And he’s constantly conflicted between family and business and his love life and all these things. MAX: I think the thing about Dylan is he’s constantly in this rollercoaster, this up and down of his emotions and what he goes through in life. So I think it was just a lot to think about going in, but ultimately I think the writing is so great and everybody who’s a part of the show and all the other actors that we were able to introduce this new character and have him go through all these different trials and ultimately I think it’s obviously worked out so far and people have been able to understand this guy and relate to him.Ĭan you tell me a how do you approach Dylan as a person? How do you relate to him to bring that performance you do? But I think, at the same time with that, there was also a little bit of an easiness to that aspect just because there wasn’t, I felt like, as much high expectations because I’m not redoing a character so we get to start new and fresh and come up with this guy. And so I thought that that would be, maybe, tough in hoping that everybody accepts the character, but also for the people who are Psycho fans I guess my concern was coming up with a new character that wasn’t in the movies and then being curious about how he would be accepted on the show and if people would buy into it and would basically be welcoming to a new Bates family member.
And so, I thought definitely that one of the challenges would be bringing in a character that everybody instantly doesn’t like and then trying to go through this arc and turn him into somebody that ultimately the viewer can relate to and understand and see through him into the lives of Norma and Norman as this window.
MAX: I think the biggest challenge is, for me, to grasp and understand, first, we bring in the character that is really not liked for the first few episodes. What were some of the initial acting challenges you found stepping into the Dylan character? So it was a blessing that I got the offer for it. About two or three days later I got a call from Kerry and Carlton and Kerry had explained what she wanted to do with the character and who he was and I was jumping up and down. So to be able to be a part of it, I was just super psyched. She’s like, “I think you’d be perfect for it, but Carlton and Kerry obviously are going to be the ones making the decision.” And so, a description was given to me and I was really psyched because, again, it was my favorite show from the year before. KENNY: What happened was I got a call from one of the new writers and consulting producers who I had worked with on PRIME SUSPECT and I know there was a character there called Caleb and she said it’s Norma’s brother. How did you originally become involved in the series? So a lot of that came naturally and I think that Kenny and I had a good flow and gelled through all of our scenes because we were able to connect on and off screen and relate to each other. I think from the minute Kenny showed up, the two of us really hit it off off-screen, so that really translated over to all these scenes where I know of him as Uncle Caleb and we’re bonding and he’s connecting back into the family and I’m being able to reach out and find out more about the family that I’ve never known. He’s been seeking and searching a connection with his family member and when he finds out, obviously, Max is Norma’s son this is something that opened up and happened naturalistically between the two, for me. It just seemed familiar and it made it incredibly real for me and for the character Caleb. So there was some striking similarities and mannerisms and things that were going on between us that made it real. So I had this whole thing honed in on Max prior to getting offered this role. I had been a huge fan of this show the prior season and really been intrigued by his character.
KENNY: It was kind of amazing for me because when I showed up on the set, Max came right up to me and said, “It’s going to be a pleasure working with you and I can’t wait.” And he was really down to earth and connected. What has it been like working with each other on BATES MOTEL? In a recent press conference call, stars Max Thieriot and Kenny Johnson talked about their complicated and damaged characters and the dark path that they seem to be caught up on as they get deeper and deeper into Norma and Norman’s lives. So finding out that Dylan was likely the product of Norma’s brother Caleb (Kenny Johnson) forcing himself on her finally shed light on a very painful secret Norma has been hiding and running from for a very long time. She seemed so uncomfortable around him and like she could not bear the sight of him most days. There was always something a little off and unexplained about the relationship of Norma (Vera Farmiga) and her eldest son, Dylan (Max Thieriot).
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