The premiere episode of Mad Men , which comes on this Sunday. The world is really going to stop for me on Sunday evening as I prepare to have my mind blown by Mad Men. Can you imagine the poor bastard who had to cull through those submissions? I imagine they involved lots of proposals of marriage, still-damp panties, locks of hair, and explicit sexual fan-fic involving β just off the top of my head β an orgy with The Hamm, John Slattery and Cristina Hendricks on the floor of a suite in the Ritz.
So, The Hamm answered the questions and⦠God, I just love him. He talks like an adult, you know? Like a man who has lived in the world and learned hard truths and knows how to treat people with respect, like a professional and like a good person.
I just love him:. Is Mad Men really about men or about women? There are at least three phenomenal female characters on our show in Peggy, Joan and Betty. But the overarching presences are the men. Don can be a cad at times. What do you think are his redeeming qualities? You have to understand that Don is an incredibly damaged human being, had a terrible childhood. What he has accomplished, he has accomplished through the strength of his own will and his own ambition.
He fails, and he makes bad decisions. Do you think Don would be as popular if he had to pay for his crimes, so to speak? I think in many ways Don has had to pay for his crimes. Certainly not in the literal sense, but definitely karmically. His dishonesty with his family and with himself has come back to reap dividends, and not in a good way. What qualities do you think men lack today that were present in those from the Mad Men era? That comes with warts and all. You have twice hosted Saturday Night Live and guest-starred on 30 Rock.
Which do you prefer β dramatic or comedic roles? Believe it or not, it is actually fun to do the hard, emotional, dramatic stuff too. Has playing Don Draper influenced your personal style? My personal style is not quite up to snuff with Mad Men.
