’90s It Girl Gretchen Mol still misses her Boardwalk Empire character

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Boardwalk Empire (2010-2014)—“Gillian Darmody”

AVC: Surely a half decade of working with Steve Buscemi and Bobby Cannavale leaves you with some fairly entertaining memories from that period.

GM: Absolutely. There’s no—again, that and Bettie, it’s hard to work after that. I feel bad, I’m not giving you juicy, funny stories. I don’t even think like that when I’m working. I get so excited by the actual work and being around that kind of talent and having that kind of writing. Everything from the costumes was just perfection in terms of the production values. I felt like it was almost like working in the old studio days, whatever that might have been. You feel like you have the wind beneath your wings. Everything is supporting it. It allows everybody to do their best work and really shine. It was such a great experience that way. And I loved the character. I really miss Gillian. After five years, you really come to love the person and get shocked by everything that they do, but you do it anyway. You find a way to justify it and understand it. She was such a challenge and such a tough person. A survivor. And you walk away from a character like that more empowered, I think, because you had to do the things that she did and believe in them.

AVC: You had so many intense scenes. Are there any particular moments that stand out for you when you look back on shooting that show?

GM: I remember—slapping the Commodore? I don’t know. You mean, like, “Woohoo, it’s the…?” [Laughs.] Sure, there were some fun times! The good news is, when you’re on a job like that, you know the crew so well and you just—you live there. Friday night, if you’re there, you’re having fun. You’re not just working, working. You get that comfort level with everyone. Nothing too crazy. Five years… probably the day I had to slap poor Dabney Coleman, who was bedridden. There were so many things. The day I had to drown the guy in the bathtub, feed him with heroin. Bobby Cannavale, when I had to shoot him up with heroin. There were a lot of crazy things. Throwing water in Steve Buscemi’s face.