Platonic’s Tre Hale Gushes Over ‘Awesome’ Costars Rose Byrne and Seth Rogen, Reveals Their Best Acting Advice
usmagazine.comPlatonic stars two of the biggest names in Hollywood — Rose Byrne and Seth Rogen — but Tre Hale says his colleagues were as down-to-earth as they could possibly be.“I asked [Seth] and Rose so many questions on set,” Hale exclusively tells Us Weekly of Rogen, 41, and Byrne, 43. “And credit to them, they were so awesome — both of them — in really making a newcomer like me feel comfortable and feel open and feel confident in a lot of the choices that I made.”Hale stars alongside the duo in the new Apple TV+ series, which debuted in May.
Byrne and Rogen play Sylvia and Will, respectively, two childhood best friends who reconnect as adults, while Hale appears as Will’s friend and business partner, Andy.Platonic isn’t Hale’s first TV role, but he still looked to his costars for tips. “I had asked Seth some good acting advice, just a basic general question,” Hale recalled. “And I remember, he said, ‘Do nothing,’ and at the time, I didn’t quite understand what that meant.
Like, do nothing? You’ve got to do something in a scene.”Rogen, however, explained that he meant newer actors sometimes “over-perform” in order to “capture attention” while they’re trying to make a name for themselves.“It was something very small, and some actors might hear that and think another way,” Hale explained. “It gave me so much perspective and helped me so much.
He gave me that on, like, episode 2 I think. He gave me that little gem. So, I was able to take that with me for the rest of the season.
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