How Rhea Seehorn became the first Better Call Saul star to direct an episode

The Hollywood Reporter

Before directing last night's episode, Seehorn shadowed many of the show's directors and also went behind the scenes of other shows. "They used to see me go to the set all the time," says Seehorn. "I like to watch other people’s work and I like to understand the other cogs of the wheel of this collaborative art form. That’s just who I am, and I also find that it informs me as an actor. I just like it. It’s coming from theater, where I was backstage running things — food, props, usher. I like that feeling and I also like watching other people’s work and I like hearing the tone of the show and blah blah blah." Seehorn adds: "By the time they offered me the slot, I was so terrified, and there’s that tiny voice in your head that’s like, 'Say no! You’re gonna fail!' But I thought that the flip side of it being so daunting to work with a bunch of people who are absolute masters of their craft — from props to makeup to cinematography to writing to producing — the plus side of that is you’re surrounded by this crack team of aces. If you ever wanted to try guest directing, you would never be as supported as that, so you might as well take a free, very scary masterclass." ALSO: Seehorn discusses acting opposite Jonathan Banks after becoming close friends off-screen.