Earlier today, The CW announced it has picked up One cây đồi núi, hill for a full season.
To many những người hâm mộ of the show, this is exciting for one huge reason: thêm Robert Buckley!
The former Lipstick Jungle ngôi sao 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 bạn wearing a áo sơ mi right now?
Robert Buckley: Yes.
TV Fanatic: Does it ever bother bạn that you're almost as well known for your literal body of work as for your diễn xuất 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 đã đưa ý kiến in a way that implied I lacked talent as an actor.
That being said, I knew I wanted a new role that was thêm than just the half-naked, cabana boy. You'll see me in a lot thêm clothing on One cây Hill.
TV Fanatic: You've come aboard a long-running hiển thị and sort of replaced one of its bigger stars, Chad Michael Murray. Have bạn felt any pressure in that regard?
Buckley: I never looked at it that way. The hiển thị 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 bạn 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 hiển thị 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 bàn at lunch.
I didn't know anyone else in the cast at first, but everyone was so warm and welcoming.
TV Fanatic: How did bạn approach the role of a sports agent? That profession doesn't have the best reputation.
Buckley: I đã đưa ý kiến 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 bạn give us any One cây đồi núi, hill spoilers.
Buckley: We've already alluded to a mystery in Clay's past. In the first episode, he đã đưa ý kiến he doesn't believe in love. That's an interesting statement. It will be explained thêm over the tiếp theo five episodes. Viewers will find out thêm about who Clay really is. Why is he in cây đồi núi, hill and not Los Angeles?
To many những người hâm mộ of the show, this is exciting for one huge reason: thêm Robert Buckley!
The former Lipstick Jungle ngôi sao 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 bạn wearing a áo sơ mi right now?
Robert Buckley: Yes.
TV Fanatic: Does it ever bother bạn that you're almost as well known for your literal body of work as for your diễn xuất 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 đã đưa ý kiến in a way that implied I lacked talent as an actor.
That being said, I knew I wanted a new role that was thêm than just the half-naked, cabana boy. You'll see me in a lot thêm clothing on One cây Hill.
TV Fanatic: You've come aboard a long-running hiển thị and sort of replaced one of its bigger stars, Chad Michael Murray. Have bạn felt any pressure in that regard?
Buckley: I never looked at it that way. The hiển thị 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 bạn 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 hiển thị 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 bàn at lunch.
I didn't know anyone else in the cast at first, but everyone was so warm and welcoming.
TV Fanatic: How did bạn approach the role of a sports agent? That profession doesn't have the best reputation.
Buckley: I đã đưa ý kiến 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 bạn give us any One cây đồi núi, hill spoilers.
Buckley: We've already alluded to a mystery in Clay's past. In the first episode, he đã đưa ý kiến he doesn't believe in love. That's an interesting statement. It will be explained thêm over the tiếp theo five episodes. Viewers will find out thêm about who Clay really is. Why is he in cây đồi núi, hill and not Los Angeles?