Harrison Ford On the ‘Mixture of Comedy and Pathos’ of ‘Shrinking:’ ‘I Have Never Had a Job Like This’
variety.comHarrison Ford surprised SAG-AFTRA members during a nomination committee Q&A this afternoon when he showed up to talk about his role on Apple TV+’s “Shrinking.” Ford was keen to lavish praise on the cast of the comedy-drama television series, describing working with his co-stars as a uniquely different experience that rejuvenated his perspective on acting. “There are people who improvise as though it was an exercise in egos.
That never happens with this bunch. Work is really important to everybody that’s here,” said Ford. “This mixture of comedy and pathos and really emotional stuff, it gives you a sense of responsibility for the things you’re communicating and how you’re communicating,” he continued. “I think that that shows up on screen, and it shows up in the work these people do every day and how they do it.
I had never done anything like this before and it was like suddenly recognizing what I’ve always wanted [acting] to be.” Ford was joined on the panel by executive producers Bill Lawrence, Jason Segel and Brett Goldstein, as well as stars Jessica Williams, Michael Urie, Luke Tennie, Christa Miller, Lukita Maxwell and Ted McGinley. “Shrinking” stars Segel as Jimmy Laird, a grieving psychiatrist who inserts himself into the lives of his patients.
Ford plays Dr. Paul Rhoades, Jimmy’s colleague and a senior therapist. The series premiered this past January and was renewed for a second season in March.
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