'He was a hero in my eyes,' Jake Picking tells PEOPLE of Rock Hudson, whom he plays in Ryan Murphy's Netflix series
As a fan of Hudson's work prior to landing the role, Picking explains, "I pretty much tried to do everything I could. I watched all of Rock's films.""I wish Rock was alive today to see how far we've progressed socially," he adds.It can be daunting to play real life people, how were you able to get in character to play Rock Hudson?
I think the loneliness that I experienced. I'm from the East Coast, and I associate season changes with what's going on around me. I was at NYU doing business but skipping classes to do acting. The energy was so high [there], and so moving to Los Angeles and experiencing Hollywood and the stars and getting that existential angst because every day is the same season ... so I think that and the initial loneliness that was the main thing.
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