Touch - Kiefer Sutherland Talks Show and the 24 Movie

Question: How did you come to be doing another TV show?

KIEFER SUTHERLAND: I was doing a play on Broadway, called That Championship Season, and I got a call from a great friend and partner of mine, who I’ve worked with forever. She said, “I have a script for a television pilot that I think you should read.” And I said, “Do you know what? I’m not really ready to do that yet. I think I’m going to finish up the play and do this film with Mira Nair.” I really wanted to set some time apart from this amazing experience that I had with 24 and try some different things. She said, “Trust me, you have to read it.” And, I remember that I was on about page 35 and I went, “Shit, I’m in real trouble here,” because it was just so beautifully written, and it presented itself as an opportunity.


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