July 25, 2026 • 18 mins
Our host Darriel Roy interviews American actress Barrett Doss from the hit Netflix show, Little House On The Prairie Season One.
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Speaker 1 (00:00):
Hello and welcome.
Speaker 2 (00:01):
Thank you so much for watching this shows all about
giving you insights and showcasing brands that help you to
live your best life and give you confidence. As always,
I want to kickstart your morning with some motivational advice
to help you to feel inspired and energized to start
your day today. I want to talk about choosing faith
over worry. The reality is that most of us live
(00:22):
in a constant state of anxiety, stressing over tomorrow, bills
or everything that could go wrong. But worry only drains
our current happiness and forces us to focus on the
future we don't want. The next time you find yourself
trapped in that loop, replace worry with the faith that
things will work out. Worry and faith actually require the
exact same amount of energy, so why not use that
(00:44):
energy to focus on the best case scenario. As Walt
Disney famously said, worry is the misuse of imagination. Next
upon the show, we have Burrett DAWs, who stars as
Emily Henderson in the hit Netflix series Little House on
the Prairie.
Speaker 1 (01:01):
Barrett, thank you so much for being on the show today.
How are you doing.
Speaker 3 (01:04):
I'm so great. Dariel, thank you so much for.
Speaker 1 (01:06):
Having me, thank you so much for being here. Before
we get into your character.
Speaker 2 (01:12):
On Netflix on Little House on the Prairie, let's talk
about why you got into acting, what made you want
to pursue acting.
Speaker 4 (01:18):
So as a kid in middle school, I started even
a little before middle school, I was in a choir.
Speaker 3 (01:25):
I lived in Chicago at the time. I was in
the Chicago Children's Choir.
Speaker 4 (01:30):
And I had a little bit of exposure to musical
theater at that point.
Speaker 3 (01:33):
I grew up loving Disney movies.
Speaker 4 (01:35):
And musicals, but I really when I started doing theater,
I was in the middle school musical and then I
sort of fell in love with performing and engaging with
an audience and having that sort of call and response of.
Speaker 3 (01:52):
Making a joke and hearing them respond.
Speaker 4 (01:54):
And getting to influence people's emotions and they're and obviously
getting a little bit of applause. I just I was
an only child as a young person. I have half siblings,
but that I didn't grow up with, so I was
there much younger too, So I was like, let's play
by myself all the time. I did a lot of
(02:15):
make believes, so I feel like I came by it
pretty honestly, but it was basically just the school school plays.
Speaker 2 (02:23):
Wow, very nice, And you made your television debut on
NBC's thirty Rocks.
Speaker 1 (02:28):
So tell us about that time in your life.
Speaker 3 (02:31):
Oh my gosh.
Speaker 4 (02:32):
Well, I was a fan of thirty Rock before I
was on thirty Rock, And of course it was the
last moment of the last episode of that show.
Speaker 3 (02:39):
So even though I had been watching.
Speaker 4 (02:41):
It for I think like six years, at that time,
I was absolutely It was the first time I had
ever I think it was the first time i'd ever
auditioned for a television show, and I didn't really know
what to expect.
Speaker 3 (02:56):
But what I knew was I knew that character. I
knew Liz Lemon when I went into the audition and
I only had one line, but I said it.
Speaker 4 (03:05):
And then I remember casting saying can you do like
a Liz Lemon impression?
Speaker 3 (03:09):
And I was like, oh, I can do that.
Speaker 1 (03:11):
And so I.
Speaker 3 (03:14):
Was twenty three. It was brand new to me, but.
Speaker 4 (03:17):
I knew that I loved the show and I was
just so honored to be a part of it.
Speaker 3 (03:22):
But at the time, I was really just focused on theater.
Speaker 2 (03:25):
And yeah, speaking about theater, I know that you won
an award. It was the Theater World Award for Outstanding Performance.
So what did winning that award mean to you?
Speaker 4 (03:34):
Well, the Theater World Award is an award that's given
to people who are typically making a Broadway debut, sometimes
an off Broadway debut. And that was the first Broadway
musical I had been a part of, so I had
already done it. That was for groundhog Day, which was
an incredible show that I was playing the female lead in.
Speaker 3 (03:56):
I played Rita in groundhog.
Speaker 4 (03:58):
Day, but before that I had actually understudied. So even
though in groundhog Day I was actually playing the role,
I was coming into it from the history of being
an understudy in a show called You Can't Take It
with You, which featured James Earl Jones and Rose Byrne.
And that was just I sort of call it my
grad school because I feel like that's where I even
(04:21):
though I went to school for theater, I went to NYU.
When I finally was working on stage with these absolutely
iconic performers, I feel like I learned the most.
Speaker 3 (04:31):
So being able to bring that to my experience in groundhog.
Speaker 4 (04:35):
Day and then being rewarded with something like the Theater
World Award that so many incredible iconic actors have won
when they make their Broadway debut, no matter how famous
you are, you know you see that sometimes, and it
was just it was such an honor and.
Speaker 3 (04:50):
I was blown away. It was really really incredibly encouraging.
Speaker 1 (04:55):
Also very nice, very nice, and fast forward.
Speaker 2 (04:59):
Let's talk about your role Emily Henderson in Netflix Little
House on the Prairie.
Speaker 1 (05:04):
Tell us a little bit about your rolin.
Speaker 2 (05:05):
How your character helps the Ingle settle into the village.
Speaker 4 (05:09):
Yeah, so, Emily runs the general store Henderson General Store
in Independence, and she is one of the first people
that the Ingles encounter. So after they meet Doctor Tan,
who encourages them to go to Emily's store because of
course doctor Tan and Emily know each other. He recommends
her store based on her having the best prices, and
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so when they show up, she is one of the
first people who actually shows them, shows them kindness, welcomes
them to the town. Fun fact, something that you don't
see on the show is she offers Caroline something free
when for free, when Caroline can't afford to pay for
all of their goods.
Speaker 3 (05:49):
So from that sense, at least I knew myself.
Speaker 4 (05:53):
Crosby Fitzgerald and the rest of the cast had the
impression that Emily's a really generous person, despite the fact
that they may never have encountered someone who looks like
her who acts like her before that that she was
really pivotal in inviting them in and making them feel welcome.
Speaker 2 (06:13):
And Emily and Caroline, you know, develop a great friendship
in the series. Tell us about that as well.
Speaker 3 (06:19):
Yeah, I mean that was super easy.
Speaker 4 (06:20):
Crosby and I really got along well, and we spent
a lot of time together outside of work, so that
was it was so much fun to be able to
play that on the show. But yeah, I think Emily
and Emily and Caroline developed this relationship, and one of
the keys to their relationship developing comes in episode five when,
in sort of a teachable moment for Caroline, Emily is
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turned away from the women's society meeting, and I think
that serves as an opportunity to really open Caroline's eyes
to the reality of how other people are experiencing this town.
That even though our hope, of course is to build
community and and and love each other, that not everybody
experienced that the same way. So I think that friendship
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develops from a real place of truth and authenticity that
then when they have that connective moment at the end
of that episode, I think they have an opportunity to
share an experience together that really, in the moment, only
Emily experiences, but when she invites Caroline in, I think
that is essentially the root of a really beautiful friendship.
Speaker 2 (07:27):
And speaking about relationships, your character and doctor George ten,
your relationship also progresses romantically.
Speaker 4 (07:34):
Yeah, yeah, yeah, So we first see them together. That
was one of the first relationships I knew about, even
when I was auditioning for the show, and to the
point where I auditioned with Jocko when I had my callback,
So we had a chemistry read over Zoom, which is
sort of counterintuitive, but.
Speaker 3 (07:53):
It's how we do things now.
Speaker 4 (07:55):
But that first scene where they see each other in
the store and they have this moment of connecting over
all of her weird choch keys and antiquities that she
keeps in the store, that relationship, I think blooms from
a really authentic place, and not only do they understand
each other culturally in a place where there aren't a
lot of black people, but also there's like this shared
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intellectualism and this shared love of science and obviously medicine
from his perspective, and they're both kind of like lovable nerds,
you know, And I think that that, of course it
starts there, and then we uncover more about what their
connection means, who Emily is to him and who he
is to her, and how I mean. One of my
(08:40):
favorite moments of the show is actually the great disappointment
that Emily experiences at that dinner where she essentially proposes
to him, and when she finds out the truth of
his relationship status, it's it's heartbreaking, and I think that
for her opening up her heart to somebody, especially as
at that time, you know, an older.
Speaker 3 (09:01):
Single woman.
Speaker 4 (09:04):
And someone who's essentially raising a kid who's not hers.
She's a bit of a social pariah, and we see
that even in that episode five that I was mentioning
as a single woman in this world and a business
woman in this world. So that sense of rejection, I think,
really really hits her to the core. But at the
same time we get to see doctor Tan come back
(09:25):
having done the right thing and finally ready to be
honest with her about who he is and what he wants,
and so we happily get a nice ending there very nice.
Speaker 2 (09:36):
Yeah, I watched the series and I loved it, I
really did.
Speaker 1 (09:39):
And I love your character just.
Speaker 2 (09:40):
Because it is nice to see a strong, independent woman
that's not married in that century.
Speaker 1 (09:46):
Right, this was at the end of the nineteenth century
that it was filmed. I mean absolutely that the original.
Speaker 2 (09:50):
Series, right, And what was it life going back to
the nineteenth century in terms of sets and actually the
costumes and everything like that.
Speaker 1 (09:57):
What was it like going back in time?
Speaker 3 (09:59):
I mean, it was unbelievable.
Speaker 4 (10:01):
I'm an actor who really loves to play with my environment.
I love in my personal life. I love fashion and
I love interior decoration. So I connect a lot to
my not only my costumes, but also the sets I
work with and the production design anywhere. And we had
such an incredible team. I have never worn such gorgeous
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costumes in my life. It was absolutely I mean every
detail was really considered, and I just felt so lucky
to get to play in that world. I always feel like,
you know, I'm a person who auditions in shoes, even
if you can't see my feet, like I need, I
have to know where my you know, where my character is,
how she feels, how she carries herself. And having all
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of those details made it so easy to step into it.
I also like, I never carry my phone on set,
at least in that world. It was really nice to
just sort of immerse myself into it because it was
all so authentic and so much of it was practical.
Speaker 2 (11:02):
And speaking about authentic, it looks like you guys have
such a great relationship the whole cast. I didn't see
a video on your Instagram where you guys are I think,
cooking dinner together or something like.
Speaker 1 (11:10):
That, And it's so great to see you guys all
just friends. So yeah, the camaraderie between the cast.
Speaker 3 (11:16):
Oh, it was amazing. It was such a it was
such a collaborative ensemble.
Speaker 4 (11:20):
And Jacko Simms, who played Doctor Tan, he that was
his apartment. He was having a dinner party for everyone
because he loves to cook. I came over early, so
we were sort of joking at the time. We're like, oh,
we're really doing like a Doctor Tan and Emily moment
right now, you know, like we I think that like
those relationships offer so much to the community of the show.
(11:42):
When you when you you share a meal, when you
spend time together. We did a lot of karaoke as
a group like it was always we had a really
good time. And I think also most of us being
in from out of town, it's sort of like being
at camp when you're a kid, and so we got
to really share a lot, which I thinks on the screen,
I knew that that would. I was in and out
(12:04):
back and forth from LA a decent amount while we
were shooting, but every time I came back, I was
welcomed with open arms, and it was always so much
fun because I feel like using that community that we
built outside the show really showed through on the show absolutely.
Speaker 2 (12:20):
And I did see that there would be a season two.
Would we be seeing Emily's character in season.
Speaker 3 (12:25):
Two or well, I wish.
Speaker 4 (12:27):
I mean, of course, the Angles and mister Edwards move
on to Walnut Grove, so all of us who are
in Independence are sort of left there to our own devices.
But something that I've always said, you know, I was like, well,
we learn about Emily that she grew up selling goods
from a stage coach and moving around with her family
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so secretly or not so secretly, I guess no.
Speaker 3 (12:53):
I hope that we'll see.
Speaker 4 (12:54):
More of her in the future, maybe not in season two,
but who knows. Maybe her and doctor Tan will roll
up with you know a baby or something.
Speaker 2 (13:04):
Right, Yeah, yeah, And you know, Brett, I've created my
platform to inspire to a lift and to really showcase
that anything is possible, possible if you have a dream
and a vision. So you know, for anyone that's watching
this that you know might not be seeing their dreams
manifest or maybe just struggling, what would you say to
inspire and uplift them.
Speaker 4 (13:23):
Well, something that I always I always think about is
how do you hold your center when everything wants to
pull you in different directions? You know, Like I one
of my favorite piece of pieces of advice I got
from a teacher who's also a casting director but who
was coaching you know, auditions essentially, and he said, when
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you walk into a room, don't cut your tail off
when you shut the door behind you. That like, we
all have this, this these innate qualities that we bring
to the world, whether you're an actor or not. And
being willing to sort of drop the thing that make
you unique and make you yourself is what's going to
make what's going to make it really difficult for you
(14:06):
to connect with whatever you're doing in an authentic way.
So when I work, especially as actors, when we're asked
to step into the shoes of different characters, I like
to think that it's really important to bring pieces of
myself to that character. That of course, blending and making
making characters feel different is really important, but also that
(14:30):
there is a we all live with an innate energy,
and I think that that is so important to bring
to anything you do, and it really helps you enjoy
it and stay open and connected to whatever you're doing.
So yeah, I think don't cut your tail off, like,
know what makes you special and celebrate that and bring
that to everything you do.
Speaker 1 (14:49):
I love that.
Speaker 2 (14:50):
And also, how do you handle rejection in the industry
because obviously, you know, with any journey of success, you
know there's a lot of rejection. And yeah, I've got
a big skin, So how do you handle rejection and
just keep moving forward? You know?
Speaker 3 (15:05):
It's always different.
Speaker 4 (15:06):
Obviously there will be things that I auditioned for that
I absolutely am desperate to desperate to book, and then
if it doesn't.
Speaker 3 (15:13):
Work out, it's it's really easy to let that. You
just sink into that feeling.
Speaker 4 (15:18):
But the thing I like to remember is by the
time I wake up tomorrow or the next day, I
can be grateful. I really try to practice gratitude. I
guess that is the answer to that question. Is practicing
that like this idea that Okay, I might not I
might feel like crap now, but when I when I
wake up tomorrow, I'm gonna be grateful that I woke
up next to my dog. I can have my cup
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of coffee in peace. I can, you know, like I have.
Speaker 3 (15:42):
I can do anything with my day that I want.
Speaker 4 (15:45):
I think that that practicing gratitude really helps.
Speaker 3 (15:49):
But also that like.
Speaker 4 (15:53):
As an actor, we have so we're asked, like I
said before, to sort of step out of ourselves all
the time, and I feel like when I am doing that,
the feeling of like this is this is fun.
Speaker 3 (16:10):
I'm gonna have fun today.
Speaker 4 (16:11):
I'm going to try to do at least one thing
in this audition that I can be really proud of,
whether or not I book the job. That like, I
can at least say that, like, you know what, maybe
this isn't the right character. Maybe I'm too young, maybe
I'm too old, whatever, but that's who this character is
to me, So at least I can be proud of
that performance, even if it doesn't click with whoever's casting
(16:33):
or with the producers or whatever. So yeah, I think
it's a combination of of gratitude and just looking forward
to the future and having fun.
Speaker 1 (16:42):
I think that's great advice. You know, gratitude always.
Speaker 2 (16:44):
You know, so often we just get caught up in
all the negative stuff, and when we start looking at
all the good, good things that are happening in our lives,
you know, we're like, wait, it's not that bad at all.
Speaker 3 (16:53):
Yeah, totally.
Speaker 2 (16:55):
And then also I like that you said having fun
because I feel like, you know, so much in life
we're so serious and we're taking so seriously. But the
more we have fun, the more we actually manifestings.
Speaker 1 (17:05):
Right, we just don't.
Speaker 3 (17:06):
We just let it go.
Speaker 1 (17:07):
We have fun and we're ourselves. So I think, yeah, advice.
Speaker 2 (17:10):
Yeah, And Barrett, what else are you currently working on?
Speaker 1 (17:14):
What are your current projects?
Speaker 4 (17:15):
So currently, I'm just auditioning, looking for the next thing,
doing a little writing on my own. But also I
have a couple indie films that will be coming out
in the next year, I hope. I worked on something
this past summer with an amazing director, writer, actress named
Tess Goldwyn, and I'm just really excited about that, and
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it's a little bit of a departure from the sort
of roles I played before, so hopefully that'll be released
sometime in the next year. We just finished a couple
like about a month and a half ago, so there's
still a lot of work to do.
Speaker 3 (17:51):
But yeah, there's some.
Speaker 4 (17:52):
Cool little indie films I got coming out, and I'm
just looking looking forward to whatever comes next.
Speaker 2 (17:59):
Professionally, very nice, Well, we look forward to seeing more
of you.
Speaker 1 (18:03):
Thank you so much for being on the show today.
Thanks you for having me all your success. Yeah, and
we'll see you soon.
Speaker 3 (18:08):
Yeah, absolutely, thanks so much.
Speaker 2 (18:10):
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Hello and welcome.
Speaker 2 (00:01):
Thank you so much for watching this shows all about
giving you insights and showcasing brands that help you to
live your best life and give you confidence. As always,
I want to kickstart your morning with some motivational advice
to help you to feel inspired and energized to start
your day today. I want to talk about choosing faith
over worry. The reality is that most of us live
(00:22):
in a constant state of anxiety, stressing over tomorrow, bills
or everything that could go wrong. But worry only drains
our current happiness and forces us to focus on the
future we don't want. The next time you find yourself
trapped in that loop, replace worry with the faith that
things will work out. Worry and faith actually require the
exact same amount of energy, so why not use that
(00:44):
energy to focus on the best case scenario. As Walt
Disney famously said, worry is the misuse of imagination. Next
upon the show, we have Burrett DAWs, who stars as
Emily Henderson in the hit Netflix series Little House on
the Prairie.
Speaker 1 (01:01):
Barrett, thank you so much for being on the show today.
How are you doing.
Speaker 3 (01:04):
I'm so great. Dariel, thank you so much for.
Speaker 1 (01:06):
Having me, thank you so much for being here. Before
we get into your character.
Speaker 2 (01:12):
On Netflix on Little House on the Prairie, let's talk
about why you got into acting, what made you want
to pursue acting.
Speaker 4 (01:18):
So as a kid in middle school, I started even
a little before middle school, I was in a choir.
Speaker 3 (01:25):
I lived in Chicago at the time. I was in
the Chicago Children's Choir.
Speaker 4 (01:30):
And I had a little bit of exposure to musical
theater at that point.
Speaker 3 (01:33):
I grew up loving Disney movies.
Speaker 4 (01:35):
And musicals, but I really when I started doing theater,
I was in the middle school musical and then I
sort of fell in love with performing and engaging with
an audience and having that sort of call and response of.
Speaker 3 (01:52):
Making a joke and hearing them respond.
Speaker 4 (01:54):
And getting to influence people's emotions and they're and obviously
getting a little bit of applause. I just I was
an only child as a young person. I have half siblings,
but that I didn't grow up with, so I was
there much younger too, So I was like, let's play
by myself all the time. I did a lot of
(02:15):
make believes, so I feel like I came by it
pretty honestly, but it was basically just the school school plays.
Speaker 2 (02:23):
Wow, very nice, And you made your television debut on
NBC's thirty Rocks.
Speaker 1 (02:28):
So tell us about that time in your life.
Speaker 3 (02:31):
Oh my gosh.
Speaker 4 (02:32):
Well, I was a fan of thirty Rock before I
was on thirty Rock, And of course it was the
last moment of the last episode of that show.
Speaker 3 (02:39):
So even though I had been watching.
Speaker 4 (02:41):
It for I think like six years, at that time,
I was absolutely It was the first time I had
ever I think it was the first time i'd ever
auditioned for a television show, and I didn't really know
what to expect.
Speaker 3 (02:56):
But what I knew was I knew that character. I
knew Liz Lemon when I went into the audition and
I only had one line, but I said it.
Speaker 4 (03:05):
And then I remember casting saying can you do like
a Liz Lemon impression?
Speaker 3 (03:09):
And I was like, oh, I can do that.
Speaker 1 (03:11):
And so I.
Speaker 3 (03:14):
Was twenty three. It was brand new to me, but.
Speaker 4 (03:17):
I knew that I loved the show and I was
just so honored to be a part of it.
Speaker 3 (03:22):
But at the time, I was really just focused on theater.
Speaker 2 (03:25):
And yeah, speaking about theater, I know that you won
an award. It was the Theater World Award for Outstanding Performance.
So what did winning that award mean to you?
Speaker 4 (03:34):
Well, the Theater World Award is an award that's given
to people who are typically making a Broadway debut, sometimes
an off Broadway debut. And that was the first Broadway
musical I had been a part of, so I had
already done it. That was for groundhog Day, which was
an incredible show that I was playing the female lead in.
Speaker 3 (03:56):
I played Rita in groundhog.
Speaker 4 (03:58):
Day, but before that I had actually understudied. So even
though in groundhog Day I was actually playing the role,
I was coming into it from the history of being
an understudy in a show called You Can't Take It
with You, which featured James Earl Jones and Rose Byrne.
And that was just I sort of call it my
grad school because I feel like that's where I even
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though I went to school for theater, I went to NYU.
When I finally was working on stage with these absolutely
iconic performers, I feel like I learned the most.
Speaker 3 (04:31):
So being able to bring that to my experience in groundhog.
Speaker 4 (04:35):
Day and then being rewarded with something like the Theater
World Award that so many incredible iconic actors have won
when they make their Broadway debut, no matter how famous
you are, you know you see that sometimes, and it
was just it was such an honor and.
Speaker 3 (04:50):
I was blown away. It was really really incredibly encouraging.
Speaker 1 (04:55):
Also very nice, very nice, and fast forward.
Speaker 2 (04:59):
Let's talk about your role Emily Henderson in Netflix Little
House on the Prairie.
Speaker 1 (05:04):
Tell us a little bit about your rolin.
Speaker 2 (05:05):
How your character helps the Ingle settle into the village.
Speaker 4 (05:09):
Yeah, so, Emily runs the general store Henderson General Store
in Independence, and she is one of the first people
that the Ingles encounter. So after they meet Doctor Tan,
who encourages them to go to Emily's store because of
course doctor Tan and Emily know each other. He recommends
her store based on her having the best prices, and
(05:31):
so when they show up, she is one of the
first people who actually shows them, shows them kindness, welcomes
them to the town. Fun fact, something that you don't
see on the show is she offers Caroline something free
when for free, when Caroline can't afford to pay for
all of their goods.
Speaker 3 (05:49):
So from that sense, at least I knew myself.
Speaker 4 (05:53):
Crosby Fitzgerald and the rest of the cast had the
impression that Emily's a really generous person, despite the fact
that they may never have encountered someone who looks like
her who acts like her before that that she was
really pivotal in inviting them in and making them feel welcome.
Speaker 2 (06:13):
And Emily and Caroline, you know, develop a great friendship
in the series. Tell us about that as well.
Speaker 3 (06:19):
Yeah, I mean that was super easy.
Speaker 4 (06:20):
Crosby and I really got along well, and we spent
a lot of time together outside of work, so that
was it was so much fun to be able to
play that on the show. But yeah, I think Emily
and Emily and Caroline developed this relationship, and one of
the keys to their relationship developing comes in episode five when,
in sort of a teachable moment for Caroline, Emily is
(06:43):
turned away from the women's society meeting, and I think
that serves as an opportunity to really open Caroline's eyes
to the reality of how other people are experiencing this town.
That even though our hope, of course is to build
community and and and love each other, that not everybody
experienced that the same way. So I think that friendship
(07:03):
develops from a real place of truth and authenticity that
then when they have that connective moment at the end
of that episode, I think they have an opportunity to
share an experience together that really, in the moment, only
Emily experiences, but when she invites Caroline in, I think
that is essentially the root of a really beautiful friendship.
Speaker 2 (07:27):
And speaking about relationships, your character and doctor George ten,
your relationship also progresses romantically.
Speaker 4 (07:34):
Yeah, yeah, yeah, So we first see them together. That
was one of the first relationships I knew about, even
when I was auditioning for the show, and to the
point where I auditioned with Jocko when I had my callback,
So we had a chemistry read over Zoom, which is
sort of counterintuitive, but.
Speaker 3 (07:53):
It's how we do things now.
Speaker 4 (07:55):
But that first scene where they see each other in
the store and they have this moment of connecting over
all of her weird choch keys and antiquities that she
keeps in the store, that relationship, I think blooms from
a really authentic place, and not only do they understand
each other culturally in a place where there aren't a
lot of black people, but also there's like this shared
(08:19):
intellectualism and this shared love of science and obviously medicine
from his perspective, and they're both kind of like lovable nerds,
you know, And I think that that, of course it
starts there, and then we uncover more about what their
connection means, who Emily is to him and who he
is to her, and how I mean. One of my
(08:40):
favorite moments of the show is actually the great disappointment
that Emily experiences at that dinner where she essentially proposes
to him, and when she finds out the truth of
his relationship status, it's it's heartbreaking, and I think that
for her opening up her heart to somebody, especially as
at that time, you know, an older.
Speaker 3 (09:01):
Single woman.
Speaker 4 (09:04):
And someone who's essentially raising a kid who's not hers.
She's a bit of a social pariah, and we see
that even in that episode five that I was mentioning
as a single woman in this world and a business
woman in this world. So that sense of rejection, I think,
really really hits her to the core. But at the
same time we get to see doctor Tan come back
(09:25):
having done the right thing and finally ready to be
honest with her about who he is and what he wants,
and so we happily get a nice ending there very nice.
Speaker 2 (09:36):
Yeah, I watched the series and I loved it, I
really did.
Speaker 1 (09:39):
And I love your character just.
Speaker 2 (09:40):
Because it is nice to see a strong, independent woman
that's not married in that century.
Speaker 1 (09:46):
Right, this was at the end of the nineteenth century
that it was filmed. I mean absolutely that the original.
Speaker 2 (09:50):
Series, right, And what was it life going back to
the nineteenth century in terms of sets and actually the
costumes and everything like that.
Speaker 1 (09:57):
What was it like going back in time?
Speaker 3 (09:59):
I mean, it was unbelievable.
Speaker 4 (10:01):
I'm an actor who really loves to play with my environment.
I love in my personal life. I love fashion and
I love interior decoration. So I connect a lot to
my not only my costumes, but also the sets I
work with and the production design anywhere. And we had
such an incredible team. I have never worn such gorgeous
(10:23):
costumes in my life. It was absolutely I mean every
detail was really considered, and I just felt so lucky
to get to play in that world. I always feel like,
you know, I'm a person who auditions in shoes, even
if you can't see my feet, like I need, I
have to know where my you know, where my character is,
how she feels, how she carries herself. And having all
(10:44):
of those details made it so easy to step into it.
I also like, I never carry my phone on set,
at least in that world. It was really nice to
just sort of immerse myself into it because it was
all so authentic and so much of it was practical.
Speaker 2 (11:02):
And speaking about authentic, it looks like you guys have
such a great relationship the whole cast. I didn't see
a video on your Instagram where you guys are I think,
cooking dinner together or something like.
Speaker 1 (11:10):
That, And it's so great to see you guys all
just friends. So yeah, the camaraderie between the cast.
Speaker 3 (11:16):
Oh, it was amazing. It was such a it was
such a collaborative ensemble.
Speaker 4 (11:20):
And Jacko Simms, who played Doctor Tan, he that was
his apartment. He was having a dinner party for everyone
because he loves to cook. I came over early, so
we were sort of joking at the time. We're like, oh,
we're really doing like a Doctor Tan and Emily moment
right now, you know, like we I think that like
those relationships offer so much to the community of the show.
(11:42):
When you when you you share a meal, when you
spend time together. We did a lot of karaoke as
a group like it was always we had a really
good time. And I think also most of us being
in from out of town, it's sort of like being
at camp when you're a kid, and so we got
to really share a lot, which I thinks on the screen,
I knew that that would. I was in and out
(12:04):
back and forth from LA a decent amount while we
were shooting, but every time I came back, I was
welcomed with open arms, and it was always so much
fun because I feel like using that community that we
built outside the show really showed through on the show absolutely.
Speaker 2 (12:20):
And I did see that there would be a season two.
Would we be seeing Emily's character in season.
Speaker 3 (12:25):
Two or well, I wish.
Speaker 4 (12:27):
I mean, of course, the Angles and mister Edwards move
on to Walnut Grove, so all of us who are
in Independence are sort of left there to our own devices.
But something that I've always said, you know, I was like, well,
we learn about Emily that she grew up selling goods
from a stage coach and moving around with her family
(12:49):
so secretly or not so secretly, I guess no.
Speaker 3 (12:53):
I hope that we'll see.
Speaker 4 (12:54):
More of her in the future, maybe not in season two,
but who knows. Maybe her and doctor Tan will roll
up with you know a baby or something.
Speaker 2 (13:04):
Right, Yeah, yeah, And you know, Brett, I've created my
platform to inspire to a lift and to really showcase
that anything is possible, possible if you have a dream
and a vision. So you know, for anyone that's watching
this that you know might not be seeing their dreams
manifest or maybe just struggling, what would you say to
inspire and uplift them.
Speaker 4 (13:23):
Well, something that I always I always think about is
how do you hold your center when everything wants to
pull you in different directions? You know, Like I one
of my favorite piece of pieces of advice I got
from a teacher who's also a casting director but who
was coaching you know, auditions essentially, and he said, when
(13:45):
you walk into a room, don't cut your tail off
when you shut the door behind you. That like, we
all have this, this these innate qualities that we bring
to the world, whether you're an actor or not. And
being willing to sort of drop the thing that make
you unique and make you yourself is what's going to
make what's going to make it really difficult for you
(14:06):
to connect with whatever you're doing in an authentic way.
So when I work, especially as actors, when we're asked
to step into the shoes of different characters, I like
to think that it's really important to bring pieces of
myself to that character. That of course, blending and making
making characters feel different is really important, but also that
(14:30):
there is a we all live with an innate energy,
and I think that that is so important to bring
to anything you do, and it really helps you enjoy
it and stay open and connected to whatever you're doing.
So yeah, I think don't cut your tail off, like,
know what makes you special and celebrate that and bring
that to everything you do.
Speaker 1 (14:49):
I love that.
Speaker 2 (14:50):
And also, how do you handle rejection in the industry
because obviously, you know, with any journey of success, you
know there's a lot of rejection. And yeah, I've got
a big skin, So how do you handle rejection and
just keep moving forward? You know?
Speaker 3 (15:05):
It's always different.
Speaker 4 (15:06):
Obviously there will be things that I auditioned for that
I absolutely am desperate to desperate to book, and then
if it doesn't.
Speaker 3 (15:13):
Work out, it's it's really easy to let that. You
just sink into that feeling.
Speaker 4 (15:18):
But the thing I like to remember is by the
time I wake up tomorrow or the next day, I
can be grateful. I really try to practice gratitude. I
guess that is the answer to that question. Is practicing
that like this idea that Okay, I might not I
might feel like crap now, but when I when I
wake up tomorrow, I'm gonna be grateful that I woke
up next to my dog. I can have my cup
(15:39):
of coffee in peace. I can, you know, like I have.
Speaker 3 (15:42):
I can do anything with my day that I want.
Speaker 4 (15:45):
I think that that practicing gratitude really helps.
Speaker 3 (15:49):
But also that like.
Speaker 4 (15:53):
As an actor, we have so we're asked, like I
said before, to sort of step out of ourselves all
the time, and I feel like when I am doing that,
the feeling of like this is this is fun.
Speaker 3 (16:10):
I'm gonna have fun today.
Speaker 4 (16:11):
I'm going to try to do at least one thing
in this audition that I can be really proud of,
whether or not I book the job. That like, I
can at least say that, like, you know what, maybe
this isn't the right character. Maybe I'm too young, maybe
I'm too old, whatever, but that's who this character is
to me, So at least I can be proud of
that performance, even if it doesn't click with whoever's casting
(16:33):
or with the producers or whatever. So yeah, I think
it's a combination of of gratitude and just looking forward
to the future and having fun.
Speaker 1 (16:42):
I think that's great advice. You know, gratitude always.
Speaker 2 (16:44):
You know, so often we just get caught up in
all the negative stuff, and when we start looking at
all the good, good things that are happening in our lives,
you know, we're like, wait, it's not that bad at all.
Speaker 3 (16:53):
Yeah, totally.
Speaker 2 (16:55):
And then also I like that you said having fun
because I feel like, you know, so much in life
we're so serious and we're taking so seriously. But the
more we have fun, the more we actually manifestings.
Speaker 1 (17:05):
Right, we just don't.
Speaker 3 (17:06):
We just let it go.
Speaker 1 (17:07):
We have fun and we're ourselves. So I think, yeah, advice.
Speaker 2 (17:10):
Yeah, And Barrett, what else are you currently working on?
Speaker 1 (17:14):
What are your current projects?
Speaker 4 (17:15):
So currently, I'm just auditioning, looking for the next thing,
doing a little writing on my own. But also I
have a couple indie films that will be coming out
in the next year, I hope. I worked on something
this past summer with an amazing director, writer, actress named
Tess Goldwyn, and I'm just really excited about that, and
(17:41):
it's a little bit of a departure from the sort
of roles I played before, so hopefully that'll be released
sometime in the next year. We just finished a couple
like about a month and a half ago, so there's
still a lot of work to do.
Speaker 3 (17:51):
But yeah, there's some.
Speaker 4 (17:52):
Cool little indie films I got coming out, and I'm
just looking looking forward to whatever comes next.
Speaker 2 (17:59):
Professionally, very nice, Well, we look forward to seeing more
of you.
Speaker 1 (18:03):
Thank you so much for being on the show today.
Thanks you for having me all your success. Yeah, and
we'll see you soon.
Speaker 3 (18:08):
Yeah, absolutely, thanks so much.
Speaker 2 (18:10):
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