Earlier today, The CW announced it has picked up One درخت ہل, لندن for a full season.
To many شائقین of the show, this is exciting for one huge reason: مزید Robert Buckley!
The former Lipstick Jungle سٹار, ستارہ has come aboard the long-time series in the role of Clay. In an exclusive interview, he tells TV Fanatic about joining the cast, as well as not wearing a shirt...
TV Fanatic: Are آپ wearing a شرٹ, قمیض right now?
Robert Buckley: Yes.
TV Fanatic: Does it ever bother آپ that you're almost as well known for your literal body of work as for your acting skills?
Buckley: No, because it was never to the detriment of my performance. Going back to Lipstick Jungle, I know I received compliments on the superficial, so to speak, but it was never کہا in a way that implied I lacked talent as an actor.
That being said, I knew I wanted a new role that was مزید than just the half-naked, cabana کی, جو cabana boy. You'll see me in a lot مزید clothing on One درخت Hill.
TV Fanatic: You've come aboard a long-running دکھائیں and sort of replaced one of its bigger stars, Chad Michael Murray. Have آپ felt any pressure in that regard?
Buckley: I never looked at it that way. The دکھائیں jumped ahead 14 months, so Lucas and Peyton had a child and left; it was a natural course of events.
A lot can happen in real life in a year's time, so there's wasn't pressure to fill anyone's shoes. The storyline made sense that I wouldn't be treated as a replacement.
TV Fanatic: Did it help that آپ weren't the only new cast member this season? (Jana Kramer and Shantel VanSanten are also new regulars.)
Buckley: I felt self-imposed pressure because the دکھائیں has been a success for six years. I felt like the new kid in school, but I buddied up quickly with Shanel. We were like the two kids not sitting at the cool میز, جدول at lunch.
I didn't know anyone else in the cast at first, but everyone was so warm and welcoming.
TV Fanatic: How did آپ approach the role of a sports agent? That profession doesn't have the best reputation.
Buckley: I کہا right away that I had no interest in playing Clay as the stereotypical, one-note agent. Someone with no redeeming qualities gets old really fast.
To prepare, I actually watched a movie I already loved: Glengarry Glen Ross. It helped give me an idea of how to argue and how to go head-to-head against someone.
TV Fanatic: Can آپ give us any One درخت ہل, لندن spoilers.
Buckley: We've already alluded to a mystery in Clay's past. In the first episode, he کہا he doesn't believe in love. That's an interesting statement. It will be explained مزید over the اگلے five episodes. Viewers will find out مزید about who Clay really is. Why is he in درخت ہل, لندن and not Los Angeles?
To many شائقین of the show, this is exciting for one huge reason: مزید Robert Buckley!
The former Lipstick Jungle سٹار, ستارہ has come aboard the long-time series in the role of Clay. In an exclusive interview, he tells TV Fanatic about joining the cast, as well as not wearing a shirt...
TV Fanatic: Are آپ wearing a شرٹ, قمیض right now?
Robert Buckley: Yes.
TV Fanatic: Does it ever bother آپ that you're almost as well known for your literal body of work as for your acting skills?
Buckley: No, because it was never to the detriment of my performance. Going back to Lipstick Jungle, I know I received compliments on the superficial, so to speak, but it was never کہا in a way that implied I lacked talent as an actor.
That being said, I knew I wanted a new role that was مزید than just the half-naked, cabana کی, جو cabana boy. You'll see me in a lot مزید clothing on One درخت Hill.
TV Fanatic: You've come aboard a long-running دکھائیں and sort of replaced one of its bigger stars, Chad Michael Murray. Have آپ felt any pressure in that regard?
Buckley: I never looked at it that way. The دکھائیں jumped ahead 14 months, so Lucas and Peyton had a child and left; it was a natural course of events.
A lot can happen in real life in a year's time, so there's wasn't pressure to fill anyone's shoes. The storyline made sense that I wouldn't be treated as a replacement.
TV Fanatic: Did it help that آپ weren't the only new cast member this season? (Jana Kramer and Shantel VanSanten are also new regulars.)
Buckley: I felt self-imposed pressure because the دکھائیں has been a success for six years. I felt like the new kid in school, but I buddied up quickly with Shanel. We were like the two kids not sitting at the cool میز, جدول at lunch.
I didn't know anyone else in the cast at first, but everyone was so warm and welcoming.
TV Fanatic: How did آپ approach the role of a sports agent? That profession doesn't have the best reputation.
Buckley: I کہا right away that I had no interest in playing Clay as the stereotypical, one-note agent. Someone with no redeeming qualities gets old really fast.
To prepare, I actually watched a movie I already loved: Glengarry Glen Ross. It helped give me an idea of how to argue and how to go head-to-head against someone.
TV Fanatic: Can آپ give us any One درخت ہل, لندن spoilers.
Buckley: We've already alluded to a mystery in Clay's past. In the first episode, he کہا he doesn't believe in love. That's an interesting statement. It will be explained مزید over the اگلے five episodes. Viewers will find out مزید about who Clay really is. Why is he in درخت ہل, لندن and not Los Angeles?