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I Literally Knew Nothing When I Did That Show ["tony Flanagan"]. It Was The First Time I Signed An Autograph, It Was The First Time I Got Fan Letters, It Was The First Time People Screamed When I Came Out.

I Kind Of Pride Myself On Coming Onto Things That Are Well-oiled Machines And Finding A Way To Bring What I Bring And Fit In, And Raise It To Another Level If I Can. And This [code Black ] Has Been Another One Of Those Really Fun Success Stories, Much Like Parks And Recreation, Although Obviously On The Other Side Of The Comedy/drama Equation.

[maggie Smith] Brings New Meaning To The Phrase "doesn't Suffer Fools." She Has Just The Most Amazing, Dry Timing Of Anyone Ever, I Think. I Think Everyone's Always Known About It, But With Her Resurgence On Downton Abbey, A Whole New Generation Has Been Introduced To It, Which Is Just Great.

There Are So Many Family Dinners You Can Do. I Eventually Had To Go To Them And Say, 'look, I Don't Do Spatula Work. I Don't Do Scenes With Oven Mitts. If You're Looking For That, You've Got The Wrong Guy. I'm Not Doing Scenes About Casseroles. It's Not Happening.

[doctor Cukrowicz] Was Basically A Role Where You Have Two Diva Actresses - Maggie Smith And Natasha Richardson - And My Role Was To Say, "and Then What Happened? Tell Me More." But I Wanted To Do It Was Because A) It Was Tennessee Williams, A Great Writer, And B) It Was Richard Eyre, An Amazing Director. And To Work With Those Two Amazing Women!