{"id":10280,"date":"2025-06-13T00:05:31","date_gmt":"2025-06-13T00:05:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/?p=10280"},"modified":"2025-06-13T00:05:31","modified_gmt":"2025-06-13T00:05:31","slug":"eric-dane-says-euphoria-made-him-feel-like-an-artist-for-the-first-time-in-his-career","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/?p=10280","title":{"rendered":"Eric Dane says \u201cEuphoria\u201d made him feel like an artist for the first time in his career"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>In a candid new interview, actor Eric Dane opened up about his evolving identity as an actor, revealing that working on HBO\u2019s Euphoria was the first time he truly felt like an artist.<\/p>\n<p>Dane, who plays the complex character Cal Jacobs, credited showrunner Sam Levinson and the series\u2019 extended production style with unlocking new creative depth.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI never considered myself an artist until I started making Euphoria,\u201d Dane said. \u201cThat\u2019s when I gave myself the allowance to feel like I was an artist.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Dane noted the stark contrast between Euphoria\u2019s meticulous 20- to 30-day shoot schedules and the fast-paced 8-day episodes typical of network dramas like Grey\u2019s Anatomy, where he rose to fame as \u201cMcSteamy.\u201d That deeper, more spacious process, he said, allowed for more discovery, vulnerability, and character growth.<\/p>\n<p>Though filming for Euphoria Season 3 has faced delays, Dane remains committed to the role and praised the professionalism of his younger castmates, including Jacob Elordi and Zendaya. \u201cI have a pretty good radar for people who\u2019ll turn into assholes,\u201d he said jokingly, \u201cand this cast stayed grounded.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Dane briefly acknowledged his recent ALS diagnosis, stating he preferred to keep the focus on his work. He also stars in Amazon\u2019s Countdown, debuting June 25, and says he\u2019ll stay with Euphoria \u201cuntil the wheels fall off.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Both introspective and energized, Dane continues to navigate high-stakes TV while deepening his sense of artistic purpose.<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In a candid new interview, actor Eric Dane opened up about his evolving identity as an actor, revealing that working on HBO\u2019s Euphoria was the first time he truly felt like an artist. Dane, who plays the complex character Cal Jacobs, credited showrunner Sam Levinson and the series\u2019 extended production style with unlocking new creative [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-10280","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-english-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10280","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=10280"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10280\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=10280"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=10280"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=10280"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}