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Julia Louis-Dreyfus, the 11-time Emmy-winning star, talked about what went on behind the scenes of "Seinfeld."
She admitted there was tons of tension on set while filming the series, during the Tuesday, Sept. 1 episode of "Friends Keep Secrets." She added that despite any creative tension, the energy on set was generally collaborative.
Batalucco, the podcast's co-host, asked the "Seinfeld" star whether there was ever any friction on the set, and Louis-Dreyfus didn't hesitate. "Of course. Yes. Tons," she said.
"I mean, it's hard to do anything really well, and it takes a lot of work, and you're going to butt heads," Louis-Dreyfus continued.
She went on to admit that pitching ideas to series creators Jerry Seinfeld and Larry David sometimes led to disagreements. "Sometimes there was an argument," she said.
Earlier in the interview, Louis-Dreyfus also spoke about the sense of freedom that came with making the show, comparing her time with the cast to simply hanging out with friends.
''That sounds as if it was just hanging out. It was a lot of work to make the show,'' she clarified. ''But what I mean was we were all, like, kids. And we had our own idea and the writers had their own idea of exactly what they wanted to do, which was not the norm at the time in terms of structured television. So I think there was an air of freedom because of that. We had a lot of fun making it.''
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Louis-Dreyfus didn't need hindsight to know "Seinfeld" had something special, she said she could tell from the start.
She recalled watching the first four episodes and thinking they were unusually distinctive, while assuming network executives wouldn't see their potential.
Looking back, she admitted, what once felt odd doesn't seem all that unusual anymore.
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