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From "Gilmore Girls" to "How To Get Away With Murder”

From "Gilmore Girls" to "How To Get Away With Murder”

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Actress Liza Weil discusses Season 3 of the hit ABC crime drama & growing up on "Gilmore Girls"

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Young Hollywood

From How to Get Away with Murder, it's Liza Weil, hanging out with me on the couch. And you're gonna teach me how to get away with murder, right?

Liza Weil

Yeah, it's it's a work in progress. You're learning yourself as you go along.

Young Hollywood

Well, congratulations on all the success of the show. People are like rabid fans of this show, and you guys keep them guessing, I gotta say.

Liza Weil

Yeah, it never goes the way that we think it's gonna go, even as cast members, we're constantly trying to track what's going on and remember all the plot twists. So it's nice to to know that it's uh, translating.

Young Hollywood

Yeah. A very talented cast as well.

Liza Weil

Yeah.

Young Hollywood

Um, you get to work with Viola Davis. I know. Who, I mean, not to not to intimidate you, she's like the best.

Liza Weil

Yeah, she's only like the best actress in Hollywood right now.

Young Hollywood

No pressure, no pressure. I know. What's it like being able to act opposite such a talented cast?

Liza Weil

It's pretty dreamy. I mean, it it it does really feel like a very special group of people, and everybody is really enormously talented, and Viola certainly sets the tone, and uh, you have to bring your A-game with Viola.

Young Hollywood

Yeah. A lot of a lot of people know you, though, from Gilmore Girls. You gotta say, like you kinda grew up on that show.

Liza Weil

I know, my entire 20s was was spent on that show. Yeah.

Young Hollywood

And a lot of us grew up with you. Um, with the Netflix revival, what what was that like, getting together with everybody?

Liza Weil

It was a lot of things. It was a lot of complicated feelings. I mean, it was super bizarre, but we were we all, I think, felt really lucky that it was something that we got to revisit. And then once we all came together, it felt very special. It's a cool thing to be a part of.

Young Hollywood

Um, you've really grown up in this business. Your family was in a comedy troop? Is that right?

Liza Weil

Yes, uh, my father was part of a comedy troop that toured around uh, Europe when I was really young, and then when they came to perform in the states, he met my mother and sort of she came on board and uh, and I traveled with them when I was very young. It was a really lovely way to to start your your uh, life. Yeah. As a child, to to be surrounded by, you know, sort of eccentric, colorful people.

Young Hollywood

What's your favorite memory from that period of your life?

Liza Weil

Um, I remember, you know, I would be able to go to to shows with my parents that were quite late, um, and they would um, let me pick out somebody in the audience to sit with, and they'd give me a a Coca-Cola, and I just would get to watch them do their act, and uh, that's what I remember.

Young Hollywood

Was it like kid-friendly stuff? Oh, okay, even better.

Liza Weil

No. It was a little questionable. It was

Young Hollywood

Were they wondering why there was this kid like in the program?

Liza Weil

It was a different time. Okay. Um, but it was so nice to be so young and and to be able to feel like I was actually with them and experiencing it with them. And I think that that definitely had an influence in in why I wanted to do what I do, that that exposure to it, so young.

Young Hollywood

Uh, tell us where we are with How to Get Away with Murder. We know we we left on a on a pretty big cliffhanger. Uh, because there was a murder. And how Bonnie fits in to everything.

Liza Weil

Yeah, it's uh

Young Hollywood

How's Bonnie gonna fix this, is what I'm asking.

Liza Weil

I know. It's kind of an amazing thing that Bonnie is actually has to face the the task of fixing it. She she is very much sort of asked to be Annalise in this situation. So it's um, it's a lot of pressure. There's a lot of obstacles and challenges and we're right in the thick of it.

Young Hollywood

Out of everyone on the cast, who could get away with murder? You think?

Liza Weil

Um, I, out of everyone I'm gonna go Wes Gibbons. I'm gonna go Alfred Enoch.

Young Hollywood

Okay. Putting you on blast. Putting you on blast.

Liza Weil

Yeah, he's also not on on social media, so I feel like I can say that.

Young Hollywood

Oh, okay, yeah. No, but he'll probably

Liza Weil

He's a safe place. No. No. It'll just be on the internet for everybody to see.

Young Hollywood

Yeah. Yeah, and the internet's forever, no big deal.

Liza Weil

He'll sort of disarm everybody with his uh, his cherubic smile, and and everybody will let him go. I think that's my that's my theory.

Young Hollywood

Out of the Gilmore Girls cast, who could get away with murder?

Liza Weil

Um I'm gonna say Emily Gilmore. She could probably get away with murder. She She's got resources, she can hire a good lawyer. Yeah. She could. Yeah.

Young Hollywood

Oh, oh, definitely. Yeah. How do you get away from your busy life? Like what's your ideal day off?

Liza Weil

Um, I'm a big reader. So I'm and I kind of I my I'm either a rabid reader or I'm not reading at all. So uh, and I'm also a mom, so, you know, my my

Young Hollywood

You're busy.

Liza Weil

downtime still translates into drop-offs and pickups, and carpool.

Young Hollywood

You have a minivan?

Liza Weil

No, I don't. I have a I have a midsize SUV.

Young Hollywood

Okay. All right. So it's a little bit cooler than

Liza Weil

That's like that's like the, you know, the minivan of the of the 2000s, I think. Yeah. Yeah.

Young Hollywood

Nice. You gotta keep those kids alive, so I think you need a little bit of a bigger vehicle.

Liza Weil

I mean, that's that's an option. Yes. Keeping them alive. Yeah, it's the number one thing to do. So that's what I'm trying to do. Yeah, in my off time, I'm I'm keeping my daughter alive.

Young Hollywood

That's uh, you know, that's a very noble.

Liza Weil

Thank you.

Young Hollywood

noble hobby to have, noble objective. Yeah. Anything you want to tell How to Get Away with Murder fans? I know they're they are a passionate set.

Liza Weil

Yes. I mean, I would just say, you know, hold on. It's it's gonna get worse before it gets better. All of the feelings. You don't wanna miss any of it.

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PEOPLE MENTIONED

  • Viola Davis

    Co-star on How to Get Away with Murder

  • Bonnie

    Character in How to Get Away with Murder

  • Annalise

    Character in How to Get Away with Murder

  • Wes Gibbons

    Character on How to Get Away with Murder

  • Alfred Enoch

    Actor playing Wes Gibbons

  • Emily Gilmore

    Character on Gilmore Girls

FAQ

What show does Liza Weil discuss in the interview?+
Liza Weil discusses Season 3 of the ABC crime drama "How to Get Away with Murder" and her past work on "Gilmore Girls."
What is it like working with Viola Davis?+
Liza Weil describes working with Viola Davis as 'dreamy' and notes that Davis sets the tone, requiring everyone to bring their 'A-game'.
What was Liza Weil's childhood like?+
Liza Weil traveled with her parents, who were part of a comedy troupe, from a very young age.
What does Liza Weil do in her downtime?+
In her downtime, Liza Weil is a big reader and spends time with her daughter, managing drop-offs and pickups.
What advice does Liza Weil have for fans of "How to Get Away with Murder"?+
Liza Weil advises fans to 'hold on,' as the show is 'gonna get worse before it gets better,' promising a lot of feelings.
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