Could seventh time be a charm forNathan Lane?
“Obviously, it’s a thrill and a delight and it sounds very impressive, but once you realize I’ve never actually won, it sort of slows down the momentum,” Lane, 66, explained. “You know, my pronouns are he, him and his and apparently my adverbs are almost, nearly and not quite.”
AsSara Hainespointed out that it’s still “impressive just to be nominated,” Lane sarcastically replied: “Isn’t it though?”
“You know the Emmys, everyone has different mileage,” he explained. “Julia Louis Dreyfus, she’s brilliant. She’s won 11 awards. For her, going to the Emmys is like shopping at Amazon Fresh. You walk in with a bag, you take what you want, and you walk out.”
Lane then pleaded withThe Viewco-hosts: “I’m not here to tell people to vote for me — I’m hoping you will.”
“All of you, you’re more likable anyway. They’ll listen to you,” he jokingly added. “Not for my benefit. Do it for the kids! Any kids, do it for the kids!”
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Lane plays Teddy Dimas on Hulu’sOnly Murders in the Building. The series received a whopping 17 nominations ahead of the 2022 Emmys, airing Sept. 12 on NBC.
“It’s a tribute toSteve [Martin], Marty [Martin Short] andSelena Gomezand John Hoffman, who is the main show-runner and co-creator,” Lane said onThe View. “When they asked me to do it, I thought it would just be an out-and-out comedy and it would be fun and then as we got closer to doing it, they explained that the character takes a very dark turn and I had a deaf son and I would have to learn American Sign Language for those scenes.”
“It became a much more exciting challenge. It’s always a pleasure to hang out with Marty and Steve,” he added.
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Lane also gave a shout-out to “extraordinary young actor"James Caverly, who plays his son Theo on the show. (Caverly is deaf in real life.)
“James Caverly, who played my son Theo, was also incredibly supportive and kind to me as I was speaking his language,” he said. “That’s the only disappointing thing is that I didn’t see his name among the [Emmys] nominees. I shared so much with him on the show, so much of what the character is based on that relationship.”
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Only Murders in the Buildingis currently airing its second season on Hulu. Earlier this month, the streaming service renewed the series for a third season.
New episodes ofOnly Murders in the Buildingdrop Tuesdays on Hulu.
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source: people.com
