American Horror Story's cast swaps origin stories on Rotten Tomatoes TV
Perri Nemiroff brings Jessica Lange, Sarah Paulson, Gabourey Sidibe, Billie Lourd and Leslie Grossman together for a conversation about their shared working history.
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- 0:26The cast names personal good-luck omens and symbols.
- 2:26Leslie Grossman recalls meeting Ryan Murphy while auditioning for Popular.
- 3:31Sarah Paulson traces her introduction to Murphy through writer Jennifer Salt.
- 8:33Billie Lourd recalls the dinner conversation that led to her Scream Queens casting.
- 9:47Paulson praises Grossman's emotional depth in an Apocalypse sequence.
- 17:23Jessica Lange and her castmates credit Alfonso Gomez-Rejon's cinematic approach to the series.
Gabourey Sidibe has a useful description of the job: "I absolutely think of acting as a team sport." Rotten Tomatoes TV's busiest new upload gives that idea room to breathe, gathering five American Horror Story actresses to remember first meetings, unusual casting conversations and scene partners who made a difference.
Perri Nemiroff starts with good-luck omens before asking how everyone met Ryan Murphy. Leslie Grossman's answer reaches back to Popular, prompting Sidibe to campaign for that show's return. Sarah Paulson recalls the connection through writer Jennifer Salt that brought her into Murphy's television world; Billie Lourd remembers the dinner conversation that helped land her Scream Queens role.
The interview has reached roughly 74,000 views, the largest audience among the clips-and-trailers channel's fifteen uploads this week. It also carries the strongest daily momentum right now. The conversation eventually turns from casting to craft, with Paulson praising Grossman's emotional range and Lange singling out director Alfonso Gomez-Rejon's cinematic style.
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Across the catalog, Rotten Tomatoes TV added about 3.5 million views, almost the same weekly total as Paramount Movies. Subscribers were unchanged, and daily viewing is below its usual level. Amid that broad trailer schedule, the cast interview offers something different: time to hear the people behind the performances give one another credit.
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Which film earned Jessica Lange the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress?
Lange won Best Supporting Actress for her performance as Julie Nichols in Tootsie.



