RENE (cont.)
We write what's true to the show
and the character we created and whomever takes
the role is taking the role because of what's on the
page, not because once they've gotten the role they
want to rewrite it.
CAROLE
How did Neil Patrick Harris' recent appearance,
in the episode entitled "Want", come about?
It's quite a departure for him, since he's
best known as loveable teen genius, Doogie Howser.
RENE
Our co-executive producer, Fred Berner, saw
him in (the Broadway musical) "Assassins". I had
seen him in a feature film, where he played something
very different from Doogie Howser. Also, he was
in a movie of the week I wrote like 20 years ago. He
played this rebellious Vegas teenager who had an accident
and became an amnesiac. From seeing that he had this
vulnerable quality, while still seeming dangerous,
it seemed he'd be good for the part.
NOTE: The movie, A Stranger in the Family, aired on CBS in the early 1990s.
CAROLE
It's also a nice dichotomy to have such a baby-face
actor playing such an evil part.
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