Earlier today, The CW announced it has picked up One árbol colina for a full season.
To many fans of the show, this is exciting for one huge reason: más Robert Buckley!
The former Lipstick Jungle estrella 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 tu wearing a camisa, camiseta right now?
Robert Buckley: Yes.
TV Fanatic: Does it ever bother tu that you're almost as well known for your literal body of work as for your actuación 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 dicho in a way that implied I lacked talent as an actor.
That being said, I knew I wanted a new role that was más than just the half-naked, cabaña, cabana boy. You'll see me in a lot más clothing on One árbol Hill.
TV Fanatic: You've come aboard a long-running mostrar and sort of replaced one of its bigger stars, Chad Michael Murray. Have tu felt any pressure in that regard?
Buckley: I never looked at it that way. The mostrar 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 tu 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 mostrar 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 mesa, tabla at lunch.
I didn't know anyone else in the cast at first, but everyone was so warm and welcoming.
TV Fanatic: How did tu approach the role of a sports agent? That profession doesn't have the best reputation.
Buckley: I dicho 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 tu give us any One árbol colina spoilers.
Buckley: We've already alluded to a mystery in Clay's past. In the first episode, he dicho he doesn't believe in love. That's an interesting statement. It will be explained más over the siguiente five episodes. Viewers will find out más about who Clay really is. Why is he in árbol colina and not Los Angeles?
To many fans of the show, this is exciting for one huge reason: más Robert Buckley!
The former Lipstick Jungle estrella 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 tu wearing a camisa, camiseta right now?
Robert Buckley: Yes.
TV Fanatic: Does it ever bother tu that you're almost as well known for your literal body of work as for your actuación 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 dicho in a way that implied I lacked talent as an actor.
That being said, I knew I wanted a new role that was más than just the half-naked, cabaña, cabana boy. You'll see me in a lot más clothing on One árbol Hill.
TV Fanatic: You've come aboard a long-running mostrar and sort of replaced one of its bigger stars, Chad Michael Murray. Have tu felt any pressure in that regard?
Buckley: I never looked at it that way. The mostrar 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 tu 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 mostrar 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 mesa, tabla at lunch.
I didn't know anyone else in the cast at first, but everyone was so warm and welcoming.
TV Fanatic: How did tu approach the role of a sports agent? That profession doesn't have the best reputation.
Buckley: I dicho 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 tu give us any One árbol colina spoilers.
Buckley: We've already alluded to a mystery in Clay's past. In the first episode, he dicho he doesn't believe in love. That's an interesting statement. It will be explained más over the siguiente five episodes. Viewers will find out más about who Clay really is. Why is he in árbol colina and not Los Angeles?
