Oh, the Romanity.
Even if Succession can’t last permanently, who else wants the parade of Roman-Royisms could go on in all time? Kieran Culkin brings such poetry to lines like “We do roller coasters and hate speech” and “Hey, hey, motherf–kers!”
Which is why, despite the fact that he was initially employed to check out for the part of Cousin Greg, who endearingly stumbles over every word, Kieran asked for a tryout for Roman, who– a minimum of in the start– is all talk.
“I liked his voice, and I really clicked with it,” the two-time Emmy candidate remembered on the Los Angeles Times podcast The Envelope inFebruary “Pretty much every syllable was like, I completely understand who this guy is, and that almost never happens. But I cannot tell you exactly what that is.”
His individual connection to the wry, injured Roman aside (“I’m still trying to find a therapist,” he broke), when he got the call he was prepared, having stealthily developed his acting chops for many years on parts that needed a particular seasoned however delicate, ironical however smart affect with a dash of worried energy.
