As Lalo Salamanca in BetterCallSaul, the Mexican-American actor Daltontony has emerged as the show’s charismatic Big Bad. Below, he talks to his costar BobOdenkirk to discuss how he pulled off that magic trick.
in full swing, all eyes are on Lalo Salamanca. As played by Mexican American actor Tony Dalton, the cartel member has arguably become the most captivating character in a series overflowing with them. As sadistic as he is charming, Lalo has emerged as the show’s Big Bad, but thanks to Dalton’s unnervingly charismatic performance, he’s somehow likable, a cold-blooded killer you’d want to have a beer with.
ODENKIRK: Were there any moments you can think of early on in playing Lalo where maybe you were being asked to play an arch or conceptualized evil, and you softened it or made a different choice than how it was scripted? ODENKIRK: Yeah. Come in with an idea, come in with confidence. Because if you’re not confident with the lines, you’re going to be protecting your ego. The hardest part with a show likeand the interaction between writers and actors, is that it’s an intricate plot, it has a lot of surprises and switchbacks, and there’s things they have planned that you don’t know about.
DALTON: I get what you mean, but you can get type casted by a big director to play that kind of role again, and you’re like, “Of course I’m going to do it.” If they call me to play the next Bond villain, I’m all over that.
DALTON: I think I developed it through the years. I used to take that shit really seriously. And it’s not that I don’t, but I feel like when you let go a little bit and you let yourself get a little bit more happy with the job you’re doing, you can explore different options instead of when you approach it through worry or fear. And like you said, it’s not like we’re opening somebody’s heart up. We’re acting.
ODENKIRK: Do you think Lalo has any redeeming qualities? And it’s okay to say no, because for instance, people ask me if I like Saul Goodman, and I have sympathy for Jimmy McGill, but I don’t like Saul Goodman. I absolutely don’t want to be around that kind of person. It’s situational ethics on display, and I’m not cool with that. I don’t think it’s funny. I don’t think he’s cute. I think he’s an asshole, and I don’t like those kinds of people.
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