MURRAY BARTLETT:It’s interesting.
It’s so different from the actual work that we do as actors…
I’ve found it to be a really fun adventure.
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I’m at an age where I’m like, great, bring it on.
One person who I’ve just admired and loved for many, many years is Melanie Lynskey.
I was really shy to meet her but I just think that she’s an extraordinary actor and human.
Jolene Purdy and Murray Bartlett on ‘The White Lotus.'.Mario Perez/HBO
So that was super thrilling for me.
I know you hadn’t read all of theWhite Lotusscripts before you went to Hawaii to start shooting.
This role is just…
Murray Bartlett and Lukas Gage on ‘The White Lotus.'.Mario Perez/HBO
It’s such a rollercoaster this character goes on and it was certainly unexpected.
[Laughs] Because it was so beautifully written.
I didn’t have any hesitation whatsoever.
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[I had] a moment of, like, “Oh God, this is awesome!
I hope I can do justice to it!”
And then the rest was pretty thrilling.
You submitted episode 4 for final voting.
What is it in “Recentering” that you think exemplifies the best of Murray Bartlett inThe White Lotus?
In the end of episode 3, Armond has fallen off the wagon for the first time fully.
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By the end of that episode, he’s failed.
and then we did."
It was not specific what happened.
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So we went to Mike and said, “How about we do this?”
And then we did.
So we didn’t shoot anything else.
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Was the mustache written into the character or was that a Murray choice?
That was a Murray thing.
There wasn’t really any discussion about it.
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Heat Index | Contender or Pretender?
Who’s up and who’s down in the 2022 Emmys race?
His work in the show’s recently concluded third installment looks likely to boost him to another kill win.
That said,Lynskey’s category lead actress in a drama is another tough one.
Odds are also high for previous winnerZendaya, andOzark’sLaura Linneyhas a lot of folks in her corner.
But momentum for theTwo and a Half MenandMrs.
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Safe to think he and his groundbreaking series will collect more trophies this year?
Would we like to see others get in on the action?
I love this season and what we made, and, yeah, it just got to me."
Adds Einbinder: “Hearing the work with a crowd is such a rewarding experience.
And it’s really nice to all be in the same place.
When we shoot these episodes, four of us, maximum, are together at a time.
So a lot of our cast being here was certainly the highlight.”
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