Alexander told Stern that the decision was not a personal one, saying Swedberg was a lovely person, but that he, as George Constanza, “couldn’t figure out how to play off of her.”
“Her instincts for doing a scene, where the comedy was, and mine were always misfiring,” Alexander said. “She would do something, and I would go, ‘OK, I see what she’s going to do — I’m going to adjust to her.’ And I’d adjust, and then it would change.” Alexander concluded that Ross’s fate was sealed after Jerry Seinfeld (Jerry) and Julia Louis-Dreyfus (Elaine) shared scenes with Swedberg and felt the
Alexander tweeted one day later that he regretted sharing his story, acknowledging his own acting insecurities and that his telling implied that the burden was entirely on Swedburg. “Heidi would always ask if there was anything in the scenes she could do or if I had any thoughts. She was generous and gracious and I am so mad at myself for retelling this story in any way that would diminish her.”
Alexander concluded by imploring everyone to “calm down and just enjoy the reruns and think, “why did he think this wasn’t working? This is great.”
You can see Alexander’s full response here, via Twitter.
[h/t The Wrap]
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