Nearly 17 years after sharing an iconic kiss with Lauren Graham, Scott Patterson reveals how ‘nervous’ they both were before the kiss on Gilmore Girls.
The 62-year-old actor had never watched the series, though he is revisiting the entire seven-season run in a new podcast dubbed I’m All In.
While promoting the podcast in an new interview with Entertainment Weekly, Patterson opened up about the Seasons 4 finale when his character Luke Danes finally kissed Graham’s Lorelai Gilmore.
That kiss: Nearly 17 years after sharing an iconic kiss with Lauren Graham, Scott Patterson reveals how ‘nervous’ they both were before the kiss on Gilmore Girls
First kiss: While promoting the podcast in an new interview with Entertainment Weekly , Patterson opened up about the Seasons 4 finale when his character Luke Danes finally kissed Graham’s Lorelai Gilmore
Luke and Lorelai had gone on a number of dates throughout the first four seasons, though they never locked lips until the Season 4 finale, Raincoats and Recipes, which aired in mid-May 2004.
While Patterson never watched it, revealing he never likes watching his own work, he does recall it quite vividly.
‘(I remember) how nervous we both were on that day and how the crew stuck around to check it out because everybody kind of knew it was this iconic moment,’ he said.
Dates: Luke and Lorelai had gone on a number of dates throughout the first four seasons, though they never locked lips until the Season 4 finale, Raincoats and Recipes, which aired in mid-May 2004
Nervous: ‘(I remember) how nervous we both were on that day and how the crew stuck around to check it out because everybody kind of knew it was this iconic moment,’ he said
‘We were nervous, and then we both realized that’s exactly how the characters should feel,’ he added.
‘Because the nervousness we were having as actors was, “We don’t want to screw this up.” It’s a big moment, and everybody knew it was a big moment and it felt like a big moment,’ he added, before they both came to the same realization.
‘And and then we both realized this is exactly how we should feel. We should take this into the scene and we did and got the results,’ he added.
Exactly: ‘And and then we both realized this is exactly how we should feel. We should take this into the scene and we did and got the results,’ he added
The show ran for three more seasons before going off the air in mid-May 2007, though the stars all returned in the 2016 Netflix revival Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life, where Luke and Lorelai finally tied the knot.
While Patterson had never watched the show while it aired, he decided to revisit it and chronicle his experience in the podcast I Am All In.
‘Ever since the show ended, I always missed that connection with the fans,’ Patterson said.
Revival: The show ran for three more seasons before going off the air in mid-May 2007, though the stars all returned in the 2016 Netflix revival Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life, where Luke and Lorelai finally tied the knot
‘I found myself lucky enough to be a small part of a show where the fan base was just completely devoted to the show and the characters. I mean, it was on a level like I’ve never seen. This is my love letter to them,’ he said of the podcast.
He added that watching his own work, ‘is not a good experience for me,’ though now enough time has passed from the show.
‘Enough time has gone by where I can just really appreciate it as a fan. I’m really enjoying it,’ he added.
Lucky: ‘I found myself lucky enough to be a small part of a show where the fan base was just completely devoted to the show and the characters. I mean, it was on a level like I’ve never seen. This is my love letter to them,’ he said of the podcast
Fan: ‘Enough time has gone by where I can just really appreciate it as a fan. I’m really enjoying it,’ he added