Plus, the actor gives an update on What We Do In the Shadows season 3.
It’s Britney George, bitch!
HARVEY GUILLEN:Well, for one, singing and dancing.
Harvey Guillén and Jane Levy on ‘Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist’.Sergei Bachlakov/NBC
And it just really kind of fell into my lap at the last minute.
And as luck would have it, I was able to do it after saying no twice.
Eventually in thethirddouble check and I’m glad that they did, they were persistent!
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I was able to finally say yes.
Were you a fan of the show before you joined the cast in season 2?
I started watching the pilot while I was in San Francisco.
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[Laughs] I was like, if this isn’t Kismet, I don’t know what is.
I can’t think of a more appropriate sign than that!
It was so perfect.
What did you think of who George is as a character when you got your first script?
He’ll never speak up about it and so he holds it all inside.
He’d rather smile and if you asked him, “Are you having a good day?”
He’d just say, “Absolutely!
How’s your day?”
There’s all these great layers to him that I got to play.
This week’s episode is a big one for George.
What can fans expect to see from you in that hour?
It’s a good thing, it’s a really, really good thing for him.
Oh my gosh, that was such a surprise!
I didn’t expect it at all.
[Laughs] And she was like, “No, you got nominated.”
And I was like, “The show got nominated?
That’s crazy.”
And she was like, “Yes, it did.
But alsoyougot nominated.”
And I was like, “Wait, what?
And she was like, “For supporting actor!”
I started screaming like I just won the lottery or something.
It’s really sweet.
We actually had our table read today for episode 3 and 4 [of season 3].
I can tell you already that it is going to be a journey.
Now that everyone knows Guillermo is a vampire hunter, what does that mean for him this season?
That season 2 finale twist ending is making the wait for season 3 that much more difficult.
We’re almost there guys, we’re almost there!
I just keep thinking about the season finale, I had a 104 fever actually when we shot that.
Oh wow, you cannot tell at all!
I was so sick.
I’ve never been so sick in my life.
I remember, I was like, “I hope I make it.”
That week had been really long and tedious and stressful, it was just a long process.
And I’m glad to report now watching the finale, you could’t even tell I had a fever!
[My costar] Kayvan [Novak] was really wonderful.
Just save the energy!
And he walked by and he was all, “Hey man, I know what you’re doing.
Yeah, save that energy.
You’re going to kill it buddy, you’re going to kill it.”
Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist2 airs Tuesdays on NBC.
This interview has been edited and condensed for length and clarity.
