How would you characterize his relationship with the documentary crew?
He introduces the documentary crew to the house.
He opens the door and he gives them a quick description of everything.
© Pari Dukovic/FX
And then its off to the races.
He just cant afford any morehes already been there a decade.
Or hey dont use that!
© Russ Martin/FX
Of course, he has no control over that.
But the looks he gives to the camera are what the audience is thinking.
Like, I cant believe I just heard that!
Thats the kind of relationship that he has with the documentary crew.
io9: Guillermos wardrobe has been pretty consistent across the seasons.
Guillen:Well, you know, its funny.
When I auditioned for the show, the character was 20 years older than I am.
Guillermo was 20 years older.
So I wanted to age myself a little bit older …
I dont usually do this for a character, but …
I went to my closet and got this long-sleeved striped shirt with this brown sweater vest.
And he has glasses.
And I was like, Well, hes Guillermo.
So I literally mimicked that.
[He said] Well, what did you wear for the audition?
And I was like, I wore this… Yeah, that!
And so they recreated the look that I wore from the audition … And as the years went by with [costume designer] Laura Montgomery, its like a collaboration.
Hes more fitted, he looks more superhero-ish, and it gives him more of this confidence.
Stuff like that we talked through thoroughly.
It was never by accident.
io9: Thats so cool.
Where do you think his headspace is at when the season begins?
Guillen:I think his headspace is Yes, andlike, taking chances this year.
I think that for so long hes been comfortable in a situation that doesnt benefit him.
It doesnt behoove him to stay in this world much longer.
It is not what hes meant to do.
Its not whats in him, naturally.
But what do you have but nothing to lose, everything to gain?
And so I think thats where we see him.
Now, does it pay off?
You have to find out and see.
Does he learn something?
You know, we learn something every day.
I think that the chances are pretty high.
And then bringing along the vampires to join him is just comedy gold.
We know hes good at problem solving.
Do you think he would have eventually succeeded in that environment?
Guillen:I think so.
I think that he has good ideas on his own.
Guillen:I really like how much Guillermo is a very loving person.
He always leads with his heart and has empathy.
And that is not a weakness.
People think thats a weakness.
And I think that we been trained to think thats a weakness.
I think thats a strength.
And to be nice is a strength.
And I think that we should we should encourage it more.
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