Nov 17 2008
The actors are the last to know
In an interview at the Emmys in September, Michael Emerson (Ben) and Daniel Dae Kim (Jin) chatted a bit about the show. When asked if they knew the plots in advance, Emerson said “The actors are the last ones to know.” He said they usually get the scripts two days before they film.
Kim said, jokingly, that when you have to learn another language, a little advance notice would be nice. (Kim was born in Korea, but came to the U.S. when he was only two-years old. He did speak Korean at home with his parents, but then started speaking English when he entered elementary school. He has said that his “comprehension skills are still there but the actual formation of the sounds got rusty.”)
It’s a shame that Emerson did not win the Emmy. I guess it’s some compensation that he had already won an Emmy in 2001 for a guest role on The Practice.
(I don’t watch The Practice, and hadn’t seen him in this role, but just now I dug up the video and — whoa! — his performance gave me goosebumps) –>
Yes, he’s an AMAZING actor when it comes to playing super-creepy types. I wonder if he’s ever played any nice-guy roles.