Josh Gad

But I would come back and I would smoke every night a full bong of like hashish because I was so fucking scared. I was just fucked. I was always in a state of fear, panic, and it just didn't get better. I couldn't wait to leave. And the cast... was awesome, but also they missed Dan. Yeah, that's a hard position. It sucks being a replacement sometimes. I'm not sure if that's everyone's experience.

But I would come back and I would smoke every night a full bong of like hashish because I was so fucking scared. I was just fucked. I was always in a state of fear, panic, and it just didn't get better. I couldn't wait to leave. And the cast... was awesome, but also they missed Dan. Yeah, that's a hard position. It sucks being a replacement sometimes. I'm not sure if that's everyone's experience.

I go out of my way to be kind to my replacements because of what that experience was, but it fucking sucked. And I would do it all again if I could because it taught me resilience. Yeah, if you can get through that. I think we coddle a lot now. And I think actors who are breaking in, you need to get your ass kicked, man, because it's a fucking brutal business.

I go out of my way to be kind to my replacements because of what that experience was, but it fucking sucked. And I would do it all again if I could because it taught me resilience. Yeah, if you can get through that. I think we coddle a lot now. And I think actors who are breaking in, you need to get your ass kicked, man, because it's a fucking brutal business.

I go out of my way to be kind to my replacements because of what that experience was, but it fucking sucked. And I would do it all again if I could because it taught me resilience. Yeah, if you can get through that. I think we coddle a lot now. And I think actors who are breaking in, you need to get your ass kicked, man, because it's a fucking brutal business.

I learned from every minute of that, even though it wasn't all roses and candy. It was everything I needed at the time to prepare me for a career that is filled with so many more lows than highs. And once you have that, you can handle that. Yeah, absolutely. And there were times when I didn't think I could get through it.

I learned from every minute of that, even though it wasn't all roses and candy. It was everything I needed at the time to prepare me for a career that is filled with so many more lows than highs. And once you have that, you can handle that. Yeah, absolutely. And there were times when I didn't think I could get through it.

I learned from every minute of that, even though it wasn't all roses and candy. It was everything I needed at the time to prepare me for a career that is filled with so many more lows than highs. And once you have that, you can handle that. Yeah, absolutely. And there were times when I didn't think I could get through it.

There were times when I would literally have anxiety attacks because James would call a rehearsal that I knew was just about putting me in my place and keeping me in a box. And I didn't feel safe. I didn't feel comfortable improv-ing. I didn't feel comfortable being my funniest. It's like with your confidence. I had real problems with my confidence. That happened again on Book of Mormon. It did?

There were times when I would literally have anxiety attacks because James would call a rehearsal that I knew was just about putting me in my place and keeping me in a box. And I didn't feel safe. I didn't feel comfortable improv-ing. I didn't feel comfortable being my funniest. It's like with your confidence. I had real problems with my confidence. That happened again on Book of Mormon. It did?

There were times when I would literally have anxiety attacks because James would call a rehearsal that I knew was just about putting me in my place and keeping me in a box. And I didn't feel safe. I didn't feel comfortable improv-ing. I didn't feel comfortable being my funniest. It's like with your confidence. I had real problems with my confidence. That happened again on Book of Mormon. It did?

It did. Because I saw that. I talk about this in my book as well. So my director there, Casey, who's brilliant and amazing, he came in after Jason Moore, who we had workshopped the show with for three years, left the project. He was coming into a situation that was like, hey, we're going to Broadway. It's your turn to get it all going in a couple of months. He wanted to put his stamp on it.

It did. Because I saw that. I talk about this in my book as well. So my director there, Casey, who's brilliant and amazing, he came in after Jason Moore, who we had workshopped the show with for three years, left the project. He was coming into a situation that was like, hey, we're going to Broadway. It's your turn to get it all going in a couple of months. He wanted to put his stamp on it.

It did. Because I saw that. I talk about this in my book as well. So my director there, Casey, who's brilliant and amazing, he came in after Jason Moore, who we had workshopped the show with for three years, left the project. He was coming into a situation that was like, hey, we're going to Broadway. It's your turn to get it all going in a couple of months. He wanted to put his stamp on it.

And based on my experience with Spelling Bee, I think I had my guard up. Yeah. You got a chip on your shoulder maybe a little bit. Don't fuck with me. Yeah. I am not to be fucked with here. And I think he felt that. And I think he, in turn, sometimes did not love that I was basically doing whatever the fuck I wanted on that stage. And he wanted to control that. And right or wrong, it was his job.

And based on my experience with Spelling Bee, I think I had my guard up. Yeah. You got a chip on your shoulder maybe a little bit. Don't fuck with me. Yeah. I am not to be fucked with here. And I think he felt that. And I think he, in turn, sometimes did not love that I was basically doing whatever the fuck I wanted on that stage. And he wanted to control that. And right or wrong, it was his job.

And based on my experience with Spelling Bee, I think I had my guard up. Yeah. You got a chip on your shoulder maybe a little bit. Don't fuck with me. Yeah. I am not to be fucked with here. And I think he felt that. And I think he, in turn, sometimes did not love that I was basically doing whatever the fuck I wanted on that stage. And he wanted to control that. And right or wrong, it was his job.

And I respect that. But we definitely butted heads.

And I respect that. But we definitely butted heads.

And I respect that. But we definitely butted heads.