The Severance star lets you peek inside his bifurcated brain.
“I think of it as sort of a workplace sci-fi dramedy,” he tells EW.
“He’s endured tragedy and has not handled it particularly well,” says Scott.
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“By choice, he doesn’t want to move on.
He’s angry that this happened and doesn’t see a way out.
What exactly are these severed employees working on?
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The audience is as clueless as Lumon’s workers.
all they have are their own theories.
“I’m a sucker for big, mind-twisty ideas,” he says.
How much of the crap that has gathered through your years would you carry with you no matter what?
What would your personality be like if you had no knowledge of your circumstances?
The big sci-fi world that Dan [Erickson] has created was super interesting.
Below, Scott reveals his own bifurcated thought process.
Adam’s work-life brain is thinking about…
BE PUNCTUAL!
“Gotta be on time!
Being late costs someone money, but more importantly, it stresses everybody out.
I learned early on that punctuality is key.
Keeping the train running on time is incredibly important.
Everyone hated my guts.
“My posture is something I’ve always been self-conscious about and am trying to watch.
I was finally able to let go of that and just let that happen with the outie.
“I’m fastidious about hanging my wardrobe up at the end of the day.
That’s not fun.”
“FACE” YOUR COWORKERS!
I found myself creating the bottom half of people’s faces and approximating what they must look like.
It was seeing their genitalia or something.
It was like this wet opening on their face.”
LOCATE SNACKS"Where’s my next snack coming from?
What is it going to be?
Apples and peanut butter [are ideal].
If the apples are cold and crisp, I’m all in.
If they’re warm and mealy, I may as well just starve myself.”
Adam’s home-life brain is thinking about…
GET THE FAMILY OUTSIDE!
I’m constantly telling my kids, ‘You gotta get outside.’
We go around on electric bikes and we’re like the world’s most embarrassing biker gang.
“I’m just constantly baffled that fans are able to recognize me with a mask on.
The tables have turned, and it ends up beingmeaccosting them.”
FIGURE OUT WHAT YOUR KIDS ARE DOING!
They go into those rooms and they’re in there for hours just happy as clams. "
CLEAN UP RABBIT DROPPINGS!
“Rabbits poop all over my lawn.
Our two dogs eat this poop and it makes them sick.
I look like an insane person.
My family does literally think I’m insane.
But our dogs aren’t getting sick anymore.
It’s an obsession.
And it’s terrible for my posture.”
