Mandy Moore on finding hope in NBC’s ‘This is Us’
‘It’s not escapist entertainment. It’s cathartic entertainment,’ the actress says.
NBC’s “This is Us” had a nice showing in the Golden Globe nominations with nods for best drama and supporting actress nominations for Chrissy Metz and Mandy Moore.
Moore checked in by phone shortly after she got the good news.
Please tell me there is a group text chain going on with the cast.
There is! There is! You know there is. Everyone is so excited. We’re just so psyched about the show. I’m like: You guys, we get to get semi-tipsy with each other again at another award show. As long as we can keep doing this together, I’m in.
How would you describe this ride? To go from pilot drought to being on a fullon hit?
It’s pretty indescribable. I am just so grateful. I can’t even put into words. Every time I see (‘This is Us” creator) Dan Fogelman, I’m like: “Thank you for changing my life. Thank you for changing my life.” I’m thankful we get to do this show everyday. And to see the reaction. Yesterday, it hit all of us at the Critics’ Choice Awards because we’re out and about together, all gussied up, and we’re hanging out as a group and we just kept getting people coming up to us, and not saying in passing how much the show means to them, but they wanted to have full-on conversations about which characters they relate to and the discussions and dialogues that get started among family and friends because of the show. We all just were scratching our heads. None of us have been a part of something like this. It is the craziest ride. And it’s not lost on us how hard it is to breakout in this cluttered market.
And to breakout with a show that is so inherently hopeful.
That’s the best part of it all. It’s not escapist entertainment. It’s cathartic entertainment. It’s what everybody is looking for.