Terence Winter

He said, I can't stop thinking about Steve for this. And I said, yeah, me too. I said, isn't that crazy? He says, yeah, yeah. And it's funny, even Steve, when I called him, he knew he was in the running. And when I called him to tell him he got the role, I said, Steve, you know, we're really excited. We want to offer you this role.

He said, I can't stop thinking about Steve for this. And I said, yeah, me too. I said, isn't that crazy? He says, yeah, yeah. And it's funny, even Steve, when I called him, he knew he was in the running. And when I called him to tell him he got the role, I said, Steve, you know, we're really excited. We want to offer you this role.

And he said, hey, look, you know, it was really just an honor to be considered. And I said, Steve, No, we're giving you the role. And he's like, what? Because I've been preparing myself for two weeks to not get this. I didn't even hear you. I didn't even let that register. I said, yeah, no, you got it. We're doing this. And he's like, holy shit. Oh, wow.

And he said, hey, look, you know, it was really just an honor to be considered. And I said, Steve, No, we're giving you the role. And he's like, what? Because I've been preparing myself for two weeks to not get this. I didn't even hear you. I didn't even let that register. I said, yeah, no, you got it. We're doing this. And he's like, holy shit. Oh, wow.

And then, of course, you know, he went on, you know, I think he won the Screen Actors Guild a couple of times in a row and Emmy nominations. And, you know, people just loved him. He totally sold it and pulled it off. Obviously, he's Steve Buscemi.

And then, of course, you know, he went on, you know, I think he won the Screen Actors Guild a couple of times in a row and Emmy nominations. And, you know, people just loved him. He totally sold it and pulled it off. Obviously, he's Steve Buscemi.

I loved all the wardrobe stuff, the hair stuff. One of the things I loved was a little detail that in somewhere in 1916, the Gillette company invented the safety razor. Up until that point, men shaved themselves with a straight razor. So facial hair was a big thing. So a lot of guys had beards and mutton chops and all these crazy, everybody had facial hair up until 1917.

I loved all the wardrobe stuff, the hair stuff. One of the things I loved was a little detail that in somewhere in 1916, the Gillette company invented the safety razor. Up until that point, men shaved themselves with a straight razor. So facial hair was a big thing. So a lot of guys had beards and mutton chops and all these crazy, everybody had facial hair up until 1917.

Suddenly that was the safety razor came out. So young people, started looking at facial hair as, oh, yeah, that's your dad. That's your grandpa. So we somewhere around season two, I would start seeing young people with mustaches in the crowd of extras or on the show. And I mentioned it to our hair person a few times. And I mentioned it to our extras casting person.

Suddenly that was the safety razor came out. So young people, started looking at facial hair as, oh, yeah, that's your dad. That's your grandpa. So we somewhere around season two, I would start seeing young people with mustaches in the crowd of extras or on the show. And I mentioned it to our hair person a few times. And I mentioned it to our extras casting person.

I said, do not send me any young men with facial hair. And it kept popping up and it started to drive me crazy. So I actually got the yearbook from Princeton University of 1922. And I went into the hair department and I said, find me one man in this book with facial hair. And there was not one college student that had a mustache or a beard in 1922.

I said, do not send me any young men with facial hair. And it kept popping up and it started to drive me crazy. So I actually got the yearbook from Princeton University of 1922. And I went into the hair department and I said, find me one man in this book with facial hair. And there was not one college student that had a mustache or a beard in 1922.

I said, that's the level of accuracy we need to have here. And they did. I had the A-plus team of every department head, hair, makeup, wardrobe, music. It shows. Production design, just crazy details. Yeah, you can tell. You know, like wardrobe is like, you know, what drives me crazy, if you see a show set in 1920, everybody's dressed like it's 1920.

I said, that's the level of accuracy we need to have here. And they did. I had the A-plus team of every department head, hair, makeup, wardrobe, music. It shows. Production design, just crazy details. Yeah, you can tell. You know, like wardrobe is like, you know, what drives me crazy, if you see a show set in 1920, everybody's dressed like it's 1920.

You know, I don't know about you, but I have, you know, I have guest jeans from the 90s probably that I still have. Actually, my wife has called me on shit like that a couple of times. Like, you've got to, you know, you've got to get rid of it. So not everybody dresses like it's 2024. Most people don't.

You know, I don't know about you, but I have, you know, I have guest jeans from the 90s probably that I still have. Actually, my wife has called me on shit like that a couple of times. Like, you've got to, you know, you've got to get rid of it. So not everybody dresses like it's 2024. Most people don't.

You know, if you're really hip and maybe you're in New York or L.A., maybe you do, but you sure don't. And if you're a working class guy in Atlantic City, you dress like it's 1893. Yeah. You know, so I needed we needed a smattering of that. And everybody took such pride in it, too. I remember even once a big debate about a chain link fence.

You know, if you're really hip and maybe you're in New York or L.A., maybe you do, but you sure don't. And if you're a working class guy in Atlantic City, you dress like it's 1893. Yeah. You know, so I needed we needed a smattering of that. And everybody took such pride in it, too. I remember even once a big debate about a chain link fence.

You know, I didn't even bring it up, but a production designer, he said, you know, we had a chain link fence somewhere. And he said, before you say anything, yes, they had chain link fences in 1920. They were invented in 1905. I was like, OK. Take it easy. He goes, I didn't know myself and I had to check this out. But yeah, they had chain link fences back then. So yeah, like stuff like that.

You know, I didn't even bring it up, but a production designer, he said, you know, we had a chain link fence somewhere. And he said, before you say anything, yes, they had chain link fences in 1920. They were invented in 1905. I was like, OK. Take it easy. He goes, I didn't know myself and I had to check this out. But yeah, they had chain link fences back then. So yeah, like stuff like that.