As the cast ofSuccession made their way backstage,outstanding actress winner Sarah Snook said they would collectively take away from working on the series the incredible challenge that it presented both the cast and crew.
“There was good eff-ing writing,and setting bars high for next projects[for all of us] because this was amazing and might not ever be beaten,” Snook said.
Coming at the end of a long night,things rapidly unravelled. Snook was asked about her American accent,but she deflected quickly to co-star Kieran Culkin who was known on set,apparently,for his Australian accent. Or at least a shocking knock-off of one.
Snook:This question is for Kieran.
Culkin:[speaks in terrible Australian accent].
Snook:[laughs]
Culkin:You know,I am cancelled for this now.
Snook:No,you can never come to Australia,that’s all.
Another member of the cast,Nicholas Braun,who plays Roy family cousin Greg Hirsch in the series,said the line between comedy and drama was difficult to walk,especially when he filmed scenes with Matthew Macfadyen,who played Tom Wambsgans.
“Every scene I had with Matthew,I laughed,and I tried not to laugh,” Braun said. “I thought of dark things. I pinched my leg. I’d do all sorts of things to try and not laugh.”
It feels appropriate that the last word goes toSuccession creator Jesse Armstrong,who has,with the cast,just surfed off an incredible week in which they swept the Golden Globes,the Critics Choice Awards and now the Emmys.
When Armstrong was asked how he could possibly top the experience ofSuccession,he said:“I can’t,and I don’t feel any pressure in that regard. This is a very special show,a very special cast. This group of people … I don’t expect to ever be repeated.
“I do hope to do interesting work for the rest of my life,but I am comfortable with the feeling that I might never be involved with something as good.”