Walking on a tightrope has been a “through line” for the actress Britt Lower, who actually ran away and joined the circus during her hiatus from 退職 今年の初め.

At the Gotham Awards Monday night, the 37-year-old star shared that she used her time off from the Apple TV show to return to the Big Top roots she experienced as a child.

“I’m a huge fan of the circus,” she told PEOPLE along the red carpet. “I’ve just been obsessed with the circus as a performance art for my whole life. I like the pomp and circumstance, the fun of it, and I like a little bit of mischief in fashion.”

彼女は続けた, “I joined an American one-ring circus and performed for a whole month as a character named Steven, who played the ukulele. But I got to perform with the Flying Wallenda family, the tightrope walkers. It was just a lifelong dream come true to be performing alongside my heroes.”

And all the while, she found that the risks she took while maneuvering in mid-air were just a thin line away from performing as an actor.

But was trying out for the circus or auditioning in front of 退職 producer and director ベン・スティラー more nerve-wracking?

“おお, gosh. つまり, equal parts, ある意味で,” 彼女は言いました. “I ran a small business with my mom as a face painter as a teenager, so I got to know the circus world as a kiddo. It’s just been a through line in my life and it was, また, a dream to get to perform in one this summer. And a nice break from TV and film to do live performance. I guess that’s tied into fashion. It’s sort of this live art form. It’s endlessly inspiring.”

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退職 has been renewed for a second season; 季節 1 is now available to stream on Apple TV+.