Dave Davies

It's an honor walk, I guess, is what you call it, right? Yes. That's a real thing, right?

Going to take another break here. We are speaking with Noah Wiley. He's an executive producer, writer, and star of the new Mac series, The Pit, which is streaming now. We'll continue our conversation after this short break. This is Fresh Air.

Going to take another break here. We are speaking with Noah Wiley. He's an executive producer, writer, and star of the new Mac series, The Pit, which is streaming now. We'll continue our conversation after this short break. This is Fresh Air.

Going to take another break here. We are speaking with Noah Wiley. He's an executive producer, writer, and star of the new Mac series, The Pit, which is streaming now. We'll continue our conversation after this short break. This is Fresh Air.

Let's talk a little bit about your own life. You grew up in Los Angeles, right? Your mom was an orthopedic head nurse and you said an OR nurse too, right? You had two siblings and then I guess your parents divorced when you were pretty young and both remarried and had other kids.

Let's talk a little bit about your own life. You grew up in Los Angeles, right? Your mom was an orthopedic head nurse and you said an OR nurse too, right? You had two siblings and then I guess your parents divorced when you were pretty young and both remarried and had other kids.

Let's talk a little bit about your own life. You grew up in Los Angeles, right? Your mom was an orthopedic head nurse and you said an OR nurse too, right? You had two siblings and then I guess your parents divorced when you were pretty young and both remarried and had other kids.

I understand. It's very confusing. A lot of people.

I understand. It's very confusing. A lot of people.

I understand. It's very confusing. A lot of people.

Right. You went to a private school about 100 miles away from L.A., I gather, and got interested in theater there?

Right. You went to a private school about 100 miles away from L.A., I gather, and got interested in theater there?

Right. You went to a private school about 100 miles away from L.A., I gather, and got interested in theater there?

Yeah, performing is fun. Getting praised for it is better. Yeah.

Yeah, performing is fun. Getting praised for it is better. Yeah.

Yeah, performing is fun. Getting praised for it is better. Yeah.

So you spent a few years, you know, I assume you were taking acting lessons, right, and going to auditions. And was that, I mean, that stretch where you were going to auditions and getting small parts, what did it feel like at the time? Was it frustrating? It can be tough, right?

So you spent a few years, you know, I assume you were taking acting lessons, right, and going to auditions. And was that, I mean, that stretch where you were going to auditions and getting small parts, what did it feel like at the time? Was it frustrating? It can be tough, right?

So you spent a few years, you know, I assume you were taking acting lessons, right, and going to auditions. And was that, I mean, that stretch where you were going to auditions and getting small parts, what did it feel like at the time? Was it frustrating? It can be tough, right?

Right, which was a huge success from the beginning. It was a big project for NBC. So this was like, what, 1994 when it debuted, right, the series? Yeah, we shot the pilot in 93 and 94. So that's when there weren't all these videos on the internet and all that stuff and people watched network television.