This episode of Law & Order: Criminal Intent - entitled "Silencer" - broke the record for the most deaf actors - 35! - used in a single episode of a television show. The only thing I remember about my audition is leaving the room and having to just find a quiet corner and calm down because I had thrown myself so completely into the character that my emotions were dangerously high. Clearly I did something right because, soon after, I learned I'd won the role.
Many people ask me what filming was like, and the best response is: fast. The whole thing was - and still is - a blur. I auditioned one week, the next week, we were on set, and the following week, we were done. When we were on set, there was precious little rehearsal time. It was basically the director telling us what to do and then yelling, "Action." There was no time to talk, no time to think. It was just one scene to the next. There are are a few things I do remember, though. I have vivid memories of attempting to stay in one place while having an argument in ice skates, which is quite challenging when your arms are flying everywhere. Another thing I remember is Vincent D'Onofrio flipping out because I wasn't looking at him enough. Someone had to come and explain to him that I was watching the interpreter. If you watch the last scene, that's why he decides to get up, go around the table, and stand next to the interpreter.
Growing up, I always watched Bill Murray movies - including What About Bob? - with my father and my sister. This was our way of connecting as a family. Kathryn Erbe, who played Detective Eames on Criminal Intent, played the daughter, Anna Marvin, in that film. One day, on set, I told her how much that movie had meant to my family and she was quite touched. When she signed my script on the last day of filming, she added a side note: "Tell your family Anna Marvin says hello." (Speaking of which, I seem to have a knack for meeting Bill Murray's leading ladies, later also encountering both Andie MacDowell (Groundhog Day) and Sigourney Weaver (Ghostbusters). Sadly, the man himself has proven elusive.)
Many people ask me what filming was like, and the best response is: fast. The whole thing was - and still is - a blur. I auditioned one week, the next week, we were on set, and the following week, we were done. When we were on set, there was precious little rehearsal time. It was basically the director telling us what to do and then yelling, "Action." There was no time to talk, no time to think. It was just one scene to the next. There are are a few things I do remember, though. I have vivid memories of attempting to stay in one place while having an argument in ice skates, which is quite challenging when your arms are flying everywhere. Another thing I remember is Vincent D'Onofrio flipping out because I wasn't looking at him enough. Someone had to come and explain to him that I was watching the interpreter. If you watch the last scene, that's why he decides to get up, go around the table, and stand next to the interpreter.
Growing up, I always watched Bill Murray movies - including What About Bob? - with my father and my sister. This was our way of connecting as a family. Kathryn Erbe, who played Detective Eames on Criminal Intent, played the daughter, Anna Marvin, in that film. One day, on set, I told her how much that movie had meant to my family and she was quite touched. When she signed my script on the last day of filming, she added a side note: "Tell your family Anna Marvin says hello." (Speaking of which, I seem to have a knack for meeting Bill Murray's leading ladies, later also encountering both Andie MacDowell (Groundhog Day) and Sigourney Weaver (Ghostbusters). Sadly, the man himself has proven elusive.)
