The actor also said he enjoyed playing an egotistical version of himself in the series: 'To be given permission to send up the clichéd, entitled Hollywood celebrity in a way that's subtle but also, in moments, just absurd, got me really excited.'
During an interview withstar said it was “such a joy” to take on a character that was just an exaggerated version of him as an actor.
“To be given permission to send up the clichéd, entitled Hollywood celebrity in a way that’s subtle but also, in moments, just absurd, got me really excited,” he explained. “He just thinks that everyone should be interested in what he’s saying, what script he’s reading and that there’s no conversation that’s interesting if it doesn’t involve what his next gig is. It was a goldmine for comedy.
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