Murray Bartlett “Hoped And Prayed” For His Role On ‘The Last Of Us’ — Deadline FYC House + HBO Max

There was this sort of understanding of like, You know where I get that from, right?

and Would you do that for me?

I was just blown away by it, he said.

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So then, I was like, I want this job.

I just hoped and prayed theyd let me be a part of it.

Hes always funny; hes always got a twinkle in his eye, he said.

That giggle that you hear in the show is a Nick Offerman giggle.