# Richard Schiff takes his Method acting a little too seriously

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From [the NPR story](http://www.npr.org/2016/03/20/471034192/the-west-wing-weekly-podcast-promises-to-break-down-every-episode?ft=nprml&f=471034192) about the new West Wing podcast, this is Josh Malina talking about acting with Schiff:

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> He’s the kind of guy — I remember in one episode, as we rehearsed and blocked the scene, [he was] demanding to know, “Why at this point am I picking up the phone?” I remember saying, “Richard, because your next line is ‘Hello,’ and it’s addressed to the person who’s calling you. What other possible piece of blocking could we have?”

:smack:

Can you say “overthinking it”, Richard? LOL