There’s also a key moment when Frances calls her jealous, and she’s like, "Okay. I think Bobbi took time to respond, and I liked that about her. There’s that moment when she’s telling Frances, "You’re thinking things and not saying them." It’s frustrating when you’re in a room with someone and they’re saying nothing and yet bringing out every emotion, and you’re just supposed to go with the flow of it and keep your mouth shut. Where do you think that new vulnerability comes through in the show? I wanted to add a sensitivity to her, to make her a little more likable, or to make a little more of an understanding of who she is, and not just the fact that she’s more blunt with her words and how she delivers her opinions. I was getting excited to have scenes and a script where Bobbi’s point of view, what she’s taking in and what she’s putting out, are seen on a higher range. Especially because she was through one person’s perspective, and how one person sees and feels and hears the things you’re saying doesn’t necessarily mean they’re true. Even if you looked up the book or something, people are like, "Ugh, that Bobbi character!" But I got excited, because I felt like I had this understanding that she was misjudged. The thing about Bobbi was, on the first read, she’s one of those characters where it’s easy to hate her or judge her right off the bat.
I guess that goes to show that I really enjoyed it. So I asked to get the book-it’s like the same as getting a script. The first time I heard about Conversations with Friends was when I got the email for the audition. What was your first impression of Bobbi, and what made you interested in playing her? I want to start with the first time you read Conversations with Friends. With the chance to play Bobbi, Lane says, "I got excited, because I felt like I had this understanding that she was misjudged."Īhead, Lane goes deep on what drew her to Conversations with Friends, how she and costar Alison Oliver brought Frances and Bobbi's relationship to life, and how she really feels about the series' ambiguous ending. "You can understand a bit more of why Bobbi is more like, 'I don't really care about your opinions.' Within this story, because it is Frances's world, Bobbi needs to be the outside perspective," she says.įrances narrates Bobbi onto a pedestal in the book Lane saw her role as bringing Bobbi back to earth, with softer edges and a more obvious vulnerability. She says altering Bobbi's identity adds new dimension to her character and maybe inspires sympathy for Bobbi's outspoken tendencies.
If I wasn't, it would be a different story," Lane tells over Zoom. "In a weird way, it's because I'm the one playing the character. Play icon The triangle icon that indicates to play
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