The Walking Dead's Andrew Lincoln Doesn't Watch the Show
As part of their series of interviews leading up to the announcement of the Primetime Emmy [...]
As part of their series of interviews leading up to the announcement of the Primetime Emmy nominations, Deadline caught up with AMC's The Walking Dead star Andrew Lincoln to discuss the series, the emotional beats he had to hit in the show's third season, and its reception among critics. Among the more interesting notes hit--Lincoln doesn't watch the series. Asked whether there was a particular episode that he was proud of--one that the Emmy voters might consider--Lincoln said that the interviewer would have more context for that than he would.
"You'd have to tell me. I don't actually watch the show," Lincoln admitted. "I kind of know what happened—I was sort of in it. (Laughs.) I kind of thought, you know, when I was on my knees wailing, 'Well, I left everything on the ballpark here.'" He also discussed the making of the episode for which we suggested he ought to be nominated, admitting that he asked that co-star Sarah Wayne Callies not be on set during his climactic breakdown. "Because she [had already been killed off]," Deadline quotes Lincoln as saying. "A lot of it is about feeling relaxed enough to make mistakes, or to look like a fool, or to dare to go to a place that I wouldn't necessarily go to. Maybe I was a bit self-conscious with Sarah being there and not wanting to turn that scene into a spectator's sport. I admire her so much as an actress, and I was so upset about losing her as (a costar) that I just wanted to do it justice—do her justice." As far as how good his odds are of actually snagging a nomination and whether critics give genre series like The Walking Dead their due, Lincoln admitted to being a little baffled by that perception of the series. "I don't really think about it too much, in all honesty. It was (former exec producer) Frank (Darabont) and everybody at AMC's intention to elevate the genre. As soon as I mention the word 'genre,' people make an [assumption], don't they?" Lincoln said. "It never occurred to me that this would be a genre show. I think this is a family drama set in Hell. That's what I see it as. It just so happens that there are zombies. I absolutely understand that this isn't everybody's cup of tea, but all I would urge people to do is give it a chance. There's some incredibly bold storytelling."
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