Reid Scott on acting in “Maisel,” “Veep” and more: “I know my place; I play a prick” | Salon Talks

Actor Reid Scott shares the reason behind his fondness for playing jerks and bully-type guys on-screen. “I was bullied as a kid, and I've always had this chip on my shoulder about that,” Scott told Salon. He also talks about mastering the “opera-like” dialogue of “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel” for its final season, in which he plays television host Gordon Ford, and consulting with Stephen Colbert for research. Plus, Scott talks about telling representative stories about neurodivergent people in his new film, “Wildflower,” and working with Adam Pally on the buddy comedy “Who Invited Charlie?” Subscribe to SalonTV’s Channel HERE:    / salontv   For more content from SalonTV, click HERE: https://www.salon.com/tv Like Salon on Facebook HERE:   / salon   Follow Salon on Twitter HERE:   / salon   Follow Salon on Instagram HERE:   / salonofficial   Chapters: 00:00 Introduction 00:37 "Wildflower" and telling accurate stories about neurodivergent people 04:59 "Who Invited Charlie?" and working with Adam Pally 08:35 Why are women always yelling at Scott? 09:13 What draws Scott to playing "bully types" 11:29 "The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel" vs. "Veep" 13:16 How Stephen Colbert helped Scott 15:45 Scott's next projects, including a movie with Anne Hathaway