Earlier today, The CW announced it has picked up One 树 爬坡道, 小山 for a full season.
To many 粉丝 of the show, this is exciting for one huge reason: 更多 Robert Buckley!
The former Lipstick Jungle 星, 星级 has come aboard the long-time series in the role of Clay. In an exclusive interview, he tells TV Fanatic about joining the cast, as well as not wearing a shirt...
TV Fanatic: Are 你 wearing a 衬衫 right now?
Robert Buckley: Yes.
TV Fanatic: Does it ever bother 你 that you're almost as well known for your literal body of work as for your 表演 skills?
Buckley: No, because it was never to the detriment of my performance. Going back to Lipstick Jungle, I know I received compliments on the superficial, so to speak, but it was never 说 in a way that implied I lacked talent as an actor.
That being said, I knew I wanted a new role that was 更多 than just the half-naked, 小屋, 卡巴纳 boy. You'll see me in a lot 更多 clothing on One 树 Hill.
TV Fanatic: You've come aboard a long-running 显示 and sort of replaced one of its bigger stars, Chad Michael Murray. Have 你 felt any pressure in that regard?
Buckley: I never looked at it that way. The 显示 jumped ahead 14 months, so Lucas and Peyton had a child and left; it was a natural course of events.
A lot can happen in real life in a year's time, so there's wasn't pressure to fill anyone's shoes. The storyline made sense that I wouldn't be treated as a replacement.
TV Fanatic: Did it help that 你 weren't the only new cast member this season? (Jana Kramer and Shantel VanSanten are also new regulars.)
Buckley: I felt self-imposed pressure because the 显示 has been a success for six years. I felt like the new kid in school, but I buddied up quickly with Shanel. We were like the two kids not sitting at the cool 表 at lunch.
I didn't know anyone else in the cast at first, but everyone was so warm and welcoming.
TV Fanatic: How did 你 approach the role of a sports agent? That profession doesn't have the best reputation.
Buckley: I 说 right away that I had no interest in playing Clay as the stereotypical, one-note agent. Someone with no redeeming qualities gets old really fast.
To prepare, I actually watched a movie I already loved: Glengarry Glen Ross. It helped give me an idea of how to argue and how to go head-to-head against someone.
TV Fanatic: Can 你 give us any One 树 爬坡道, 小山 spoilers.
Buckley: We've already alluded to a mystery in Clay's past. In the first episode, he 说 he doesn't believe in love. That's an interesting statement. It will be explained 更多 over the 下一个 five episodes. Viewers will find out 更多 about who Clay really is. Why is he in 树 爬坡道, 小山 and not Los Angeles?
To many 粉丝 of the show, this is exciting for one huge reason: 更多 Robert Buckley!
The former Lipstick Jungle 星, 星级 has come aboard the long-time series in the role of Clay. In an exclusive interview, he tells TV Fanatic about joining the cast, as well as not wearing a shirt...
TV Fanatic: Are 你 wearing a 衬衫 right now?
Robert Buckley: Yes.
TV Fanatic: Does it ever bother 你 that you're almost as well known for your literal body of work as for your 表演 skills?
Buckley: No, because it was never to the detriment of my performance. Going back to Lipstick Jungle, I know I received compliments on the superficial, so to speak, but it was never 说 in a way that implied I lacked talent as an actor.
That being said, I knew I wanted a new role that was 更多 than just the half-naked, 小屋, 卡巴纳 boy. You'll see me in a lot 更多 clothing on One 树 Hill.
TV Fanatic: You've come aboard a long-running 显示 and sort of replaced one of its bigger stars, Chad Michael Murray. Have 你 felt any pressure in that regard?
Buckley: I never looked at it that way. The 显示 jumped ahead 14 months, so Lucas and Peyton had a child and left; it was a natural course of events.
A lot can happen in real life in a year's time, so there's wasn't pressure to fill anyone's shoes. The storyline made sense that I wouldn't be treated as a replacement.
TV Fanatic: Did it help that 你 weren't the only new cast member this season? (Jana Kramer and Shantel VanSanten are also new regulars.)
Buckley: I felt self-imposed pressure because the 显示 has been a success for six years. I felt like the new kid in school, but I buddied up quickly with Shanel. We were like the two kids not sitting at the cool 表 at lunch.
I didn't know anyone else in the cast at first, but everyone was so warm and welcoming.
TV Fanatic: How did 你 approach the role of a sports agent? That profession doesn't have the best reputation.
Buckley: I 说 right away that I had no interest in playing Clay as the stereotypical, one-note agent. Someone with no redeeming qualities gets old really fast.
To prepare, I actually watched a movie I already loved: Glengarry Glen Ross. It helped give me an idea of how to argue and how to go head-to-head against someone.
TV Fanatic: Can 你 give us any One 树 爬坡道, 小山 spoilers.
Buckley: We've already alluded to a mystery in Clay's past. In the first episode, he 说 he doesn't believe in love. That's an interesting statement. It will be explained 更多 over the 下一个 five episodes. Viewers will find out 更多 about who Clay really is. Why is he in 树 爬坡道, 小山 and not Los Angeles?