When you're doing a show like 'The Book of Mormon,' you're completely spent by the time the show is over.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
I do most of my work on the stage, and typically once the show is over, it's over.
It's a lot of a workload doing an hour dramatic show. It's just incredible what little time off you get.
That may be a factor because we are the older show; we have been on the air for a while. Is it our day? Is it time to hang it up? But it seems that the show still continues, and we still enjoy being here. And that's a very important element.
The thing with being on a series that runs that long is that the writers run out of things to do.
Sometimes when I watch a TV season, your favorite shows die quickly. And then sometimes it's not your favorite, and they live on for 12 years.
A long-running TV series is a beast in that it demands you stick to one character over a long haul.
There's something in human nature, the trying-to-get-on-with-it quality of people, the struggle to maintain or keep the show going can be exhausting.
A show is like having a climax. It's like having an incredible, natural climax. And then suddenly it's all finished, and you don't know what to do next.
Nobody can understand the pressures of doing an hour-long TV show unless you've done one. Even when you're not on call, you still are working, learning lines, doing appearances, just tense.
You do a job; your show gets canceled. You get used to it.