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JamesG · 02-08-2017, 06:56 PM

Jean Smart on "Frasier"

Smart won two Emmys for her seven-episode run playing Lana Gardner, a former classmate and old crush of Frasier‘s (Kelsey Grammer) who could turn the normally suave doctor into a stammering adolescent.

“The way he reacted to me made it very hard to keep a straight face.” She recalls being struck by the fact that even seven seasons in, the cast still enjoyed one another. “They didn’t disappear into their offices when they were done shooting. They’d watch each other’s scenes and laugh.”

She remembers Grammer and David Hyde Pierce playing the piano during breaks and table reads no one could get through due to laughing. "Frasier’s" wit and smarts is something Smart says other series should pay attention to.

“They never talked down to the audience. That show was so intelligent and so screamingly funny. They made jokes about obscure vintages of wine, for God’s sake!”

http://ew.com/tv/2017/02/08/jean-smart-role-call/

WhiskyPete · 04-12-2017, 09:00 AM

Thank you for that quote.

She was a great actress herself and brought out the best in Frasier and Niles in my opinion.

02-08-2017, 06:56 PM	#1
JamesG Freakshow Moderator Forum Icon Join Date: Feb 01, 2008 Location: Brooklyn, NY Posts: 57,125	Jean Smart Looks Back on "Frasier" *Jean Smart on "Frasier"* Smart won two Emmys for her seven-episode run playing Lana Gardner, a former classmate and old crush of Frasier‘s (Kelsey Grammer) who could turn the normally suave doctor into a stammering adolescent. “The way he reacted to me made it very hard to keep a straight face.” She recalls being struck by the fact that even seven seasons in, the cast still enjoyed one another. “They didn’t disappear into their offices when they were done shooting. They’d watch each other’s scenes and laugh.” She remembers Grammer and David Hyde Pierce playing the piano during breaks and table reads no one could get through due to laughing. "Frasier’s" wit and smarts is something Smart says other series should pay attention to. “They never talked down to the audience. That show was so intelligent and so screamingly funny. They made jokes about obscure vintages of wine, for God’s sake!” http://ew.com/tv/2017/02/08/jean-smart-role-call/ Attached Images

04-12-2017, 09:00 AM	#2
WhiskyPete Member Forum Hawk Join Date: Apr 12, 2017 Location: UK Posts: 3	Thank you for that quote. She was a great actress herself and brought out the best in Frasier and Niles in my opinion.