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Well, I Think Tone Is Very Important With This Show [masters Of Sex] Because There Are Certain Elements Or Certain Aspects To The Show That May Be Reminiscent Of Other Shows. But, It Really Is A Very New Kind Of Show, In Terms Of The Subject Matter And The Way It's Being Dealt With, And The Fact That It's About Real People And Real Events.

I Suppose I'm Something Of An Eccentric Dresser.

We Knew, Very Early On, That We Had To Be Very, Very Clear That Directors Need To Speak To Actors And Actresses And Be Very Clear About What Is Expected, And Find Out Whether They're Comfortable With That. Wardrobe Has To Be In Place. There Have To Be Checks.

But Obviously, Things Have Changed In Many Ways Since The '50s, When The Show Is Started, In Terms Of Sexuality, And How Much Access We Have To Images Of It And Information About It. But, The Same Problems Always Apply. It Doesn't Matter Whether We Know A Lot More About Sex Now Or If There's A Lot More Access To It. The Same Problems Of Intimacy, Of Dealing With Other People, Of Connecting And Being Vulnerable With Other People, Which Is What The Show Is Ultimately About, Still Applies Now, I Think.

And So, In Terms Of Setting The Right Tone And Finding A Way Of Presenting All Of These Things, That Creates A Cohesive Whole And Doesn't Alienate The Audience, Is Tough. That's A Challenge. And I Think The Tone Of A Lot Of Shows Is Discovered Through Experimentation And Actually Making It. Eventually, It Starts To Cohere.