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Theyd find what they were looking for in Anoop Desai.
The script was hilarious, I was laughing out loud just reading the sides.
Like, God, havent we all gone through that in tax season?
And I think the idea of him being busy with nothing is kind of where that comes from.
The glasses are a huge part of this character.
So I was like, Yeah, these are perfect.
Theres something just funny about that click.
Its something that is an indicator to the audience that something is going to happen.
Theres a droll formality with it thats nice.
Its almost like a rubber stamp on something.
I already had in mind what my assignment was, so I think that helped things a lot.
It made my job easy in that way, because the beats were already defined in their relationship.
Where am I going to be compelling?
Because theres a dynamic of, Am I getting in between this master-familiar relationship?
Am I friends with Nandor?
Is he my master?
Just kind of figuring out those things helped immensely.
Im glad you bring up the wedding episode, because theres so many interesting reveals.
Im curious how you think Djinn feels about Nandor?
Is he pitying him?
Does he resent him?
So there is the beginning of a soft spot for him.
So Im not sure if theyre friends necessarily, but I think that its more than a master/genie relationship.
So theres Djinn onWhat We Do in the Shadows, Djinn onMs.
If there was Djinn that could help out the Charlotte Hornets, that would be nice.
Well see who they trade for.
I felt like I was acting so that play a person or a musician/artist that people could get behind.
I think that in my heart of hearts, I have always been an actor.
Its part of the music industry, and it was exhausting in the music industry and duringIdol.
A lot of that is just getting older, too.
This interview has been edited and condensed for clarity.
