Law & Order SVU star had plenty of emotional moments on the show . But she once took up a new job on the set behind the scenes. And it left Hargitay beyond stressed every time.
How Mariska Hargitay felt picking up this challenging new job on ‘Law & Order’ Hargitay doesn’t just act in Law & Order anymore. Over the years, she’s had a hand in developing the show behind the scenes as well. Both as a producer and a director .
She shot her first SVU episode, “Criminal Stories”, in 2014. Since then, she’s returned to the director’s chair eight more times over the course of the show. Speaking on the Squadroom podcast, Hargitay reflected on her new SVU role as a director.
“What I’ve learned now, one of the most important parts of directing is prep. It’s when so much of the work is done. And my prep, just to be candid here, is always compromised because I’m shooting the previous episode and they don’t want to lose me for too much.
It’s been challenging that way because I’ve missed time,” she said. What’s made her job as a director easier is her connection with the cast and crew, as well as her understanding of the SVU universe. But the pressure of directing a Law & Order episode always gets to her.
So much so that it’s brought her to tears. “ It is challenging and the night before I start, I cry and say, ‘What have I done? When will you learn?’ and ‘When will it be enough?’ and ‘When will you say, no, you can’t do it?’ But then, by th.
