“The Good Place' star William Jackson Harper talks his first Tony nomination for “Uncle Vanya,” “Primary Trust,” grief, Steve Carell, anxiety, and resisting the “lead actor” label.
“The Good Place" star William Jackson Harper talks his first Tony nomination for “Uncle Vanya,” “Primary Trust,” grief, Steve Carell, anxiety, and resisting the “lead actor” label.for Lead Actor in a Play, William Jackson Harper didn’t believe it, and—shocked and confused—called his agent., would surely be defined as a featured role. The lead actor/lead character nomination, if awarded to anyone to anyone in the production, would surely go to, “but expecting it? Absolutely not at all.
In person, Harper is modest and self-effacing, sharing some trace characteristics of the roles he has become best-known for—a self-defined “weirdo” in accordance with the nerdier realms of that word.
“There’s something in the way this play is constructed that my character, a withholding person, is not prickly, not actively avoiding humans—but what is he hiding from facing?”to Broadway, “but I would love to play Kenneth again if it does. The only thing I wonder about is the size of the play and the size of a typical Broadway house. For me, the play is a communal experience, and a big Broadway house could make the characters feel far away. A small Broadway house would be great.
“I always had a hard time connecting with Chekhov,” Harper said. “Being fortysomething, and realizing certain chapters in my life are now done makes Astrov’s journey more palpable for me. I don’t have the deep regrets I think Astrov has, but I do have a kind of nihilism setting in—especially about the state of the world that keeps me from sleeping in late.
“I was like, ‘Thanks,’ but really I was thinking, “It’s not the same, it’s not my dad.’ That year, I don’t remember much of anything for six or seven months.” Marc Evan Jackson as Shawn, Tiya Sircar as Vicky, William Jackson Harper as Chidi, Jameela Jamil as Tahani, Kristen Bell as Eleanor Shellstrop in 'The Good Place.'Asked if he had faced racism or prejudice as he pursued his craft, Harper said, “One of the things that feels good about being an actor in Texas was the fact it did feel like a very open community, and a very socially progressive community.
Harper considered becoming an acting teacher, thinking he may have useful wisdom and “war stories” to impart to students.
Therapy has helped Harper realize all these feelings are validly felt, and why “certain moods become so overwhelming at certain times,” helping him to accrue some psychological tools to healthily deal with it.
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