It may seem like Parker Posey was born to drawl, “Tsunami.”
But despite the ease with which she speaks in her highly-specific North Carolina accent on The White Lotus, it turns out the 56-year-old had to wait almost two decades for the Mike White-written role to land in her lap.
In fact, she first met the White Lotus creator years ago at a party where he teased a future project together.
“I’m like, ‘Yeah, write something for me,’” she recalled on Late Night With Seth Meyers March 12. “‘Like I would love to work with you.’ And this happened like a few times over the last 20 years.”
So when she finally received the scripts from Mike for the third installment of the HBO series, it was a long time coming.
“I was so excited,” she admitted. “I read all eight episodes in one sitting and it was such a ride.”
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