confident, excited, like, about my take on the character. Like, I'm just gonna go in there and do what I think is. Is funny for this guy now. I hope they appreciate the comedy. I didn't know if. What. I didn't know what the tone was gonna be, but I. I had to go in. I went and read for it, you know? Yeah, I went and read for it. I had no. It was like the. I got. I got there. I was like, last. Up. Up. And there was, like, literally, like, 50 names on the sheet. I was. I was, like, a little, like, a little annoyed because I was like. I. It was. I was like, last in the room, and I just. I just feel like I don't like. Like that. I feel like, oh, they've seen all these people all day. They want to go home. Yeah, Yeah. I like to kind of me go first. So I was sitting there, and, no, I had to wait, like, you know, 20 minutes, which is fine, but, like, you just. It was just like. I just felt, you know, bad. That was like, the last. I'm like, oh, God, they're not going to remember any of this. But it was Eric Kripke, the creator. Like, he was in every session and every day for. For. For all the reads, just right there with the casting director, and they had a reader there. And I just felt so. I felt so confident with the scenes. I went in there, and one was pretty dark, Kind of a dark, like, scene where you're screaming at the girl and then. And another one was, like a monologue on the couch with, like, talking to your. His. The deep therapist or something about, like, the local lobsters are hers only friends, you know, And. And I got. I got some laughs at a Kripke. And I was like, okay, you know, And. And, you know, that was it. I mean, it was just a normal audition. Read that. Something I really wanted, you know, just based on, like, reading it, so really wasn't my choice at all, you know, and it was. It was Seth, you know, Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg were producing it. It was, like, a really cool thing. And. And then they instantly were like, oh, yeah, we want to test you, like, off that one audition. I was like, well, do I. Can I. Can I go back in again? Like, can I go back in and do it better. You know, like, I was kind of, like, nervous that they were going to use that, but it all. It all worked out, and it was really fast, and it was great. It was. It was a great. You know, I was so happy to have another job, and I was excited about that, was that the character was so different from anything I had done before, you know, and being. I saw it as dark comedy, I. It was very dark the first season, what he does in, like, the first episode. But it was just a way to show range. And I thought that I was gonna, like, I'm gonna use this opportunity to. To really try and do whatever I can with it. And. Yeah, and. And then. Even then, it was a series pickup, like a full. So we shot the whole eight episodes without ever airing, and they were gonna order another one before even the first season aired. But we. We were like, is this gonna. Is this gonna land with anybody? I mean, it was such a crazy tonal shift of like, you know, the idiot narcissistic dolphin boy and then, like, the evil Superman character, like, you know, not saving a plan, like, letting a whole plane of people. I go down as, like, is anyone going to connect? And they did. So it was. When it came out, it was like, kind of, you know, a hit and then kind of grew. It kind of was a slow build in the audience. Like, 20, 20 second season aired, and it became even bigger. And that was a lot of fun. That was the first time I really, really enjoyed, like, the fan feedback from, you know, from people in the street. In the streets. But. Yeah, yeah, but. But no, like. Like, and. And. But it was not lost on me how difficult after kind of those four years of like. Like kind of some false starts on some TV shows of like, oh, this is. Could be difficult, you know, to find another thing. And I was really, really appreciative when that. When this happened because I. I was kind of like, oh, man. Like, it's just. And that. And that one sort of audition, you know, when. When you get down that. That one. That one audition could really change. And you. You kind of know what? Like, I'm on this. I'm on this new kind of crazy journey now with this other show and these new people.
