Cristin Miliotiis getting a little too comfortable in the desert.
Also onboard areThe Undoing’s Noma Dumezweni andVeep’s Dan Bakkedahl as Gogol’s underlings.
ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY:When we spoke back in November, we talked about how your first post-Palm SpringsNov.
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9 was once again spent in the desert, and it happened to be for filming onMade for Love.
So I feel the need to start by asking if you’ve finally escaped to another environment and climate.
But, for now, it’s very, very sweet.
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Gosh, I don’t know which is worse.
They both come with their own set of horrors, don’t they?
And I don’t know, for me, god, that’s a real toss-up.
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They’re both pretty terrible situations now that I’m talking about it out loud.
At least Sarah, yourPalm Springscharacter, had a lot of options for activities in that same day.
Yeah, Hazel has zero options.
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Oh wow, I didn’t even think about that.
To me, it was so wildly different just due to her relationship with her father.
You’ve only seen the first [episode], right?
So you just get a taste of Ray.
I don’t know how much I’m allowed to say, it’s just so tricky.
It’s a good warmup.
I would say that Sarah has a lot more agency than Hazel.
And I think that’s something that goes throughout the season.
But they seemed like such different worlds.
She’s like, arrested.
Hazel has a lot going on.
How do you build a life?
How do you grow?
And there’s the sci-fi element of it.
I just never read anything like that.
As you’re talking I’m getting sweatier and sweatier.
But I definitely was pursuing opportunities like this for sure.
I wanted to dive in there and get my hands dirty and take up space.
It’s so many things wrapped into one.
Between this andBlack Mirror, have you gotten your fill of terrifying technology?
Someone else pointed that out to me too.
They were like, “Wow, it’s two things where someone takes your reality from you.”
They’re both awful.
[Laughs] They’re all pretty intense.
He knows exactly where you are, he knows exactly what your plan is.
Maybe something feel good in cold weather.
But for sure the parameters are bleak.
Your characters always make the best of it.
I just finished the new season, so good.
I’m two episodes away.
It’s very real and grounded, and I love stuff like that.
Do you know what I mean?
It’s not at all.
You mentioned earlier that Ray’s character shows up at the end of the first episode.
That’s got to be pretty cool having Ray Romano play your dad.
I love him so much.
He’s just such a brilliant actor, such a kind person.
Working with him really exceeded my already high expectations.
There’s a third main character hanging out with you at his trailer.
See, Derek, this is the thing, I’m desperate for you to see episode 2.
One of which is Diane, his synthetic partner.
How would you describe the chemistry between those two?
I can’t wait to see more of that.
Anyone who reads this is going to be like, “What is this show about?”
And then a chance to get to do that with Ray was like a dream.
Oh, he’s so good.
The cast in this show is out of this world.
He’s so incredible in this show.
Billy and I didBlack Mirrortogether.
And we had such a ball together.
I love Billy, he’s so immensely talented and I think people will love him on this show.
I really truly worship at the feet of this cast.
Every day I kind of couldn’t believe that we were all together.
It’s such a good group of people.
I feel so overwhelming grateful to have done both of these things and to be able to share them.
I wouldn’t say I feel like it’s changed my day-to-day.
Do you what I mean?
I’ve never related more.
Yeah, it’s like a weird thing.
But I actually think even if there weren’t a pandemic it would probably be like that too.
Especially when you are just out in the desert all the time.
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Made for Lovepremieres April 1 on HBO Max.
