Tramell Tillman nearly missed the audition forSeverancesperma-smiling Mr. Milchick.
There are shopping carts that are mysteriously flying by, Tillman tellsRolling Stone.
Theres a gentleman whos foaming at the mouth, wild fro.
‘I don’t think I ever let him go,’ Tillman says of Milchick during the show’s long hiatus.Apple TV+
A man offered to watch him tussle a stranger.
He crossed a Bronx river passage only to arrive on the opposite side of the studio.
By the auditions end, hed made the shows director, Ben Stiller, laugh.
He felt like he already won.
What I learned is that when you keep people guessing, youre able to guide.
You and theSeverancecast were part of a Lumon office pop-up in New Yorks Grand Central Station this week.
Ben was like a kid in a candy store.
He was just bright-eyed, and like, This is so cool.
So many people came out and stayed the entire time.
And theres a plethora of theories and ideas and concepts, and the fan art is so creative.
One of them said that, in the outie world, Milchick and Dylan are actually partners.
So a lot of them are all over the place, and theyre just way off.
I never know what shes going to say.
She has such care for us as a cast.
We have to verify everyone is OK. Did you check?
Well, theres a whole waitlist?
She was like, No.
Youre getting a vaccine.
She just made sure everyone was well taken care of.
And what about the new hire Ms. Huang, whos played by 18-year-old Sarah Bock?Sarahs fantastic.
She is wicked smart.
I wish that Milchick felt the same way about Ms. Huang as I feel about Sarah.
It was really fun to be able to play off of each other.
Ms. Huang represents the same energy that Milchick represented for Cobel.
Whereas Milchicks approach is a bit softer, more jovial reward with kindness, if you will.
Theres that old saying, You get more flies with honey, that kind of approach.
You cant do what this man does and not have a sense of passion for it.
This man revitalized the whole break room.
He built a visitation suite.
He developed a PR campaign to paint the innies as heroes.
Yeah, theres something there.
You wouldnt do that if this was a part-time job.
In Episode Three, Milchick experiences an unsettling exchange with the Lumon board.
Its really powerful that the first line of this show is, Who are you?
I believe Milchick has totally invested in Lumon.
Its become his identity.
I remember my uncle had said, A mans job is a mans state.
His identity is tied to his work.
If he does not work, a man is no longer a man.
I was a kid when I heard it, but I think that speaks a lot.
Thedefiant jazz scenefrom Season One has become a phenomenon.
Could you break down how that scene came to be?The script literally said music dance experience.
So they brought in a choreographer just to help build a shape.
Tara Harte-Rodriguez stepped in to figure out, how does Milchick move?
So what you saw was really on-the-spot acting.
The lights turning on, that was in the moment.
I didnt even know the lights did that.
I had no idea.
So when I pushed the button, I was like, Oh my gosh.
Oh, thats cool, It was like, Lets just start this party.
Lets get it going.
And because Im still digging, its challenging for me to just let it go.
Sometimes I sit and Im like, How did this happen?
I remember when I was at Comic-Con in Brazil, and we were backstage, waiting to go onstage.
I could hear the anticipation and the excitement, people screaming and so excited about this show.
I knew that it was special.
