What's a typical day like on the set of "The Good Doctor"?
You wake up really early, and you head to set. And as soon as you get the set, you go right to hair and makeup, and that's almost two hours. And then you go onto set to rehearse and block with the director for that episode. You put your thoughts out about what you think is happening with your character, how it works and fits in the storyline. You block it, you show everybody so everyone's clear, lighting's clear, camera people are clear, everybody's clear about what's happening. And then you head back to your trailer. You get dressed in your costume for the day, and then you come back and you start shooting. And shooting can be from three to six hours at a time for each scene, depending on what we're doing. And then on surgery days — so when we're filming surgery, that's a whole other ball game. Luckily, we're in really comfortable clothes because you're standing up for hours, you're doing the same lines and you're faking all of these procedural things and stuff, but it can be fun. It's like being in like biology class all over again.
What do you like most about being on the show?
What do I like most about being on the show? That's a good question. Hmm. Let me think, what I like most. I think I like when I get to meet different directors, and I'm learning more of my process. I feel like for an actor, your process always changes and evolves with you. And so for this show, I'm always just trying to make sure that I don't get lost in the medical world of it. That also besides being Dr. Jordan Allen, she is a full person. She has a life outside of the hospital and how to bring that in, in a natural way. So I enjoy really playing with guest stars, and I love playing with different directors, too.
What can you tell us about the rest of the season? Are there any hints that you can share?
Not any hints, but also, we just had the winter finale last night, and I know a lot of the fans were like, "What's about to happen?" It feels like a big face-off between Dr. Lim and Salen Morrison. And I'm excited to see that, too. But I think so far, this season has given us a lot of twists and turns, and what we think is going to happen, something different happens. And I just say, look forward to more of that.
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