We spoke w/ Keri Russell about her character in 'The Diplomat,' complicated relationships, and the absurdity of politics.
[Editor's note: The following contains some spoilers for The Diplomat.]From creator Debora Cahn , the Netflix original series The Diplomat follows Kate Wyler , the new US Ambassador to the United Kingdom, who’d rather be diffusing an international crisis than forging long-term relationships, but bigger powers have bigger plans for her.
RUSSELL: I really feel like I spend most of my adult life trying to not work and trying to say, “No thanks.” Truly, I’m always like, “I can’t do that part. Why would they want me for that? I can’t do that.” And then, I read this and I was like, “What’s this very uncomfortable feeling of wanting to do something? This is very uncomfortable.” It was just Debora [Cahn]’s wit and the snappy fun of that character. No, I was not looking to do another series.
There hasn’t been a more fascinating and complex couple to watch on TV, since your last most fascinating and complex couple. Did you have a say in who they cast to do this with you? RUSSELL: Absolutely. There’s a give and take when you both are on the same wavelength, and this dialogue can be really rapid fire and funny, or mean, or biting. That’s their love language. Work and that acerbic banter is their love language, in a way. They’re just used to it. That’s what gets them going. It’s what makes the rare silences or hurts or honest expressions count because they don’t live in that world too much. It’s fun to explore that kind of relationship.
At the end of the season, we get a couple of back-to-back reveals, but we’re left with some questions. Are you game to learn what those answers are and further dig into this character for another season? Now that you’re in this, are you all in? RUSSELL: Crazy, right? Who knows? I don’t plan too much ahead. I’m one of those people that’s a little bit more open to the possibilities. I’m not big with setting goals. I keep living my life, and then when the right thing presents itself, I know what it is and say yes. It is interesting that I did that crazy movie Cocaine Bear, and that I’m doing [The Diplomat], because it has a lot more of the bright humor to it and physical comedy. Maybe it’s just a reaction because the pandemic was so hard.
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