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Shes not the victim in their relationship, she insists, and she knows the deal shes bought into.
I remember Mike at the very beginning being pretty specific about Daphne not being a victim of her circumstances.
Youve seen it before.
You kind of think that shes just this simple housewife who doesnt have too much going on.
And I think that is what enables her to be genuinely happy in her marriage.
Its not what Harper thinks it is, which is just bullshit.
I read an interview where you described her as a Zen mommy.
And I felt like that was sort of the vibe that I wanted for Daphne.
What was it like filming in that palazzo?
I believe it was actually in Palermo, right?It was in Palermo.
It was pretty cool because Mike really loves to cast non-actors to do things.
And he would be like, The bedrooms are here.
The dining room is here.
He was so precious.
And it really was his house!
And we finished and we were in the pool and he brought us gin-and-tonics.
It was so sweet.
I loved that Mike loves finding that authenticity wherever he can.
Whats it like to be play-acting being on vacation in that hotel in Taormina?Oh, psychotic!
I mean, 100 percent insanity.
It was like, weird actor camp.
In many ways, I wouldnt recommend it!
No, it was so fun, it was really very special and unique.
It was really cool to see how Taormina sort of blossoms.
So it was kind of cool to see that transition happen in real time.
They were just unbelievably warm and kind.
But I had a great time doing that class.
Truly, it was just this man who owned this restaurant, who was notteachingcooking classes.
He was like, Show up to my restaurant tomorrow at noon.
And I was like, Am I in some sort of rom-com?
This is so sick!
And I just showed up and he was like, Cool, just get into the kitchen.
He was just teaching me things as that was happening.
Going back to Daphne and Camerons relationship, did you know Theo at all before?
How did you get to know him?I knew him!
He did not know me.
So we met for the first time in Italy.
But he was just really easy to do scenes with.
He was really playful, and it was really simple with him.
You have that speech about the elephants, which gives the episode its title.
What was it like to do that scene with Aubrey?
Its interesting seeing that part of her revealed.
How did you think of that side of her?
Hes very open to a little bit of improv.
Do you feel there are parts of Daphne that are colored by who you are?Yeah, absolutely.
And I feel like everybody on the show would probably say that thats true for them.
So thats one thing I feel like she and I share.
Before you played Daphne you were onThe Bold key in.
Thats often through humor.
And theres just a general sort of sunshine-y-ness to those two characters that I feel is similar.
Thatd be interesting to see, them fight each other in a ring!
This interview has been edited and condensed for clarity.
