7. Scott Glenn
Us: Talking of going sideways, Daredevil reminds me: last year we interviewed Scott Glenn, who plays Stick in the series, and he related an anecdote about the initial table read for the Sons of Anarchy pilot, when he was still set to play Clay.
Sutter: [Starts to laugh] Oh, yeah? Should I read it, or should I not read it?
8. Tough Phone Call
Us: Well, we’re sure you know the story already, but he wasn’t really happy about the conversation going on in the room at the time.
I’ll tell you, that was the hardest phone call I’d ever had to make in my career. Ironically, Scott lives in Idaho, and about two years ago we bought a house out there, and I see him when I go out there now. We actually had a housewarming and invited him. So we’re all good now. And The Leftovers is my favourite show, and I think he’s awesome on there. He’s a great dramatic actor. But there was just a weight to Clay, and I was missing the sardonic smart-ass. Because a lot of that dark humor, at least in the first few seasons, came from Clay. And it’s really something that Scott didn’t embrace. He had trouble making jokes or making references. He couldn’t embrace it, and he couldn’t understand it. So ultimately it was really more about tone than anything. But, man, that’s a brutal call to make.
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