Jeffrey Tambor always carries a little part of Maura Pfefferman with him – literally.
“[Creator] Jill [Soloway] said, ‘You know, if you want to get up and dance, dance,’ and I remember saying, ‘Oh, I don’t know if Maura would get up and dance.
I think [playing Maura] made me a better dad, better husband.
There’s an added layer of truth to Tambor’s performance as Maura, whose initially tentative exploration of her new identity mirrors Tambor settling into the character.