After 550 episodes of Law & Order: SVU, Mariska Hargitay feels more aligned than ever with her character, Olivia Benson, in one way in particular.
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Direct from Hollywood with Ryan Seacrest.
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Mariska Hargita has been portraying NYPD Captain Olivia Benson for
an unparalleled twenty five years on Law and Order SVU,
consisting of more than five hundred and fifty episodes of
the iconic show, where she serves as an advocate for
victims of terrible crimes. And while Mariska plays the toughest
nails detective flawlessly on screen, she tells Variety it took
years before she felt aligned with Olivia energetically, saying I
(00:24):
can deal with hard things now. I don't know that
I was always like that. I think in the beginning
of the show I had to fake it. I was
still learning it. Now I fit into those shoes. It's
been a magnificent journey. I've learned to advocate for myself.
But I've always known my vulnerability is my superpower. It's
not something that makes me weak. I always try to
share that with women. The words of Mariska Hargatay new
episodes of Law and Order SVU Thursdays on NBC.
Speaker 1 (00:47):
That's Direct from Hollywood.
Direct from Hollywood with Ryan Seacrest.
Speaker 2 (00:03):
Mariska Hargita has been portraying NYPD Captain Olivia Benson for
an unparalleled twenty five years on Law and Order SVU,
consisting of more than five hundred and fifty episodes of
the iconic show, where she serves as an advocate for
victims of terrible crimes. And while Mariska plays the toughest
nails detective flawlessly on screen, she tells Variety it took
years before she felt aligned with Olivia energetically, saying I
(00:24):
can deal with hard things now. I don't know that
I was always like that. I think in the beginning
of the show I had to fake it. I was
still learning it. Now I fit into those shoes. It's
been a magnificent journey. I've learned to advocate for myself.
But I've always known my vulnerability is my superpower. It's
not something that makes me weak. I always try to
share that with women. The words of Mariska Hargatay new
episodes of Law and Order SVU Thursdays on NBC.
Speaker 1 (00:47):
That's Direct from Hollywood.
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