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The directors behind HBO\u2019s upcoming historical drama The Gilded Age<\/a> have spoken about one of the \u201cbiggest challenges\u201d actors encountered on set.<\/p>\n The upcoming series looks at 19th century New York and the rivalry between old money families such as the Brooks (Christine Baranski and Cynthia Nixon), and new money robber barons like George (Morgan Spector) and Bertha Russell (Carrie Coon).<\/p>\n When asked what the biggest challenge was for the stars of The Gilded Age whilst filming, director Michael Engler told\u00a0RadioTimes.com<\/a> and other press: \u201cGetting in and out of a carriage gracefully.<\/p>\n \u201cI mean, it\u2019s so funny, there\u2019s a million things like that, where you think like, \u2018Okay, was it always awkward?\u2019 because these actors have never done it and every time they do it\u2019s awkward or do we decide that if you\u2019ve done it since you were a child, you figured out a way to hop on and hop off.<\/p>\n \u201cSo part of it has to do with there\u2019s a certain amount you just learned and all that but part of it has to do with just making it your own and then living in it and saying if \u2018I was there, this is how I would do it\u2019.<\/p> He continued: \u201cEach of them makes different choices about that, that actually bring their characters to life. So in a kind of detailed way, you\u2019re constantly having to learn on the job. Those are things you can\u2019t research and find out. And so there\u2019s there\u2019s a lot of things that I think you plan for and then once you get there you just have to see what happens and how everybody deals with it.\u201d<\/p>\n Salli Richardson-Whitfield, who also directed episodes of The Gilded Age, added that many of the actors found it difficult to do their jobs whilst strapped into tight corsets.<\/p>\n \u201cIt is very simple, silly things like for the actors breathing in the corsets and trying to talk and walk. It sounds silly but you know, we had at least one actress almost faint because they wanted to make her waist as tiny as possible and she realises that she can\u2019t breathe and talk that way and keep her energy.<\/p>\n \u201cAs directors, we want you to walk down the middle of the staircase, it looks so much prettier as your dress drags. And then that\u2019s hard to do. So yeah, it\u2019s those are the little small things that were problems.\u201d<\/p>\n By Lauren Morris Published: Saturday, 22 January 2022 at 12:00 am The directors behind HBO\u2019s upcoming historical drama The Gilded Age have spoken about one of the \u201cbiggest challenges\u201d actors encountered on set. 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