Wentworth Miller Talks About Fans Relating to 'Prison Break'

Wentworth Miller feels that it’s important that fans find something to relate with in the Prison Break series, because otherwise it’s just a show about action. “Sometimes you have to fight to find what’s relatable and human about this character’s experience because it’s so extreme,” Wentworth said to the LA Times. “But that fight is important because a show like ‘Prison Break’ takes a lot of risks, a lot of suspension of disbelief is required, and if the characters stop being like real people, then it’s nothing more than car crashes and gunfights.”

Beyond the crashes and the fighting and the killing, Wentworth says that he enjoys the concept of reconnecting with the different characters. “It’s nice to sit at the same table rubbing elbows with people that have tried to kill me and whom I’ve done my best to leave behind,” he said.

“We were shooting a scene this season where one of the other characters had a gun aimed at my forehead and I could swear that we’d shot that scene three or four times,” he added. “And it really reminded me of how far the character had come. I don’t think that even if he could go back to his old life, he’d be able to. Michael’s hands are filthy at this point. I’m not even sure redemption is possible, but as an actor, it’s been a lot of fun to play in that gray area.”

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