{"id":312117,"date":"2021-07-30T16:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-07-30T13:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/higgins-motivation-for-season-2-much-more-film\/"},"modified":"2021-07-30T16:00:00","modified_gmt":"2021-07-30T13:00:00","slug":"higgins-motivation-for-season-2-much-more-film","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/higgins-motivation-for-season-2-much-more-film\/","title":{"rendered":"#Higgins’ Motivation for Season 2 & Much More \u2013 \/Film"},"content":{"rendered":"

“#Higgins’ Motivation for Season 2 & Much More \u2013 \/Film<\/strong>”<\/p>\n

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\"Ted<\/p>\n

Jeremy Swift<\/strong>, the Emmy-nominated actor who plays AFC Richmond\u2019s director of football operations on\u00a0Ted Lasso<\/strong><\/em>, brings a lovable and goofy air to the character of Leslie Higgins. (Leslie, if you\u2019ll recall, is a \u201cfeminine junior,\u201d named after his mother.) But working for the sleazy former owner Rupert Manion before the events of season 1 took a toll on his character, and though he got a great and emotional apology sequence near the end of the first season, Swift still thinks there\u2019s more drama to mine from Higgins\u2019 spotty past.<\/p>\n

I recently spoke with Swift in support of the mega-hit comedy\u2019s second season, and we touched on Higgins still being \u201chaunted\u201d by his prior behavior, the actor\u2019s app<\/a>roach to physical humor on the set, and more.<\/span><\/p>\n

Warning: spoilers<\/strong>\u00a0ahead for Season 2, Episode 2, \u201cLavender.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

Initially in season 2, it seems as if Higgins is the only one of the Diamond Dogs who wants to bring Jamie Tartt back onto AFC Richmond. How much, if at all, did you think that decision might be tied to Higgins\u2019 own past as an enabler for Rupert Manion? I saw a subtle connection there, almost like: if Higgins can help Jamie earn redemption, maybe Higgins might feel like there\u2019s still hope for himself in the process. Was that part of your calculus as an actor when you approached this season?<\/b><\/p>\n

I didn\u2019t think about it in those terms, but I just thought that he\u2019s more embracing his new role and is going to have to come up with some tough decisions. Because the team are in a rut, they\u2019ve had a succession of draws, and they need to move on and move out of this rut. So he\u2019s going to make some decisions that maybe are unpopular with some, but will just motivate people. So that was my calculation behind the scenes.<\/p>\n

Tell me about the physical comedy aspect of your performance. How much of the physical component is scripted, and how much freedom are you given to try things on the day?<\/b><\/p>\n

It just depends. I usually check in with Jason, whether he\u2019s OK with it. In season one, there was a scene where I did a crazy dance eating cake, and that was just me starting to get down to some hip-hop, really. [laughs<\/i>] Because the line in the script was, \u201cHave some cake, Higgins.\u201d Yeah, so I went for it, and Zach Braff, who was directing that episode, just kept shooting, which involved me eating a ton<\/i> of cake. I had buzzing teeth from the amount of sugar that was in that really poorly-made cake for about two days. But yeah, it depends on what I can get away with, really.<\/p>\n

I\u2019m thinking specifically of, in season two, there are moments when your character is forced into a series<\/a> of increasingly smaller workspaces, and there\u2019s this bit with the pens where you\u2019re constantly knocking these pens over.<\/b><\/p>\n

[Excitedly<\/i>] Oh, is that still in?<\/p>\n

Yeah.<\/b><\/p>\n

Oh, great. Because I haven\u2019t seen [the new episodes] yet. Yeah, I think that was scripted for the first time, just because it got Rebecca\u2019s attention because you don\u2019t realize Higgins is in the room. And then a couple of other times, it was just like, \u201cShould I knock the pens over again? Yeah, why not!\u201d I\u2019m glad it\u2019s in.<\/p>\n

Higgins makes the decision to hire Sharon for the whole season, and that character immedia<\/a>tely alters the ensemble\u2019s dynamic in an interesting way. The way it plays in the first three episodes, it seems as if Higgins didn\u2019t put a ton of thought into bringing her on full time, but do you think he secretly made that call thinking that Sharon\u2019s presence could ultimately help Ted?<\/b><\/p>\n

I don\u2019t think so. I think that it\u2019s really for the team. I think that\u2019s Higgins\u2019 motivation for the second season: to move the team at least up, and not fall back. So if that\u2019s a byproduct that Ted is affected by that, then so be it. But he\u2019s really just thinking about the team and changing the dynamic.<\/p>\n

Circling back around a little to my first question and talking about Higgins\u2019 past as this enabler for Rupert, I feel like the first season did a great job of grappling with that. You had some really excellent moments near the end of season one \u2013 your confrontations with Rebecca and admitting to the character\u2019s past wrongdoing and talking about moving forward. Do you think that Higgins has completely moved on from that part of his life, or does he still grapple with that, do you think?<\/b><\/p>\n

It\u2019s interesting, because you don\u2019t really see any scenes in season one with Rupert at all. But yeah, I think Higgins is still haunted by it. Just me as an actor, I know that that\u2019s still in there, and he apologizes for it profusely in season one, but there\u2019s still not quite closure. I would love to see some of it come back to haunt him at some point.<\/p>\n

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