That’s what I wanted, and he said, ‘You know he’s not going to last…’ and I said, ‘That’s the character.
I thought it was such a great opportunity and I’m super grateful to Frank Darabont for giving it to me.
During the audition process, all the men they were looking at had to audition for both Rick and Shane, and I was very clear with [then showrunner] Frank [Darabont] that I wanted to audition for Shane.