But every time my eyes landed on Michael, they would stream. We did one take and I thought, ‘Franklin really hates this guy right now.’ I even tried to do it differently and nothing. “No matter what I did or how hard I tried, those tears would not come for Alton. “That scene was hard to shoot, because I thought when Alton apologized, I would start crying - but I didn’t,” he shares. Michael Hyatt and Kevin Carroll are two of the best actors I have ever worked with in my life.”įascinatingly, Idris said when it came to saying goodbye to Alton, he attempted to cry in character but it didn’t happen. But I just love how respectful the crew was in that moment. These are the stories they take home with them. “Everyone sees me as this serious guy walking around set, always in character, and it was hard to look away from my true vulnerability. “I don’t mind crying when the cameras are rolling,” Idris continues. There were three people on tissue patrol.” And when Franklin says goodbye to Cissy, I couldn’t stop crying, even when they yelled cut. “That scene is a connection between myself and my mother and one day having to say goodbye. “Our mothers are everything,” he explains.
Idris says that, without even trying, his strong love for his own mother spilled out into that teary scene. My mother raised all six of us, and the thing in the back of your head as you get older is, ‘How much time do I have left with my mom?'” “That scene in the Season 4 finale, I texted Michael the day before to apologize in advance because I knew I wasn’t going to be able to keep it together. “She definitely saved it for the room, and the rest is history,” he adds. I asked Michael if she needed the 10 minutes, and she said, ‘No, it’s fine, baby. “I remember when we were chemistry-reading for her part, and all the actresses had 10 minutes to prepare with me. So there’s that spiritual pull that’s been there from the very beginning,” Idris says. “Michael’s got a son, and I relate to him so much.
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Idris agrees, and says that because in real life Hyatt is a single mom with a preteen son and he’s the product of a single mom, the bond between him and his TV mother is believable because it’s genuine. The conversations we have, you really don’t have to do much, because the spiritual and artistic connection is just there.” That’s the beauty of working with Damson and Kevin. “Thankfully, the truth was there, so we didn’t have to search for it,” Hyatt adds.
Snowfall's Damson Idris on Franklin's Gangster Flex in Season 4 Finale: I Felt Like I 'Scored 70 Points for the Lakers' The Wire Debate, Proving She's the Only One Who Should Michael Hyatt Weighs in on the Snowfall vs. But Franklin’s love for his mother is irrefutable. Did Franklin forgive Alton for his betrayal? That’s up for debate. “We probably did three or four takes on that because it was so emotionally draining,” Hyatt tells TVLine about the scene that resolved the multi-episode tension between Franklin, Cissy and Alton.