Nathan Lane made a joke about how his pronouns are “he,” “his,” and “his,” and how his adverbs are “almost,” “nearly,” and “not quite.”
Could Nathan Lane’s seventh try be lucky?
Lane discussed his sixth Emmy nomination for his guest-starring performance in Only Murders in the Building at an appearance. He is now the most nominated guest actor in TV history thanks to this nomination.
The fact that I’ve never actually won, Lane, 66, acknowledged, “Obviously, it’s a joy and a delight and it sounds very great, but it sort of slows down the momentum.” My pronouns are “he,” “he,” and “his,” and I seem to use the adverbs “almost,” “almost,” and “not quite” a lot.
It’s still “amazing just to be nominated,” Sara Haines said, to which Lane cynically retorted, “Isn’t it though?”
He said, “You know the Emmys, everyone has different mileage. According to Julia Louis Dreyfus, who has won 11 trophies, attending the Emmys is like to shopping at Amazon Fresh: you enter with a bag, grab what you need, and leave.
“I’m not here to persuade people to vote for me — I’m hoping you will,” Lane pleaded with the co-hosts of The View.
He said playfully, “All of you, you’re more likeable anyway, they’ll listen to you. Do it for the kids, any kids, do it for the kids. Not for me.
On Only Murders in the Building on Hulu, Lane portrays Teddy Dimas. Prior to the 2022 Emmys, which will telecast on NBC on September 12, the series got an incredible 17 nominations.
According to Lane on The View, “it’s a dedication to Steve Martin, Marty, Martin Short, Selena Gomez, and John Hoffman, who is the primary show-runner and co-creator.” “When they first approached me about doing it, I assumed it would just be an outright comedy and it would be enjoyable, but as we got closer to shooting, they explained that the character takes a really dark turn, and I had a deaf son, so I would have to learn American Sign Language for those sequences.”
“It became into a lot more thrilling obstacle. With Marty and Steve, hanging around is always a pleasure “Added he.
James Caverly, who portrays Lane’s son Theo on the program, received praise from Lane for being a “excellent young actor.” Caverly actually has hearing loss.
As I was speaking his language, James Caverly, who portrayed my son Theo, was also wonderfully helpful and kind to me, the actor recalled. I shared so much with him on the show, and so much of what the character is based on, that the only frustrating part is that I didn’t see his name among the Emmys nominees.
Watch his candid interview here:
