We spoke w/ John C. Reilly and Quincy Isaiah about 'Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty,' becoming Magic Johnson, and the unusual approach of playing moments directly to the camera.
From co-creators Max Borenstein and Jim Hecht, and with a pilot directed by executive producer Adam McKay, the 10-episode HBO series Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty follows the intertwining professional and personal lives of the 1980s Los Angeles Lakers. What became one of sports’ most revered and dominant dynasties started with a vision set in motion when Dr.
JOHN C. REILLY: You’re always looking for a character that has contradictions because that makes someone interesting. Jerry, definitely, was a man of contradictions, in some ways. He definitely had a hedonistic lifestyle, like a lot of guys in the late ‘70s, early ‘80s, especially in the NBA. There’s this expression, “If you wanna know what someone’s really like, don’t listen to what they say, watch their feet.
ELATED: 'Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty' Sets Release Date, Releases New Character ArtQuincy, you’ve experienced the ups and downs of Hollywood, culminating in getting this role. You got bit by the acting bug, you came out to Hollywood, and then you thought about quitting, when you didn’t get cast in projects.
ISAIAH: Being an athlete, I practiced a lot, before we got into the team basketball and the passes. I was able to work out with our basketball trainer, and he really helped me find that swag on the court. I don’t know. It came naturally for me, honestly. I just love basketball. I love acting too, but I’ve loved basketball since I was three. That being deeply ingrained, I feel like the swagger just came. The acting was a journey, in finding the right approach.
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