Jeremy Strong as Roy Cohn

So better that you actually have a frame of reference for a Michael Scott.

My very first audition for The Office, I had to sit in a chair, and the producer interviewed me in character. There was no script. He just said, we want you to act like Pam or your idea of Pam, and we're going to interview you like a documentary film crew might. And they asked me a lot of questions about, did I like working at a paper company? How long had I lived in Scranton?

My very first audition for The Office, I had to sit in a chair, and the producer interviewed me in character. There was no script. He just said, we want you to act like Pam or your idea of Pam, and we're going to interview you like a documentary film crew might. And they asked me a lot of questions about, did I like working at a paper company? How long had I lived in Scranton?

My very first audition for The Office, I had to sit in a chair, and the producer interviewed me in character. There was no script. He just said, we want you to act like Pam or your idea of Pam, and we're going to interview you like a documentary film crew might. And they asked me a lot of questions about, did I like working at a paper company? How long had I lived in Scranton?

How did I feel about being filmed by a documentary crew? And my take on the character of Pam was that she didn't have any media training. So she didn't know how to be a good interview. And also, she didn't care about this interview. And so I gave very short one-word answers.

How did I feel about being filmed by a documentary crew? And my take on the character of Pam was that she didn't have any media training. So she didn't know how to be a good interview. And also, she didn't care about this interview. And so I gave very short one-word answers.

How did I feel about being filmed by a documentary crew? And my take on the character of Pam was that she didn't have any media training. So she didn't know how to be a good interview. And also, she didn't care about this interview. And so I gave very short one-word answers.

And I tried very hard not to be funny or clever because I thought that the comedy would come out of just, you know, the real human reactions to the situation. And it was great. It was great. We clicked quickly. And they liked that take on it.

And I tried very hard not to be funny or clever because I thought that the comedy would come out of just, you know, the real human reactions to the situation. And it was great. It was great. We clicked quickly. And they liked that take on it.

And I tried very hard not to be funny or clever because I thought that the comedy would come out of just, you know, the real human reactions to the situation. And it was great. It was great. We clicked quickly. And they liked that take on it.

Well, it's funny. The casting director, before I went in, I had known her for a few years, and she had called me in for other jobs. And she gave me some coaching on the phone. What she said was, don't come in looking pretty. Which, you know, a lot of times when you go in on an audition, they want you to look inappropriately sexy or hot for the role.

Well, it's funny. The casting director, before I went in, I had known her for a few years, and she had called me in for other jobs. And she gave me some coaching on the phone. What she said was, don't come in looking pretty. Which, you know, a lot of times when you go in on an audition, they want you to look inappropriately sexy or hot for the role.

Well, it's funny. The casting director, before I went in, I had known her for a few years, and she had called me in for other jobs. And she gave me some coaching on the phone. What she said was, don't come in looking pretty. Which, you know, a lot of times when you go in on an audition, they want you to look inappropriately sexy or hot for the role.

And I used to get called in to play things like, oh, like a third grade school teacher, but look really hot. Yeah. And and so in this instance, the when I went in for the office, the casting director said to me, she said, please look normal. Don't make yourself all pretty and dare to bore me with your audition. Those were her words. Dare to bore me.

And I used to get called in to play things like, oh, like a third grade school teacher, but look really hot. Yeah. And and so in this instance, the when I went in for the office, the casting director said to me, she said, please look normal. Don't make yourself all pretty and dare to bore me with your audition. Those were her words. Dare to bore me.

And I used to get called in to play things like, oh, like a third grade school teacher, but look really hot. Yeah. And and so in this instance, the when I went in for the office, the casting director said to me, she said, please look normal. Don't make yourself all pretty and dare to bore me with your audition. Those were her words. Dare to bore me.

She said, please do not come in and do a bunch of stick and try to be funny and clever because it's not that kind of show. So when I went into the audition, the first question that they asked me in the character of Pam, they said, do you like working as a receptionist? And I said, no. And that was it. I didn't speak any more than that. And...

She said, please do not come in and do a bunch of stick and try to be funny and clever because it's not that kind of show. So when I went into the audition, the first question that they asked me in the character of Pam, they said, do you like working as a receptionist? And I said, no. And that was it. I didn't speak any more than that. And...

She said, please do not come in and do a bunch of stick and try to be funny and clever because it's not that kind of show. So when I went into the audition, the first question that they asked me in the character of Pam, they said, do you like working as a receptionist? And I said, no. And that was it. I didn't speak any more than that. And...

And they started laughing and then they asked me a few more questions. My answers were really nothing. They were just yes and no answers. And I felt like the comedy would come in watching me think about what I wasn't going to say instead of what I said. Right.