It’s interesting to learn that even seasoned actors can get a case of the nerves now and again when they’re headed into another role. You would almost think that they’ve got their act on lock, but then you’d be dismissing that, unlike many people, they don’t go into a job to do the same thing over and over. It could be argued that a lot of us have different things to deal with despite having a core job duty that we’re bound to. Actors have this as well, but their core has to be a little more fluid than most since they have to become a different person when they step on screen a lot of times or risk their career falling apart when it’s shown that they have no range in regards to their act. Daniel Dae Kim was actually nervous about his role in The Good Doctor for a while it seems, though until you learn why you might not fully understand.
It was nearly two years since Kim had been on the small screen by the time he hit the setting of The Good Doctor. He’s been on Hawaii Five-O and Lost in the past and was a very recognizable character that some folks might have wondered about when he stopped showing up. But coming into The Good Doctor he takes up the role of Dr. Jackson Han, a brash chief of surgery that is set to clash with the main character, Dr. Murphy. The main reason he was so nervous it seems is that he’d been gone so long that he felt as though he might have had a bit of metaphorical rust on his joints. Plus, his character was bound to clash with an actor that is still up and coming and doing some of the best work he’s ever done so far, so it almost seemed natural for Kim to be a bit anxious leading into this role. His character arc is only slated for four episodes but the desire to get everything right was still quite strong given that Kim knows the quality of the writing and he wanted to do it justice.
Another thing that helped him to calm down was that Highmore was directing his first episode of the show, and this allowed Kim’s nerves to settle just a bit. Since he knew just about everyone on the set Kim was a little more comforted by the fact that one of them was going to be doing the directing and therefore it would be a little less tense and far easier for him to relate to Highmore than someone else. This even made it easier for his fellow cast members since the familiarity that each one of them had with each other made for a much closer environment in which they could both feed off of one another when it was needed and could bolster each other as well.
One of the quirks concerning Kim’s character, Han, is that he and Dr. Murphy don’t really seem to get along. Or at least Han isn’t too keen on having an autistic doctor in a hospital that needs someone on point at all times. But of course Murphy is going to be doing his utmost to make sure that Han sees just how qualified he is for his position. It’s pretty obvious that the two men are not going to get along initially since Han seems like he’ll be completely bent on telling Murphy just how he feels about his position in the hospital and how he’s not cut out for it, while Murphy will be doing everything in his power just to do his job the best he can.
It seems like a match that’s bound to be challenging for both characters, but also one that will bring a bit of interest to the show for those that have already enjoyed watching it.
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