Liza Colón-Zayas chats with The Hollywood Reporter at THR's Emmys Nominees Night and shares the response she received from fans watching Tina's story unfold in 'The Bear' season three. Plus, she speaks on being directed by Ayo Edebiri.
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00:00What was it like getting to tell more of Tina's story in season 3 of The Bear?
00:04It was an amazing gift. The writing, I fell in love with the episode.
00:10I was so grateful to get to see more of who people like Tina really are and their humanity.
00:18So yeah, I cried a lot. I'm proud of it.
00:22I cried watching the episode. It's such an emotional episode.
00:25Yeah, I get a lot of messages from people who went deep into that same journey
00:32or whose mothers went through that journey or their aunts.
00:37And they're really grateful to be seen.
00:41Ayo directed that episode. How would you describe her directing style?
00:45She's like an old pro. We have a trust already built up.
00:51She was open and it was collaborative.
00:54She did so much research that by the time we showed up to shoot it was so easy.
01:01What do you hope we maybe get to see from Tina and learn about her in season 4?
01:06That she continues to up her game and that we all succeed somehow.
01:15That's amazing. We can't wait to see it.
01:17And for you, it's just been an amazing past few seasons for the show
01:20but especially this year. Every award show, The Bear is up there on stage.
01:24How would you say your life has changed this past year?
01:27It feels like it's happening to somebody else.
01:31But I'm just so grateful to do great work.
01:36That's the main thing.
01:38I get to be with the best people who respect the work,
01:44who respect each other. We have so much fun.
01:48And that the viewers feel it and are moved by it.
01:53Have you seen any scripts for season 4 yet?
01:57You're like, I can't say.
02:00Fair enough. But we can't wait to see it all when it all comes together.
02:04Thank you, Tiffany. I'm excited. Thank you.
02:08Thank you so much.