Yeah, he was already on it. Betsy Koch, the producer at Hyperobject [Industries], Adam’s company, read the script and loved it, and she went to Adam and said, “Hey, we’ve got to make this.” I’m not sure Will Tracy was involved withat that point; he joined us in season two. But it went to Betsy first, and she and Adam then spoke with Will, before making that deal together.
Each take is a separate kind of exploration and has a life of its own, with the appropriate improv or different nuances that one might find. So it’s very much a kind of free-form jazz, and it gave me the sense of immersion and spontaneity that I wanted, particularly in the early elements of the film, when there’s this lovely effervescent energy from this very entitled and ego-fed room full of diners.All the actors are great, but I have to single out Hong Chau.
Chef Julian Slowick is a disillusioned artist to say the least, but it’s actually quite common for people to fall out of love with something they’ve devoted their entire lives to. Have you ever had a phase where you lost that joy for the art form?
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