TV & Movies
Four seasons playing Chidi onThe Good Placemade him into an unsuspecting object of lust.
William Jackson Harper knows people have plenty ofthirsty thoughtsabout him, but hes trying not to think about it.
I handle mysocial media, which is why its so inactive, you know what I mean?
I dont post links because Im scared.
I dont say stuff cause Im scared!
So Im not prepared at all, Harper, 41, jokingly confesses before becoming more serious.
I want people to watch the show, and if they like it, great.
He crosses his arms over his chest, as if to protect himself against revealing any more tender spots.
It kind of messes with my mind a little bit.
[There are] some people that can really pull off smooth and suave very effectively.
I think with me, it would look like I’m putting something on.
And so I just want it to be truthful, the Emmy nominee says.
And I think that person sometimes does get the date.
If Marcus can learn how to love again, maybe so can we.
It was a momentHarper related to.
[That scene] was hugely cathartic.
Cause we still got a long way to go, you know?
What exactly does that mean?
That’s one of those things that people can say that actually really hurts.
So when it’s called into question, it stings more than pretty much anything else.
I don’t want to be doing that.
You know, I want to be me.
I’ve never been the guy that is jacked, likecheck me out, he says.
I’m still nervous about it.
That confidence helps him perform better at auditions and during shooting.
It’s weird, Harper admits.
I just never thought that I would be the guy that is hooking up with someone on camera.
I never thought that I’d be that guy.
It’s sort of a trip.
