Method to ‘The Office’ Madness

Backstage.com talks to The Office cast about the casting process, the success of the show, and what it’s like to spend 60 hours a week on set together.

An excerpt:

Fischer: A good example of improv that paid off was in our episode “The Gay Witch Hunt” [Season 3, Episode 1]. That kiss between Oscar and Steve [Carell] was not scripted. And all of our reactions are the real reactions. It speaks so much to Oscar’s professionalism that he did not break.

Nunez: I do not break. You can write that down. He wasn’t supposed to kiss me. We did it a couple of times, and he wasn’t kissing me. And then that once, I see his lips coming closer and closer; I’m like, “Dear God, he’s going to kiss me.” And sure enough, he planted one on my face.

Read Method to ‘The Office’ Madness.

Tipster: Amy

5 comments

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   1. Pete  Sat. Dec. 23, 2006 | 11:44am

   Does it seem like Jenna Fisher talks about about Ed Helms and Rashida Jones in the past-tense? You could take her words on that count to refer to when they first joined the cast, or to refer to their time–since concluded–on the show.

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   2. Mollie  Sat. Dec. 23, 2006 | 12:39pm

   really enjoyed that article- thanks!

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   3. Post-it Thief  Sat. Dec. 23, 2006 | 1:40pm

   Cool! You don’t see all (well, the majority) of them in an article together. Good, insightful stuff.

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   4. Adriana  Sat. Dec. 23, 2006 | 1:53pm

   Where are John and Steve?

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   5. Amy  Sat. Dec. 23, 2006 | 2:18pm

   Yeah, it was definitely in past tense. But this is also the person who uploaded a picture of Roy with a wedding ring over the summer…

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