PATRICK J. ADAMS: Sign me up!
I dont need to know anything else.
Did you have a list of questions?
ADAMS: Yeah, there were lots of questions.
She said, You should really read this.
I think youll love it.
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I just found it so charming and so unique.
I had never read anything like it.I was really taken aback by the character of Albert.
I just kept being surprised by it.
I just thought, Well, this is super unique.
It seemed like it was gonna be a lot of fun to work on.
ADAMS: Jose gets to the heart of the thing.
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I like to think he could have told this story without it beingYoung Werther.
Hes so unique and so wonderful.
He took something so old and made it something so relevant and also changed the tone of it.
Theres still tragedy, in that he doesnt get what he wants.
And Jose understood the assignment.
ADAMS: Yeah, I completely agree.
That was my only fear when I read the script.
I was like, “Is this gonna work?
I dont know these people.
This is a very heightened version of reality.
In some way,it feels so magical because it feels tied to this romantic novel.
You mentioned him being a kind person, but hes also neglectful.
Hes not abusive, but hes also not present.
How did you want to reconcile that within him?
ADAMS: I loved that that was the truth, but there was no maliciousness to it.
There was no scene where it was like, Goddamn it, Ive gotta work.
Im the one keeping this family together.
Theres not even that.
Hes just doing his best.
I relate to that.
There are so many times where I miss the magic of life because Im on my phone.
That happens 20 times a day.
That happens to me.
That probably happens to you.
I think it happens to all of us.
Does that make us bad people?
Does it make us unlovable or unrelatable?
No, of course not.
Its just a function of being in the modern world.
Hes just doing the best he could.
And then, at some point, he realizes, I have to be a better version of this.
I need to find a better balance.
I am seeking that in my life, all the time.
We seek to exist somewhere in the middle and find the balance.
The rom-com premieres on December 13.
How was it to explore that dynamic between Albert and Werther?
ADAMS: Theres nothing dark about Albert, and he doesnt see the darkness in other people.
He doesnt see the threat.
He just sees the good.
But never is it like, Screw this guy.
I wanna ruin him.
Get him out of our lives.
ADAMS: Its my favorite.
Youre driving me crazy.
I am going to hit you now.
And then, we will be done.
Theres something so great about that.
Its Alberts rationality meeting with the spontaneity of violence and anger.
Its the two of those things together that makes for something so funny and cathartic.
I thought that was genius.
I dont even know how I prepped for it.
We just did it, and we had to have a laugh after every take.
Keeping both of those things together is what makes this film so unique.
What do the fans love so much?
Im doing a bit of an autopsy on my own experience of it.
Its so rare that you get to have an experience likeSuits.
But truthfully, Im more than happy to keep that character exactly where he is.
I think it ended in a perfect place.
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It really does feel like that magical thing that feels indescribable.
ADAMS: Yeah, and people are trying to replicate it every day in this business.
Its really, really, really hard.
Thats why what we do is so wonderful.
You ever into every project with this unknown.
Thats all you could do.
And then, you have to hope for the best.
Most of the time, its not gonna beSuits.
Whats it like to join Taylor Sheridans world of TV withThe Madison?
ADAMS: Intense is a good word.
Whats a better word?
Thats been the fun of watchingSuits.
Youre like, Oh, okay.
Now that character knows that.
you could see the show start to figure out its own language.
These people have all been working together for a really long time.
They have a shorthand with each other.
Thats been the experience so far.
Hes certainly not known as the lighthearted comedy guy.
His shows definitely put you through a lot.
Thats what Ive appreciated too.
Thats a gear that Im enjoying actually getting to find a little bit of.
Ive already said too much.
The lawyers are coming for me and Im probably gonna be taken out.
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