So I thought he would’ve been an incredible replacement.
I really, really wanted to work with him."
“We suggested a white-collar character for him to play against pop in,” Novak explained.
‘Sopranos’ star James Gandolfini nearly replaced Steve Carell on ‘The Office.'.Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images; Justin Lubin/NBCU Photo Bank/NBCUniversal via Getty Images
And at 3 a.m., what comes out of me is a blue-collar guy.’
I thought that was so interesting."
Watch the clip of Novak above.
