Emmys 2015: Christina Hendricks on ‘Mad Men’ and Audition Nerves

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Christina Hendricks knows a thing or two about developing compelling characters. The “Mad Men” star, who has been Emmy-nominated for best supporting actress in a drama a whopping six times, talked about auditioning for what would eventually become one of the show’s most iconic roles. “She was on the page,” Hendricks said of Joan, the queen bee of the office. “I just tried to take all the clues that I saw in the script.

“I’m so bad at auditions, I get so nervous,” she added. “I try to make interesting choices and be as authentic as [I] can to what’s on the page.”

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