Each spoke about their decision to be involved in the show, which they agreed was an easy one.

I was blown away not just by the subject matter, but the level of nuance in the script.

I was attracted to it because its not the kind of role that comes to me every day.

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I love shades of gray.

I love dealing in an incident of unity and human nature, he continued.

So when I read the script, it really struck me on several different levels, he said.

But specifically in the script, it really was a very sensitive topic.

And we wanted to tell it in the most authentic way possible.

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