myFanbase: What made you audition for the part of Harvey Specter? What do you admire about this character?
Gabriel Macht: When I read the script, the writing was on the table. It is just such good writing, the syntax is heightened and elevated – personally, I don't know people who actually talk like this. But I felt I would like those quick witted banter and very playful energy. For the character part, he was strong and masculine and passionate and stubborn and insecure, flawed and all of that. I thought he could be this heroic character that could put a stamp on the New York law scene. And I just... he attracted me, you know?
myFanbase: You and Patrick J. Adams have a great chemistry in front of the camera, was it "love at first sight" behind the scenes, too?
GM: We met before we started shooting. We had lunch and we sat down across from each other, looked at each other and we just had a similar way. We look at life in a similar way and what was great is that it felt like there wasn't any ego involved. We made a commitment to each other to not bring any ego onto the set, knowing that we would be going to ride this ship as the number one and number two on the show. We had to work like a team to create an environment where we can take risks, we can fail and we can bounce ideas off each other and not worry about being judged along the way. And I think that rippled throughout the cast. We really enjoyed each other onscreen and off the last three years.
Gabriel Macht: When I read the script, the writing was on the table. It is just such good writing, the syntax is heightened and elevated – personally, I don't know people who actually talk like this. But I felt I would like those quick witted banter and very playful energy. For the character part, he was strong and masculine and passionate and stubborn and insecure, flawed and all of that. I thought he could be this heroic character that could put a stamp on the New York law scene. And I just... he attracted me, you know?
myFanbase: You and Patrick J. Adams have a great chemistry in front of the camera, was it "love at first sight" behind the scenes, too?
GM: We met before we started shooting. We had lunch and we sat down across from each other, looked at each other and we just had a similar way. We look at life in a similar way and what was great is that it felt like there wasn't any ego involved. We made a commitment to each other to not bring any ego onto the set, knowing that we would be going to ride this ship as the number one and number two on the show. We had to work like a team to create an environment where we can take risks, we can fail and we can bounce ideas off each other and not worry about being judged along the way. And I think that rippled throughout the cast. We really enjoyed each other onscreen and off the last three years.
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